LDC Invests in The 55 Group to Support Rapid Growth

LDC Invests in 15below to Accelerate Growth

March 1, 2024

Software

LDC, the private equity investor affiliated with Lloyds Banking Group, has made a significant growth investment in specialist travel software developer 15below to support its five-year growth plan and further product development. Headquartered in Brighton, 15below provides hyper-personalised, automated passenger communications to over 60 airlines and travel operators, and employs more than 90 people across its international network.

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.

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 Makes Minority Growth Investment in Headland

May 10, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

LDC has made a minority growth investment in Headland, a London-based communications agency that specialises in financial and corporate reputation, public affairs and campaigning. The investment will support Headland's organic growth and capability expansion; Headland employs 117 people and works with clients including Accenture, ASOS, Danone, eBay and TikTok. Terms were not disclosed.

LDC Makes Minority Investment in Aker Systems

July 20, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

LDC, the UK mid-market private equity firm, has taken a minority stake in Aker Systems to support the company's R&D and growth as it expands its secure cloud data platform and managed services for large public- and private-sector organisations. Financial terms were not disclosed; LDC will join Aker Systems' board and back the existing management team.

LDC Invests in Etrading Software

December 12, 2022

Financial Services

LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has made a significant growth investment in London‑headquartered capital markets technology firm Etrading Software to support international expansion and the development of its data and market‑infrastructure capabilities. The deal backs the existing management team led by founder and CEO Sassan Danesh; LDC directors Joseph Fison and Alex White will join the board and Emanuel Mond has been appointed Chairman.