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In Profile: LDC
unquote" takes a closer look at LDC in light of the captive's explosive deal activity in recent months
Octopus invests £1.25m in ClearlySo
Seven existing investors also participated in the round, as well as eight new angel investors
Inflexion's Succession secures fresh £25m funding
Plymouth-based Succession plans to acquire 50 competitors by the end of 2017
Investec appoints two to growth & acquisition finance team
Investec's growth and acquisition finance team will now count 24 members in total
Maven Capital backs Prime Document MBI
Maven's backing will help the company expand into the electronic document management sector
NorthEdge scores first exit with Accrol IPO
Tissue manufacturer has listed on AIM with a ТЃ93m market cap, less than two years after the investment
LDC adds to exit list with Workplace Systems trade sale
LDC sells Workplace Systems to US-based Insight Venture Partners portfolio company WorkForce
Cambridge Associates appoints senior investment director
Vicky Williams joins from BP Investment Management, where she was head of private equity
LDC sells NWTC pub chain to Graphite for £50m
Vendor reaps a healthy multiple by divesting the pub and restaurant business after three years
Livingbridge backs Southern Communications
Deal for the UK-based telecoms business includes a loan facility from HSBC and Santander
FPE backs internet provider Optimity
UK-based fund manager secures a significant stake in the telecoms provider
LDC backs Adey MBO
GPтs investment director Alistair Pendleton will join Adeyтs board following the buyout
Bessemer leads $7.5m round for Hibob
Funding will enable the company to roll out its product in the UK
Brexit: The only certainty is uncertainty
While the long-term economic pros and cons of severing EU ties are up for debate, short-term uncertainty would be troubling for business leaders
Electra exits Elian to Intertrust in £435m deal
Sale of the fund administration business generates a 2.6x return
Exponent offloads Radley
Exponent acquired the handbag retailer in 2007 in a deal worth ТЃ130m
LDC exits Synexus to PPD in £178m deal
Sale provides the GP with a 2.3x return after just a one-year tenure
Sale to depart from Lloyds after 30 years
Sale is stepping down after 30 years at the bank and will be replaced by Neil Price
Quadrivio's Somacis buys Graphic
Deal marks first acquisition afield for the Italian buyout house Quadrivio
Lloyds' Cordey joins Catalyst Corporate Finance
In his new role, Cordey will support Catalyst's business development in the Midlands
Dunedin's CET bolts on Omega
Deal marks 13th acquisition by the testing and outsourcing business
Equistone buys ChartCo from ECI for £55m
SBO marks the 10th investment for Equistone Partners Europe Fund V
Electra's Axio group merges IP division with Chipworks
Deal comes eight months after group made its fourth divestment
Project A provides €4m series-A extension for Lost My Name
Children's publisher will invest in developing its tech infrastructure