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LDC

LDC

Venture Capital

LDC is a private equity investor and part of Lloyds Banking Group that backs management teams across the UK.

Portfolio

19

companies


Portfolio companies

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myHappymind

myHappymind delivers digital mental health and wellbeing programmes for schools.

UniHomes

UniHomes

UniHomes operates a marketplace for bills inclusive student accommodation.

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15below

15below provides automated passenger communication platforms for the global travel industry.

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Kick ICT

Kick ICT provides managed IT and digital transformation services to businesses across the UK.

Horsefly

Horsefly

Talent analytics platform providing granular international labour market data to global enterprises.

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Talos360

Talos360 provides human capital management technology for recruitment and talent engagement.

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Blis

Blis provides a privacy-first advertising and audience planning platform for global brands.

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Aspire Technology Solutions

Aspire Technology Solutions provides managed IT and cyber security services.

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IEG4

IEG4 develops digital service software for the public sector.

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Marmalade Game Studio

Marmalade Game Studio develops and publishes digital board games across multiple platforms.

Wireless CCTV

Wireless CCTV

Wireless CCTV provides redeployable surveillance solutions and wireless security products.

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Omniplex

Omniplex provides digital learning solutions and bespoke content development services to global organisations.

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Foundation SP

Specialist digital transformation services provider helping large enterprises and public sector organisations.

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Kerv

Kerv is a managed services provider delivering cloud-first and customer-first solutions to mid-market customers.

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Aker Systems

Aker Systems builds secure public cloud data platforms for large organisations.

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Solid Solutions

Solid Solutions provides 3D design software, support, and training to engineers and manufacturers across the UK and Ireland.

Texthelp

Texthelp

Texthelp develops assistive software tools for education and corporate markets.

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Amberjack

Amberjack delivers specialist early careers recruitment technology and services for major corporate employers.

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Littlefish

Littlefish provides managed IT services, cloud solutions and cyber security to clients worldwide.


Team

DB

David Bains

Investment Director

JG

John Green

Investment Director

Chris Baker

Chris Baker

Investment Director

Chris is a partner in technology at LDC, where he previously served as investment director. He has held non-executive director roles across several companies including Aker Systems, CIPHR, and J&J Global Fulfilment.

Alastair Weinel

Alastair Weinel

Alastair brings private equity and non-executive experience from roles at LDC, Horsefly, and Thinventory. He currently holds multiple non-executive directorships alongside his work as a private equity consultant.

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PB

Paul Bosson

Non-Executive Chairman

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Steve Aston

Director

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JF

Joseph Fison

Dan Gluckman

Dan Gluckman

Dan serves as Investment Director at LDC alongside multiple non-executive director roles.

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Rob Schofield

Director

Rob brings investment and financial advisory experience from roles at LDC, Jefferies and Company, Ernst and Young, and PwC.

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Richard Whitwell

Non-Executive Director

Richard brings private equity and board experience from roles at SENN Consulting, LDC, and Gresham Private Equity. He also served as a strategic director at Forest Holidays and finance director at C6 Solutions.

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Lawrence Dean

Lawrence Dean

Head of South

Lawrence is a partner at GTO Partners and a non-executive board member at Complea, following previous non-executive director roles at organisations including BOXPARK and Foundation SP.

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Klara Klarowicz

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YS

Yann Souillard

Head of LDC in London

Aylesh Patel

Aylesh Patel

Partner and Head of South

Aylesh brings investment and corporate finance experience from roles at LDC and EY.

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Lewis Winston

Investment Manager

Lewis brings transaction services and investment management experience from roles at BDO UK and LDC.

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Chris Morris

Chris Morris

Investment Director

Chris brings private equity and investment experience, having previously served as an investment director at LDC. He now operates as an independent advisor and founding partner at Otranto Advisory.

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Richard Kirby

Richard Kirby

Head of Value Creation Partners

Richard brings extensive chief operating officer and private equity value creation experience from roles at Policy Expert, LDC, and PIB Group. He previously held operational and transformation positions at Aon Risk Solutions and Ernst & Young.

