Dewi Hughes
Head of Region @ LDC
Dewi Hughes is a private equity investor at LDC focused on Information Technology and Retail. Dewi is Head of LDC's Cardiff office with a principal focus on sourcing, completing and portfolio managing investments across the whole of Wales. Dewi joined LDC in May 2016 from Deloitte in Wales where he led their Corporate Finance Advisory business in recent years. He is a highly experienced mid-market and private equity deal specialistand has completed numerous transactions across a variety of sectors. He also had a leadership role in Deloitte's UK and global building products sector team as well in their regional private markets initiative. Dewi, a Bristol University Economics graduate and Welsh speaker, began his career with Ernst & Young Cardiff where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant before joining their Lead Advisory / Mergers & Acquisitions team in 1998. He has worked in Wales and the South West throughout his career.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries Dewi Hughes invests in
Stages Dewi Hughes invests in
Countries Dewi Hughes invests in
Contacts
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 2 (50%)
- Retail 1 (25%)
- Medical 1 (25%)
- Internet 1 (25%)
- Health Care 1 (25%)
Stage
- Private Equity 3 (75%)
- Secondary Market 1 (25%)
Investments
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| TMC is a one-of-a-kind drug development organization that provides a full spectrum of support services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. TMC performs all of the functions of a fully-resourced pharmaceutical firm, and we frequently provide 'bolt-on' services that supplement a client's in-house resources, allowing them tohave all of the development capability suitable to the stage of their project. | $21.2M / Private Equity / Aug 24, 2022 | ||
| Sohonet provides technical services for the film and media industry, including secure high-speed networking, Internet connectivity, storage, hosting, data management and digital negative management for file-based productions. We employ a core team of experts who have worked within production and post-production at all levels – from technicians toconsultancy and senior management. Sohonet has a thorough understanding of the workflows, requirements and challenges of the industry which is unmatched by standard telecommunications providers. We specialise in solutions that are flexible, dynamic and tailored specifically to the requirements of the client. | Secondary Market / Mar 03, 2021 | ||
| Plimsoll Productions creates and produces non-scripted content from its offices in Bristol, Cardiff and Los Angeles. The creative team has produced many hits and won Baftas, Emmys and RTS awards. In little more than five years, the company has secured orders for more than 50 series, working for clients in the US, UK and Canada. Completed shows andformats are sold all over the world: Plimsoll controls distribution after acquiring a significant stake in Magnify Media. | Private Equity / Aug 13, 2019 | ||
| Vista is a , independent IT services company which builds, installs, supports and maintains EPOS systems for customers in the retail, hospitality and QSR markets. | $18.4M / Private Equity / Oct 27, 2017 |
About LDC
LDC is a private equity company that offers financial investment services to its clients, it is able to provide up to £100m of funds for buyouts and development capital transactions in UK unquoted companies.
LDC Contacts
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Andy Lyndon
Head of South West & Wales
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Aylesh Patel
Investment Director, London
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Dewi Hughes
Head of Region
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Matt Newbold
Investment Director, Midlands
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Alastair Weinel
Investment Director, South
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What does Dewi Hughes invest in?
Dewi Hughes invests primarily in Information Technology, Retail and Medical startups, most often at Private Equity and Secondary Market stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Dewi Hughes closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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