LDC Completes Investment in Harper James

LDC Makes Minority Growth Investment in The Barrister Group

May 30, 2023

Legal Services

LDC, the private equity investor part of Lloyds Banking Group, has made a minority growth investment in tech‑enabled legal services group The Barrister Group (TBG), backing co‑founders Harry Hodgkin and Stephen Ward and the existing management team. The funding will support recruitment of more barristers and instructions and further investment in TBG's proprietary Chambers365 technology; LDC partners will join the board.

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 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.

Serent Capital Makes Growth Investment in HarperDB

June 12, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

HarperDB, a distributed systems database platform, has received a significant growth investment from Serent Capital to support product and go-to-market scaling. Serent — a growth-focused private equity firm — will provide hands-on operational resources to help HarperDB expand its infrastructure software and cloud offerings.

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.

Loar Holdings Acquires Harper Engineering for $250 Million

January 24, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Loar Holdings completed an all-cash acquisition of Harper Engineering Company for $250 million. Loar said it will combine its operational and engineering capabilities with Harper’s portfolio of aircraft interior latching and securing mechanisms to expand Harper’s aftermarket footprint and support growth from rising commercial aircraft build rates.