LDC Takes Minority Stake in Deltron Group

LDC Makes Minority Investment in Deltron Group

July 4, 2024

Industrial Services

LDC, the private equity investor part of Lloyds Banking Group, has made a minority growth investment in Dudley-based Deltron Group to support its UK expansion and acquisition-led growth strategy. Deltron, which maintains and repairs elevators, service lifts and stairlifts and employs around 94 people, will use the capital to scale operations, invest in its services and pursue complementary acquisitions.

LDC-backed Deltron Group Acquires Five UK Lift Maintenance Businesses

September 26, 2024

Industrial Services

Deltron Group, backed by private equity firm LDC, has acquired Metro Lifts (London), Elevate UK Lifts (Stourport-on-Severn), Elevator Group (London), A1 Lifts (Liverpool) and Lift Control (Livingston) to accelerate its acquisitive growth across the UK. The deals increase Deltron's geographic reach and unit density as the West Midlands-based lift maintenance and repair specialist — which employs c.160 people and maintains around 12,000 units — pursues further consolidation of the market.

Deltron Group (LDC-backed) Acquires Abacus Elevators, Total Lift Care and Bourne Lifts

April 28, 2025

Engineering Services

LDC-backed Deltron Group, a West Midlands–headquartered lift maintenance and repair specialist, has acquired three UK-based lift service businesses: Abacus Elevators (Liverpool), Total Lift Care (Lancashire) and Bourne Lifts (Dorset). The add-on deals expand Deltron's servicing capabilities and geographic reach, adding more than 770 customers and increasing unit density as the business grows under LDC's backing.

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 £25m Minority in CTI Group

March 3, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

LDC has made a £25 million minority growth investment in Manchester-based digital agency CTI Group to support the company's acquisitive growth and international expansion. CTI, which employs around 175 people and reported c. £18m revenue in the last 12 months, will use the capital to expand services, pursue add-on acquisitions in the UK and overseas, and open new offices in the USA, Europe and Asia.

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.