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LDC acquires Original Additions
LDC has acquired beauty accessories supplier Original Additions in a secondary buyout from Matrix Private Equity and Barclays Ventures.
UK returns: Think small
The UKтs small buyout sector will continue its decoupling from the larger market, and should provide better returns than large-cap players in the coming years.
LDC gets confidence vote from Lloyds
LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has received a vote of confidence from its parent company.
unquote" Regional mid-market barometer
The latest unquote" Regional mid-market barometer, produced in association with LDC, shows both volume and value recovered in 2010 as a whole, with total value of over ТЃ3bn across 161 deals.
LDC's Darryl Eales on the UK mid-market
Emanuel Eftimiu speaks to LDC CEO Darryl Eales about the latest developments in the UK mid-market, and gives his views on what 2011 will bring.
UK mid-market recovers but caution at year-end
UK mid-market activity made a significant recovery in 2010, though a dip at year-end suggests investors are still cautious over the state of the economy, according to the latest unquoteт regional mid-market barometer.
LDC secures partial exit from Virgin Racing
LDC has reached an agreement with Marussia that will see the Russian supercar manufacturer take a shareholding in F1 team Virgin Racing.
LDC sells Omega Red to South Staffordshire
Lloyds TSB Development Capital (LDC) has sold its shareholding in lightning protection and electrical earthing company Omega Red to South Staffordshire Plc.
LDC earns 4x revenue with St Tropez exit
Mid-market private equity house LDC has sold luxury self-tanning brand St Tropez to PZ Cussons for ТЃ62.5m, which corresponds to more than 4x revenue.
LDC backs Computer Recognition Systems
LDC has bought UK traffic management company, Computer Recognition Systems (CRS), as a bolt-on to Vysionic, the portfolio company it set up in February this year.
LDC backs SMEs with new £100m commitment
Lloyds Development Capital has committed ТЃ100m over the next three years to back businesses in the South West and South Wales, the Thames Valley and the home counties.
Private equity puts retail on the shopping list
Quite surprisingly, the retail sector has been generating significant interest from private equity as of late, indicating that this area of the market has the potential to return to its pre-credit crisis glory. Deborah Sterescu reports.