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LDC acquisitions

LDC is a private equity firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom, founded in 1981. Recent Funding has 3 acquisitions by LDC and its portfolio companies on record, 2 in the last 12 months; the latest is Taking Care (Dec 22, 2025). It invests in Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, with checks of $12.7M to $127M.

Website: ldc.co.uk.
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom.
Founded: 1981.
Check size: $12.7M to $127M.
Acquisitions on Recent Funding: 3 · 2 in 12 mo.
Latest acquisition: Taking Care · Dec 22, 2025.
Portfolio companies: 76.
Exits: 0.
Stages: Series B, Series C, Growth.
Sectors: Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, New Materials, PropTech, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.

Firm profile: Fundraising Fox Open Dataset v2026-09, CC BY 4.0. Portfolio and exit counts are theirs, not Recent Funding's.

What LDC is buying

Acquired companyCategoryPriceAnnounced
TTaking CareBio and healthNot disclosed publicly
AARC Building SolutionsRobotics and hardwareNot disclosed publicly
PPanton McLeod
add-on via Stonbury
ProptechNot disclosedDate not given
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Acquisitions whose buyer is LDC, and 1 add-on bought by its portfolio companies (a headline about the deal says the buyer is backed by LDC, or LDC's own purchase of the buyer is on record); newest first. A price links to the article that states it. All private equity deals: recent PE acquisitions.

LDC take-privates

No take-private by LDC is on record yet. See recent take-privates.

What LDC buys, by category

CategoryAcquisitionsShare
Bio and health1 33%
Robotics and hardware1 33%
Proptech1 33%

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