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Companies
Lamprell
Industrial Support Services
Lamprell is involved in the upgrade and refurbishment of offshore jack-up rigs, and fabrication, assembly and new build construction for the offshore oil and gas sector.
Land Securities
Property
Land Securities is the UK's largest Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit). The group owns a well diversified portfolio of UK commercial property that includes some of the UK's best-known shopping centres and landmark London buildings.
Latchways
Industrial Support Services
Latchways operates in three business segments. Safety Products (67% revenue) operates out of the company’s headquarters in Devizes, and a small production plant in Kozina, Slovenia. Safety Services (25% revenues) is engaged in the installation and servicing of safety products. Specialist Fixing (8% revenue) is involved in technical services, including structural building refurbishment and specialist fixing solutions.
Leni Gas & Oil
Oil & Gas
Leni Gas & Oil is an E&P junior focused on development opportunities in low political risk countries. There are producing assets in Spain, Trinidad and the US GoM and an exploration project offshore Malta.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical & Healthcare
Ligand Pharmaceuticals is a US-based speciality biotech company that aims to become sustainably profitable via a unique business model. It is focused on developing or acquiring technology and royalty-generating assets across various therapeutic areas, targets and partners.
LMS Capital
Investment Companies
LMS Capital is a private equity firm with a particular focus on the energy, consumer and business services. Its objective is to achieve an annual growth of 15% through a select portfolio of direct investments in profitable and growing companies. San Francisco Equity Partners (SFEP), is a US fund formed in partnership with LMS Capital plc.
Lochard Energy Group
Oil & Gas
Lochard Energy Group is an oil and gas exploration, appraisal and development company with assets in the North Sea. Its development portfolio comprises oil in the Outer Moray Firth with additional exploration assets along the UKCS.
London Stock Exchange Group
Financials
London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) is Europe’s leading exchange group in cash equities with around 50% of the FTSEurofirst 100 by market capitalisation and the most liquid order book by value and volume traded. Through MTS it operates Europe’s largest electronic government bond market. It is also active in derivatives, information and technology services, and post trade services.
Lookers
Automotive Retailers
Lookers is one of the leading UK motor vehicle distributors operating 111 outlets covering 28 marques. Management is ambitious and the group is set to grow strongly over the medium term.
LSL Property Services
Property
LSL Property Services is one of the UK's leading residential property services companies and its second biggest estate agency chain. It provides a broad range of services to corporate (mortgage lenders) and retail clients.
Lancashire Holdings
Financials
Lancashire Holdings (LRE) is a global specialty insurance and reinsurance company, domiciled in Bermuda. It also operates in London and has a marketing operation in Dubai.
Landkom International
Food & Drink
Landkom International is involved in arable farming in Ukraine.
Leed Petroleum
Oil & Gas
Leed Petroleum is a small E&P company based in Lafayette (Louisiana) with production and exploration assets in the Gulf of Mexico (US).
Lifeline Scientific
Pharmaceutical & Healthcare
Lifeline Scientific is a US medical technology company that sells LifePort units for kidney graft preservation and transport, plus consumables and preservation solutions. The business is US focused, and expansion in the EU, Brazil and China is under way.
Liontrust Asset Management
Financials
Liontrust manages investment funds and unit trusts.
Lo-Q
Technology
Lo-Q develops, manufactures and operates electronic virtual queuing, reservation and guest service systems.
Lombard Medical Technologies
Pharmaceutical & Healthcare
Lombard Medical Technologies is a manufacturer and supplier of cardiovascular implants. The principal product, Aorfix, is a flexible endovascular stent graft for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
Lonrho
Basic Industries
Lonrho is a pan-African company with a diverse portfolio of investments. It focuses on servicing Western investment and African business by investing in emerging sectors across Africa, creating hubs of business through key investments.
Low & Bonar
Basic Industries
Low & Bonar produces yarns and fabrics for a variety of end markets by combining polymers with specialty additives and pigments. It operates as two divisions: Performance Technical Textiles (70% FY10 revenues) and Technical Coated Fabrics (30%).
Lupus Capital
Construction & Building Materials
Lupus Capital’s product portfolio addresses the residential RMI and building markets. It manufactures and sources window and door hardware, seals and security doors, largely for the US and European markets. Gall Thomson is a standalone oil services business with a dominant position in marine breakaway couplings.
