LDC
LDC agrees sale of LearnDirect to DTS
Transaction comes two years after the portfolio company sold a division to PSI Services
LDC divests Validus-IVC in trade sale to Verisk
Sale of motor-insurance-related business brings to an end a five-year tenure for the vendor
LDC takes minority stake in RIBA commercial arm NBS
Investor injects £31.8m for a minority stake in RIBA Enterprises, which trades as NBS
LDC acquires £28m minority stake in RCIB
Transaction comes two years after the insurance broker acquired three brands from trade vendor ERC
LDC generates 3.5x on PEI sale to BDC
Sale of the media, data and events company comes less than three years after LDC's purchase
LDC invests £13m in Asset Solutions MBO
Auditing and supply chain management business will pursue international expansion and bolt-ons
BDC in exclusivity with LDC over PEI buyout
Alternative assets information provider is reportedly being sold on the basis of a £10m EBITDA figure
LDC-backed Team17 lists with £217m market cap
Video game developer increased turnover and EBITDA by 119% and 111% respectively in 2017
Synova generates 8x return on Mandata sale to LDC
Deal for logistics software company brings to an end a five-year holding period for the vendor
LDC invests £13m in Paladone
Paladone intends to grow its presence in the US market, in addition to Australia, Asia and Europe
LDC acquires Precision Micro in £22.5m MBO
Deal sees the GP invest £13m in the Erdington-based photochemical etching company
Bowmark, Abry reportedly in second round for LDC's PEI Media
Initial bids for the company, submitted last month, came in at more than 10x EBITDA
LDC's LearnDirect divests e-assessment division to PSI
Sale comes eight months after the company lost an appeal against an "inadequate" Ofsted rating
LDC reaps 2.5x on £95m sale of Capital Economics to Phoenix
Acquisition of the macroeconomic data and research company is the sixth deal from Phoenix's 2016 fund
BGF divests Duncan & Todd as part of LDC-led SBO
Opticians group will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy under LDC's ownership
Apera Capital backs refinancing of LDC's Seabrook
LDC mandates Apera to provide facilities worth £23.5m to support Seabrook's growth
Phoenix acquires LDC's Forest Holidays
Deal reportedly values the rural holiday accommodation business at around the £100m mark
Palatine acquires ZyroFisher from LDC
LDC retains a stake after reinvesting to support the company's future expansion plans
LDC backs Lakelovers MBO
UK holiday cottages letting agent will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy following the deal
LDC promotes two, hires one
GP simultaneously announces that director Aston will move from Birmingham to London
Livingbridge acquires LDC-backed Giacom
Vendor has reinvested for a minority stake in the cloud-based IT marketplace
LDC hires Weston as investment director
Philip Weston joins from Kelso Asset Management, where he worked as a partner between 2002-2017
LDC reaps 3x return from sale of Atcore to Inflexion
Sale of reservation software developer brings to an end a three-and-a-half-year tenure for LDC
LDC supports £16m SBO of Eque2 from Livingbridge
Construction admin software firm will acquire Miracle Dynamics Payroll and HR Solution