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Charlotte FitzGerald

Aziz Ul-Haq

Aziz Ul-Haq

Aziz serves as a partner at LDC. He also holds non-executive director roles across several companies, including Uinsure, Avantis Systems, and Omniplex Learning.

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Jacob Leone

Jacob Leone

Investment Manager

Jacob serves as an investment director at LDC. He brings board experience from several companies, including Horsefly and Marmalade Game Studio.

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Dale Alderson

Dale Alderson

Head of the North West and Partner

Dale serves as head of the North West at LDC and holds multiple non-executive director roles.

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Richard Ibbett

Investment Director

Richard serves as investment director at LDC and holds several non-executive directorships. He brings board-level oversight to multiple portfolio companies.

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Grant Goodwin

Grant Goodwin

Investment Director

Grant serves as an investment director at LDC and holds non-executive directorships across multiple companies, including HSL Compliance and Avantis Systems.

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John Clarke

Investment Director

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Gareth Marshall

Partner and Head of North East

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David Andrews

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Camilla Greenwood

Investment Team Member

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Lee Donaldson

Investment Director

AL

Aaron Lawson-Clark

Investment Director

EB

Emma Borrie

Investment Manager

JW

Josh Wachman

Investment Manager

FS

Francesca Speke

Investment Manager

DS

Dan Smith

Partner and Head of Yorkshire

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Alex Kirkby

Investment Manager


Recent investments

Other
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The minority backing from LDC will support international expansion and product development.

"I founded myHappymind with a clear vision: to make positive mental wellbeing education part of everyday school life. Our team has since created programmes that are transforming outcomes for children and families, showing that prevention in schools is both possible and powerful."
— Laura Earnshaw, CEO and Founder
Seed
£1

LDC has made a significant investment in the travel software specialist to support its five-year strategy.

"We put our customers and their passengers at the heart of everything we do, and our ultimate goal is to help travel companies go above and beyond when it comes to communications and customer service. We’re incredibly proud of the business we’ve built over the last two decades and the strength of our proposition. LDC is known for its commitment to supporting growth and innovation in businesses like ours. Their ethos of placing a high value on people and culture resonates deeply with us at 15below, making them the perfect partner as we embark on this next phase of our journey. This partnership is not just a testament to our past achievements, but a vote of confidence in our vision for the future."
— Nicholas Key, CEO
Growth
£0

LDC has acquired a stake in the Scottish IT services provider, facilitating an exit for BGF.

"Our business has achieved exceptional growth over the last few years. We've continued to invest in our technology and people, and brought a number of exciting, innovative companies into the group to expand the range of services and levels of expertise that we provide to our customers. The team at LDC have a great deal of hands-on experience in helping businesses like ours to grow through acquisition, making them the perfect partner as we expand our presence in Scotland and across the UK."
— Tom O'Hara, CEO
Growth
£2.0K

LDC has backed the talent analytics platform to accelerate international growth while delivering an exit for Mercia.

"We are really proud of our growth in the last few years, and I’d like to thank Keith Jones, our seed investor, and Mercia not only for funding our early years but also for appointing my most crucial mentor as Chair, Rod Hyde, who helped our brilliant team establish Horsefly as a leading talent analytics platform."
— Will Crandle, Founder and CEO
Growth
£0

LDC has backed the human capital management provider in a deal that offers an exit to Twenty20 Capital.

"We’re really proud of the business we’ve built, and I’d like to thank Tristan and the team at Twenty20 Capital for helping us to get to where we are today. As we look to the next stage of our strategy, we see huge potential for continued growth and with the team’s track record and sector expertise we’re confident LDC is the partner to help us tap into this."
— Stephen Rundell, Co-Founder
Series C
£20.0M

LDC has agreed to make a significant investment in the audience-first advertising platform.

"I’m proud of everything we achieved in the past 18 years, and I’m looking forward to accelerating our growth plans in partnership with LDC. We have an incredibly dedicated and passionate team focused on the company’s growth and ready to help the industry move forward in the right direction. LDC believes in our promise as the audience-first platform that doesn’t rely on personal data, and their unparalleled expertise will, undoubtedly, help Blis to continue expanding globally."
— Greg Isbister, CEO
Growth
£0

LDC has taken a minority stake in the software firm to back its organic growth and product development strategy.

