LDC - the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group - said it is seeking to increase investment into north west companies in 2020.
It comes after the mid-market firm revealed its north west team backed more than 65 management teams with more than £825m since LDC first established a presence in the region.
Last year, LDC invested £24m in Middlewich-based SRL Traffic Systems, provided a £20m investment in international environmental testing, inspection and consultancy business Shield Group, and backed marcomms groups MSQ Partners in a deal valued around £37.5m in 2019.
Jonathan Bell, head of LDC in the north west, said it is “committed to backing the future success of north west firms”.
He said: “We have successfully partnered with management teams of growing business in the north west for 20 years, backing 18 businesses with more than £330m in the last five years alone.
“I continue to be impressed the resilience and determination to succeed that business leaders have across the region.”
LDC said the north west remained a “strategic focus” in its three-year commitment to invest £1.2bn to support 海角视频 SMEs.
He added: “It’s our job to ensure a good part of our national commitment to invest £1.2bn is deployed to support north west businesses.”
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Last year also saw the LDC north west team complete the sale of holiday cottage business Pure Cottages Group to Chester-based Sykes Holiday Cottages.
It also sold its shareholding in Haydock-headquartered vehicle barriers firm ATG Access to Hill & Smith Holdings, in a deal valued at £22.5m.
Martin Draper, LDC chief executive, added: “We see growth prospects across all corners of the 海角视频, and our market-leading regional presence means we’re on the ground, prepared to deploy more of our capital and unique expertise to help management teams capitalise on what is set to be a year of opportunity.”