LDC Backs Littlefish with Minority Investment
April 2, 2019
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has made a minority growth investment in Nottingham-headquartered managed IT services provider Littlefish. The funding will support Littlefish's organic growth and capability expansion (including cyber security) while management (Graham Gilbert, Steve Robinson and Richard Roome) remain majority shareholders; HSBC provided debt facilities.
- Buyers
- LDC
- Targets
- Littlefish
- Sellers
- Graham Gilbert, Steve Robinson, Richard Roome
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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