# LDC: portfolio, investments and team

> LDC is a private equity based in United Kingdom. 29 investments on record, latest Jul 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/ldc (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# LDC

Last cheque observed Jul 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Private equity

Seed Series A Series B Anti-thematic Sector Agnostic Industry Agnostic

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 29 on record

Since the last cheque **2653** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$21M** Rounds led **0 of 29** Sole investor **26 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 93%**

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## LDC highlights

- 01 29 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Growth: 86% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 26 rounds, median $20M
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Anti-thematic Sector Agnostic Industry Agnostic
- **Based in:** London, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **29 appearances**

- **2019** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Onecom](https://millionrounds.com/company/onecom)** GB · FinSMEs **$124M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Amberjack](https://millionrounds.com/company/amberjack)** GB · Ldc **$23M** Sole investor
- **2018** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Right Choice](https://millionrounds.com/company/right-choice)** GB · FinSMEs **$37M** Sole investor
- **2017** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Vista Retail](https://millionrounds.com/company/vista-retail)** GB · Ldc **$18M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Lucid Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucid-group)** GB · Ldc **$14M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Rush](https://millionrounds.com/company/rush)** GB · FinSMEs **$20M** Sole investor
- **2016** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Mitrefinch](https://millionrounds.com/company/mitrefinch)** GB · FinSMEs **$25M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Team17](https://millionrounds.com/company/team17)** GB · FinSMEs **$21M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Allied Composites](https://millionrounds.com/company/allied-composites)** GB · FinSMEs **$12M** Sole investor
- **2013** 8 rounds
- **Nov** **[Joules Clothing](https://millionrounds.com/company/joules-clothing)** GB · insidermedia.com **$33M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Express Engineering](https://millionrounds.com/company/express-engineering)** GB · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[The Training Room (TTR)](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-training-room-ttr)** GB · finsmes.com **$30M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Equiom](https://millionrounds.com/company/equiom)** US · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Validus-IVC](https://millionrounds.com/company/validus-ivc)** GB · finsmes.com **$18M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Ramco Oil Services](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramco-oil-services)** GB · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[ATG Access](https://millionrounds.com/company/atg-access)** GB · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[OnApp](https://millionrounds.com/company/onapp)** Venture · GB · finsmes.com **$20M** Sole investor
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Keoghs](https://millionrounds.com/company/keoghs)** GB · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Dale Power Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/dale-power-solutions)** GB · finsmes.com **$16M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Benson Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/benson-group)** GB · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2011** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[PJD Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/pjd-group)** GB · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[WRG Creative Communication](https://millionrounds.com/company/wrg-creative-communication)** Venture · GB · finsmes.com **$20M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Driver Hire](https://millionrounds.com/company/driver-hire)** GB · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[A-Gas](https://millionrounds.com/company/a-gas)** Growth · GB · finsmes.com **$116M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Entertainment Magpie](https://millionrounds.com/company/entertainment-magpie)** GB · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2009** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Ramesys (e-Business) Services](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramesys-e-business-services)** Venture · GB **$24M** Sole investor
- **2003** 1 round
- **Oct** **[BioVex](https://millionrounds.com/company/biovex)** Series C · GB · thefreelibrary.com **$28M** With 10 others
- **2002** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[EPCglobal](https://millionrounds.com/company/epcglobal)** Venture · US **$11M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[CSR](https://millionrounds.com/company/csr)** Venture · GB **$19M** With 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **60** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all**

**[Benson Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/benson-group)** Bought by [Graphic Packaging](https://millionrounds.com/fund/graphic-packaging) **Undisclosed** Feb 2014

**[BioVex](https://millionrounds.com/company/biovex)** Bought by [Amgen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amgen) **$1.0B** Jan 2011

**[Ramesys (e-Business) Services](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramesys-e-business-services)** Bought by [Capita](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capita) **Undisclosed** Mar 2010

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**Synexus** **Undisclosed** Feb 2015

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$21M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$20M**

Led 0 of 29 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 26 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2019
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *5*
- Growth said *1*
- Series C *1*
- Seed said *-*
- Series A said *-*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2002 2019

Often in the room with

- [Scottish Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-equity-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as LDC. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Scottish Equity Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-equity-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies LDC put money into.

[**Onecom** $124M · Jul 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/onecom)[**Amberjack** $23M · Apr 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/amberjack)[**Right Choice** $37M · Jun 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/right-choice)

## Quick answers about LDC

### What does LDC invest in?

LDC invests most often at Venture and Growth (86% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Anti-thematic, Sector Agnostic and Industry Agnostic.

### How active is LDC?

29 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2019.

### What has LDC invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Onecom (Undisclosed round, Jul 2019), Amberjack (Undisclosed round, Apr 2019) and Right Choice (Undisclosed round, Jun 2018).

### How big are LDC's cheques?

The median round it joins is $21M.

### Does LDC lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 29 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does LDC invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (93%) and the United States (7%).

### Is LDC investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2019.

### Who does LDC invest alongside?

Most often Scottish Equity Partners (2 rounds together).

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