LDC Invests £25m Minority in CTI Group

CTI Group Acquires Silverchip

July 6, 2022

Software

CTI Group, an LDC-backed digital transformation group headquartered in Manchester, has acquired mobile app and bespoke software agency Silverchip. The acquisition adds mobile app expertise to CTI’s full-service offering and is CTI’s first deal since securing a £25m investment from PE firm LDC, supporting the group’s acquisitive growth strategy.

LDC Invests in Creative ITC to Support Global Growth

August 1, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

LDC has made a significant minority growth investment in Creative ITC, the London‑headquartered cloud service provider for the AEC sector, to support the company’s organic and acquisitive expansion. The funding will accelerate market expansion, product capability development and enable complementary acquisitions while LDC partners join the board.

LDC Invests £18m Minority Stake in TMC Pharma Services

August 24, 2022

Healthcare Services

LDC has made an £18m minority growth investment in TMC Pharma Services to back the company’s international expansion and capability build-out. The capital will support TMC’s plans to expand into the US and Asia, double its number of full-time employees over the next five years and open new offices in key markets.

LDC Makes Minority Growth Investment in Cellhire

June 29, 2022

Telecommunications

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has made a significant minority (growth-capital) investment in Cellhire to support the company’s global expansion and development of its IoT, eSIM and SIM management capabilities. LDC will back the existing management team as Cellhire looks to scale its Atlas billing and SIM management platform and expand its M2M/IoT offerings across multiple international markets.

LDC Makes Minority Growth Investment in The Barrister Group

May 30, 2023

Legal Services

LDC, the private equity investor part of Lloyds Banking Group, has made a minority growth investment in tech‑enabled legal services group The Barrister Group (TBG), backing co‑founders Harry Hodgkin and Stephen Ward and the existing management team. The funding will support recruitment of more barristers and instructions and further investment in TBG's proprietary Chambers365 technology; LDC partners will join the board.

LDC Invests £13m in Hybrid

June 21, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has invested £13 million in Bristol-based digital media and marketing agency Hybrid to support organic growth and enable targeted acquisitions. Hybrid, which serves higher education institutions and global technology brands and employs more than 70 people across offices in Bristol, Kuala Lumpur and Sydney, will retain its management team while founder James Craven remains as a Board Director.