Lifco Acquires Cardel Group from LDC

Brady Corporation Acquires Magicard Limited from LDC

May 24, 2021

Manufacturing

Brady Corporation has acquired UK-based ID card printer and software maker Magicard Limited from private equity investor LDC for approximately GBP 42 million (about USD 59 million). Magicard, headquartered in Weymouth, England, reported forecasted 2021 sales of about GBP 23 million and will add rigid-card printing and encoding capabilities to Brady's product portfolio while benefiting from Brady's global distribution footprint.

LDC Takes Minority Stake in Global Autocare

December 20, 2019

Transportation

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has acquired a significant minority stake in Leeds-based fleet management and corporate mobility provider Global Autocare to back the existing management team and accelerate the business's national growth plans. The deal keeps founder Geoff Bloore and the management team in place, brings former PE investor John Walker in as Non-Executive Chairman, and sees NatWest remain as incumbent senior lender.

LDC Takes Minority Stake in Deltron Group

January 8, 2025

Industrial Services

LDC has taken a minority stake in Deltron Group, the Dudley-based lift maintenance and repair specialist, providing growth capital to support the company's buy-and-build expansion. In the first three months of the partnership Deltron completed five acquisitions as it scales its maintenance, repair and refurbishment platform.

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.

ICAPE Group Acquires LUSODABEL

January 1, 2022

Manufacturing

ICAPE Group has acquired 100% of LUSODABEL, a Portuguese supplier of prototype, pre-series and series printed circuit boards, strengthening ICAPE's presence in the Iberian Peninsula. LUSODABEL — founded in 1996 and reporting 2021 net sales of over €6.1 million and an EBIT of about €1.2 million — will operate as ICAPE Lusodabel with its seven employees supporting ICAPE Ibérica.

LDC Makes Minority Growth Investment in Sedex

August 10, 2023

Data & Analytics

LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has made a minority growth investment in Sedex to support the company’s platform development, professional services expansion and international growth. Sedex, a London-based sustainability data and technology provider with more than 200 employees and a 75,000-member network, will use the capital to accelerate product development and scale its supply-chain sustainability offering.