LDC
LDC invests £30m in Croud
Fresh capital will also go towards further global expansion and expansion of its range of services
LDC-backed Linley & Simpson acquires Beercocks
Financing for the acquisition was provided by Santander Corporate and Commercial Banking
LDC-backed Eque2 acquires ClipIt
LDC acquired a significant minority stake in Eque2 from Livingbridge in a £16m deal in 2017
LDC exits FCBI to Thomson Reuters
LDC backed the business events operator that will now become a part of Reuters News
LDC acquires ELE from Albion and Maven
Albion and Maven valued their stakes in ELE at more than 4x and 5x original cost, respectively
LDC invests £24m in SRL MBO
Crescent Capital Group also provides equity and debt financing to the traffic systems company
LDC-backed Lucid acquires Healthcare 21
LDC portfolio company Lucid Group Communications has acquired a medical communications group
LDC buys Instinctif Partners from Vitruvian Partners
LDC intends to support the company's growth and further boost its expansion into international markets
LDC carves out UK operations of Tailored Brands in £50m deal
Supplier of corporate clothing trades under the Dimensions, Alexandra, Yaffy and Twin Hill brands
LDC buys minority stake in Plimsoll
LDC has acquired a minority stake in UK television production company Plimsoll Productions
LDC bolsters Bristol team with new investment director
Stefan Gunn joins LDC's south-west and Wales team from NatWest's structured finance team
LDC's Fishawack bolts on 2E Creative
Deal is the fifth acquisition for the healthcare-focused communications group under the GP's tenure
LDC in £100m round for OneCom
Telecommunications firm's founder will remain a significant shareholder and take on a non-exec role
LDC sells Connect Managed Services to Apiary-backed G3
Deal for the call centre software firm comes four months after Apiary acquired G3
Värde Partners invests in LDC-backed Equiom
Värde says it will support the company's diversification and expansion into new markets
LDC invests in Texthelp
Texthelp operates in Australia and the US, and has launched in the Middle East and in South America
LDC sells Away Resorts to Bregal Freshstream
Deal is the 10th investment made by Freshstream's debut fund, which writes cheques of €30-100m
NVM reaps 2.7x on £37.5m sale of MSQ Partners to LDC
UK-based marketing communications firm will pursue international expansion under its new owners
LDC invests £20m in SGI carve-out from Kiwa
Environmental testing and consultancy business will pursue an international acquisitive strategy
LDC appoints two directors
Ul-Haq joins from Deloitte, while Alderson has been working at LDC since 2012 in the Yorkshire team
LDC backs Duncan & Todd's bolt-on of Black & Lizars sites
Transaction sees the opticians group acquiring nine stores from the optometrists chain
LDC invests £17.6m in Amberjack MBO
Deal for the recruitment software developer and consultancy includes capital for bolt-ons
LDC acquires minority stake in Littlefish
GP has committed to providing the IT consultancy with follow-on funding for acquisitions
LDC exits CMS Window Systems via Maven-backed MBO
Deal for the window and door manufacturer involves the largest equity cheque ever written by Maven