Description Lloyds TSB Development Capital (LDC) is an investment firm that targets midsized UK-based companies with revenues of at least £5 million. The firm typically invests between £2 million and £100 million per transaction and often holds its investments long term. Its activities span the construction, financial services, retail, industrial manufacturing, and information technology industries. LDC, which manages a portfolio that contains about 60 active investments, prefers management buyouts, institutional buyouts, and development capital transactions. The firm has about a dozen offices located throughout the UK. Founded in 1981, it is part of Lloyds Banking Group, which plans to eventually spin off LDC.