Partner & Head of North East & Scotland
Joined: 2017
+44 (0)191 235 3000
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Gareth leads LDC’s team in the North East & Scotland. He works closely with management teams helping them to realise their growth ambitions with the support of a private equity partner. Since joining LDC in 2017, he has supported a range of ambitious, fast-growing businesses across the region including Cleveland Containers, Aspire, Connect Health, iamproperty, Linley & Simpson, Mandata and Pelsis. He leads LDC’s investment partnership with Lomond Group, helping the residential lettings specialist expand its UK footprint through an ambitious buy and build strategy. Prior to joining LDC, Gareth had 12 years’ corporate finance experience, supporting the growth of mid-market businesses across a range of sectors, including healthcare, property, chemical and industrial manufacturing. After graduating from the University of Nottingham with a degree in Manufacturing Engineering and Management, Gareth qualified as an accountant at KPMG before joining PwC, where he was an M&A Director for the firm, based in the North East and responsible for providing corporate finance lead advisory services to a wide range of clients. Gareth sits on the boards of LDC portfolio companies Cleveland Containers, Aspire, Connect Health, Lomond Group and iamproperty.