LDC backs Plimsoll Productions in £80m deal.

Plimsoll Productions has partnered with leading mid-market private equity firm Lloyds Development Capital in a deal valuing the company around £80m ($96m). Lloyds Development Capital has invested for a minority equity stake in Plimsoll which will continue to be led by CEO and Founder Grant Mansfield. Headquartered in Bristol, the international centre of the natural history television industry, Plimsoll is one of the largest independent television production companies in the UK. “In little more than five years we have built Plimsoll Productions into one of the leading international production companies. Our focus on premium, multi-platform, multi-genre productions has enabled us to produce award winning shows for the biggest names in the business, and it’s our passion for delivering this type of content that drives us forward." Grant Mansfield, Plimsoll Productions founder.