LDC Invests £17m+ in Beekman Associates (RightSpend)

LDC Invests £17.6m to Back Amberjack Management Buy-Out

April 8, 2019

Staffing & HR

LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has invested £17.6 million to support a management buy-out of Amberjack, a UK specialist in Early Careers and large-scale recruitment programmes. The capital will be used to accelerate Amberjack's growth, invest in its software and technology offerings, and support potential complementary acquisitions.

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 £30m in Croud

November 22, 2019

Marketing & Advertising

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has made a £30 million minority growth investment in digital marketing agency Croud. The funding will support Croud's international expansion and further development of its proprietary SaaS platform Serpico and tech-enabled service capabilities.

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.

Bowmark Capital Backs Lendscape

June 17, 2023

Software

Bowmark Capital has made a significant investment in Lendscape to support the company's continued investment in technology and growth through organic expansion and acquisitions. Lendscape, headquartered in London, provides software to over 120 banks and finance providers and supports management of over $200 billion of secured lending annually.

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.