"Through the on-going development of our innovative software solutions, we have been helping organisations on their digital transformation journeys for the last 15 years. With demand increasing, LDC’s investment is crucial for us to continue to innovate and create market-leading solutions for our growing customer base."
— Paul Tomlinson, Managing Director
Growth
£22.5M

LDC has backed the management team with a multi-million-pound private equity injection to support ongoing expansion.

"We have seen people’s love for gaming blossom as they have fun and maintain connections with friends and family through gameplay. This has given us the opportunity to not only expand our portfolio of games, bringing some of the most well-loved titles to life in the digital world, but to continue recruiting the most exciting talent in the industry."
— Cristina Mereuta, Joint CEO
Growth
£30.0M

LDC has acquired a minority stake in the surveillance provider to support domestic and international expansion.

"Over the past 20 years we have built our reputation as the go-to for rapidly deployed and redeployable, surveillance solutions. I would like to thank our dedicated workforce and accomplished management team who we believe will deliver the next stage of our exciting growth strategy. With LDC’s backing we have an opportunity to scale at pace, further enhance our product range and extend our footprint both in the UK and overseas."
— Tim Williams, Chairman and Founder
Growth
£350K

LDC backs the digital learning provider to support organic expansion and acquisitions.

"Omniplex offers organisations a market-leading all in one digital learning solution. Partnering with LDC gives us an opportunity to further consolidate our position by investing in our services and people. This is the next step in our journey to expand globally and truly transform learning in the workplace."
— Matthew Lloyd, CEO
Growth
£3

LDC has backed Foundation SP with a multi-million-pound investment to fund organic expansion and potential acquisitions.

"This deal marks a key next step in Foundation SP’s growth journey. I’m extremely proud of all of our employees who have enabled us to build such strong customer relationships and an incredibly successful model. We know that partnering with LDC will help us to scale while remaining true to our culture and ethos."
— Simon Grosse, Chief Executive Officer
£30.0M

The £30m transaction was backed by private equity house LDC to create a new cloud-first managed services provider.

"Customers want to buy a wider range of integrated solutions from a trusted partner whilst leveraging the power of cloud technologies. But they will only do so if those providers can continue to deliver excellent customer experience in this rapidly changing market. As we focus on organic growth, supplemented by carefully targeted acquisitions, we will not lose sight of our customer-first strategy."
— Alastair Mills, Executive Chairman
Growth
£8.0M

LDC acquired a minority stake in the software reseller as previous backer BGF exited the business.

"We are experiencing growing demand for our services from a large, expanding customer base, many of whom have been with us for over 20 years. With the support of BGF over the last three years, we have been able to significantly grow our existing activities and acquire complementary businesses that are now core to the Solid Solutions family."
— Alan Sampson, Founder and CEO
£19.0M

LDC has backed Texthelp to support its software proposition and international expansion.

"Texthelp was founded on our vision of a world where difference, disability or language are no longer barriers. With LDC’s help we can further our commitment to helping unlock everyone’s full potential. This partnership gives us the added resources and expertise to bring our services to more organisations across the globe. LDC has a longstanding reputation of supporting technology firms and we look forward to working alongside their team during the next phase of our journey."
— Mark McCusker, CEO
£17.6M

LDC has invested £17.6m to support a management buy-out and accelerate technology development at the recruitment platform.

"Amberjack’s growth is testament to the fantastic service our teams provide to all of our clients and the increasing sophistication required in large recruitment campaigns and specifically for junior talent."
— Cynthia Bostock, Chief Executive
Growth
£0

LDC takes a minority stake in managed IT services provider Littlefish to support its expansion strategy and future acquisitions.

"We have a fantastic team at Littlefish and with their hard work and dedication we’ve been able to grow the business into a truly formidable player. We know what our customers want and how to deliver it successfully. To embark on the next stage of our strategy we need to bring a partner on board that will give us the firepower to build on this momentum and scale, as we continue to successfully compete against our much larger rivals."
— Steve Robinson, Chief Executive