LDC
James Garland is an Investment Director at LDC, with experience executing primary investments in notable companies including Idwal, Cakesmiths, and Zip World, while also supporting significant re-investments in entities such as the NEC Group and A-Gas. Currently serving as a Board Observer for DSP, Idwal, Sohonet, and Zip World, Garland is also a Non-Executive Director at Cakesmiths and an Investor in James and James Fulfilment. Garland's previous roles include involvement in commercial banking at Lloyds Banking Group and a brief work experience at Clifford Chance. Garland holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Geology from Durham University and has passed Level II of the CFA Program.
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LDC
For over 40 years, LDC has been the trusted investment partner for ambitious management teams. Part of Lloyds Banking Group, our experience, scale, and relationship-based approach have helped hundreds of management teams across the UK to grow their businesses, their way. Since 2012, the businesses we’ve supported have grown four times more than the national average, increasing in value by a cumulative £7bn. We offer strategic support, challenge when necessary and provide flexible growth capital as either minority or majority shareholders. This means we can help management teams to deliver a range of different growth strategies – including making acquisitions, investing in operations or sales and marketing, broadening products and services, or expanding overseas. With a national network of 10 offices, our teams live and work right across the UK. By combining local relationships with national scale, we’re able to build trusted relationships from day one. Our experience has seen us invest in companies across more than 50 sub-sectors, supporting the whole of the UK economy, through good times and bad.