LDC
LDC eyes up Silverstone
Mid-market house LDC is discussing a potential management buyout of motor racing events operator Silverstone Circuits.
Sector focus: can UK manufacturing catch up with Germany?
Germany has long set the standard for manufacturing in Europe but, as the continent picks itself up from the financial downturn, does the UK have the potential to knock Germany off its top spot? Alice Murray investigates
LDC backs MBO of uSwitch.com
LDC has acquired a significant stake in uSwitch.com, a UK-based price comparison site, as part of a management buyout.
Whitworths set for tertiary deal
Food company Whitworths looks set to fall into the hands of a third private equity owner as current backer European Capital seeks an exit.
LDC sells Avelo for £210m
LDC has sold financial services software company Avelo to Iress, an Australian financial services technology specialist, for ТЃ210m.
3i's Hague joins LDC
Gordon Hague, LDC
LDC's TD Travel acquires booking agent Hotelscene
TD Travel, supported by private equity house LDC, has bought Hotelscene, an independent corporate travel and hotel agency.
LDC backs £62m Angus Fire MBO
LDCтs Manchester office has supported the ТЃ62m management buyout of Angus Fire from NYSE-listed United Technology Corporation (UTC).
UK tech investments: opportunities and pitfalls
The UK's tech space might be once again a target of choice for private equity, but speakers at a Taylor Wessing seminar recently warned investors to tread carefully to make the best of the good times ahead. Greg Gille reports
Regional UK players closing the gap on London market
Life outside London
LDC provides Forest Holidays with follow-on funding
Rural holiday accommodation provider Forest Holidays has opened its eighth site with follow-on funding from LDC.
Dunedin backs £43m Trustmarque secondary buyout
Mid-market GP Dunedin has backed the ТЃ43m management buyout of Trustmarque Solutions, a technology services and solutions provider, from LDC.
LDC backs Rimor MBO
LDC has supported the management buyout of subsea oil and gas manufacturing and engineering services firm Rimor.
LDC returns to MB Aerospace
Despite exiting MB Aerospace three months ago, LDC, alongside new owner Arlington Capital Partners, has reinvested in the aerospace engineering group to support its acquisition of Delta Industries.
UK consumer sector exits at record levels
The number of UK consumer goods assets divested by private equity firms is at its highest level in 10 years despite the continued desolation suffered by the consumer market.
LDC backs MBO of Node4
LDC has backed the management buyout of UK-based IT and communications services provider Node4 Ltd.
L Capital and LDC show interest in Joules
LDC and L Capital, the private equity fund of luxury goods giant LVMH, are among investors interested in acquiring a stake in British fashion retailer Joules, according to the Independent.
LDC sells Eve Trakway to Ashtead
LDC has sold temporary traffic systems and management supplier Eve Trakway to rental equipment provider Ashtead Group plc for ТЃ28m, a 2.5x multiple on the firmтs original investment.
LDC appoints Whitwell as investment director
LDC has appointed Richard Whitwell as investment director in its Birmingham office.
LDC backs £50m MBO of D&D
UK-based LDC has acquired restaurant group D&D London in a ТЃ50m management buyout.
LDC sells kidsunlimited for £45m
LDC has sold day care nurseries operator kidsunlimited to employer-sponsored childcare provider Bright Horizons for a cash consideration of ТЃ45m.
LDC appoints Farren to Yorkshire team
LDC has appointed Joe Farren as an investment director in its Yorkshire office.
LDC's EDM Group buys DIT
LDC-backed information management services provider EDM Group has acquired US-based business Diversified Information Technologies Inc (DIT) with support from LDC.
LDC backs £12m MBO of Validus-IVC
LDC has invested in the ТЃ12m MBO of UK-based claims management and counter-fraud software specialist Validus-IVC.