LDC Backs Horsefly to Accelerate International Growth

L Catterton Invests in Dragonfly

March 2, 2022

Consumer Products

L Catterton's Flagship Buyout Fund made a significant proprietary growth investment in Dragonfly, a technology-enabled platform that acquires and scales e-commerce brands. Inclusive of L Catterton's investment, Dragonfly has raised over $500 million of incremental equity and debt to fund future growth and M&A, enabling acceleration of its acquisition and brand-building strategy.

LDC Backs Texthelp with Growth Investment

May 30, 2019

Education

LDC has made a significant growth investment in Texthelp, the Belfast-headquartered education technology specialist, to accelerate growth, expand into new markets and further develop its software and data analytics capabilities. The deal returns capital to prior investor Delta Partners and will support Texthelp's management team as it scales its SaaS products across education and corporate customers worldwide.

LDC Invests in The 55 Group to Support Rapid Growth

March 15, 2024

Software

LDC has made a growth investment in Hull-based The 55 Group to support the business's ambitious expansion plans and further investment in its technology and services. The 55 Group—whose brands include Pagabo, Loop and Sypro—employs more than 90 people and will see existing investor Maven retain a small shareholding; HSBC provided financing to support the transaction.

LDC Makes Minority Growth Investment in IEG4

November 26, 2021

Software

LDC has completed a minority growth investment in IEG4, a software company headquartered in Alderley Edge, Cheshire that builds digital service platforms for public sector organisations. The funding will back Managing Director Paul Tomlinson and the existing management team to invest in new product development, expand the development team and drive scale and growth.

Hg Leads Growth Investment in Silverfin to Accelerate International Expansion

June 9, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Hg has led a minority growth investment in Silverfin to support the Belgian cloud accounting platform's international expansion and product development. The funding (from Hg's Mercury 2 Fund) will help Silverfin scale its cloud-based financial data hub and analytics capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

LDC Backs LendingMetrics with Growth Investment

November 7, 2024

Data & Analytics

LDC, the private equity investor affiliated with Lloyds Banking Group, has made a growth capital investment in LendingMetrics to support product R&D, scale its decisioning software and data services, and pursue complementary acquisitions. The funding will help LendingMetrics expand its partnerships and explore new verticals such as telecoms, utilities and insurance while preserving management control.