LDC Backs Management Buyout of Shield Group International

LDC Makes Minority Investment in IWS Group to Back Buy-and-Build Strategy

August 19, 2022

Industrial Services

LDC has made a significant minority growth investment in IWS Group to support the company's acquisitive buy-and-build strategy and international expansion, particularly across Europe. The capital will back IWS's management team to pursue further acquisitions, product development and continued expansion of its warehouse safety, impact protection and storage equipment offering to logistics and material handling customers.

Management Buyout of Kee Safety Group Ltd Supported by Intermediate Capital Group

April 7, 2021

Industrial Services

The management team of Kee Safety Group Ltd has acquired the business in a management buyout supported by Intermediate Capital Group (ICG). The transaction provides an exit for private equity investors Investcorp and LDC; Kee Safety is a UK-headquartered global provider of fall protection and safe access solutions with c.£100m revenue and ~780 employees across 10 countries.

LDC Backs Management Buyout of Tes Global's Supply Agencies

December 23, 2020

Staffing & HR

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has backed a management buyout of Tes Global's Supply Agencies from Tes Global. The transaction will create an independent, PE-backed group led by CEO Liam Roberts to expand its UK network, pursue potential acquisitions, and allow Tes Global to focus on its online and software-enabled education products.

LDC Backs Management Buyout of BioZone Scientific

June 2, 2021

Manufacturing

LDC has backed a management buyout (MBO) of BioZone Scientific, a UK-based manufacturer of commercial-grade UV lighting and disinfection systems. The investment will fund international expansion—particularly into the US—new in-country offices and R&D for next-generation products, with Paul Morris appointed CEO and LDC partners joining the board.

ECI Partners Acquires Independent Governance Group (IGG)

October 30, 2024

Professional Services

ECI Partners has acquired Independent Governance Group (IGG), the UK provider of professional pensions trusteeship and governance services; LDC has exited its majority stake but has reinvested alongside ECI. Crescent Capital's European Specialty Lending strategy led the debt financing to support the transaction. IGG employs more than 200 people, serves 386 pension schemes with around £324bn of assets and will pursue further organic growth and acquisitions under ECI's ownership.

HSL Compliance (SGI) Acquires Albany Oak Limited

September 28, 2021

Environmental Services

HSL Compliance, an SGI company backed by LDC, has acquired Albany Oak Limited, a Llanelli-based water and effluent treatment specialist. The acquisition is an add-on to HSL's environmental compliance platform and expands its capabilities into industrial water and effluent treatment services across the UK.