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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 PAM

June 28, 2021

Healthcare Services

LDC has completed a minority growth investment in PAM, a Warrington-headquartered preventative occupational health and wellbeing provider, to support the management team’s organic growth plans and new product launches such as telemedicine and digital CBT services. The deal will see LDC advisors join the board alongside founder and CEO James Murphy, and Andy Parker appointed as Non-Executive Chairman to support the company’s expansion.

LDC Makes Growth Investment in Uinsure

February 12, 2024

Financial Services

Private equity firm LDC has made a significant growth investment in Manchester-based insurtech Uinsure to support the company's next phase of expansion. The funding will back Uinsure's technology development, increase market share, develop new markets and grow partnerships with intermediaries, building societies and banks while the existing management team remains in place.

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 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.

Growth Catalyst Partners Acquires InspiredMinds!

November 20, 2024

Consulting

Growth Catalyst Partners, a U.S. middle-market private equity firm, has acquired U.K.-based InspiredMinds!, a global AI strategy group and events community. Growth Catalyst will integrate InspiredMinds! into its Data Society Group platform while the business continues to operate independently and plans to launch its festival-style AI summits in the United States in 2025.