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Queen’s Park’s Canford Group buys PDC debt-recovery legal platform
On September 16, 2026 Law Gazette and PE Hub reported that Queen’s Park Equity-backed Canford Group acquired Hertfordshire’s PDC Group—Property Debt Collection, PDC Law, and PDC Conveyancing—as a third vertical beside Canford Law and Canford Law Scotland. Managing director Reece Wheeldon stays with a significant equity stake; terms were undisclosed. The combined platform employs 218 people.
Announcement (PE Hub) → · Law Gazette
Key points
- Queen’s Park Equity-backed Canford Group acquired PDC Group as a bolt-on platform deal.PE HubLaw Gazette
- PDC includes Property Debt Collection, PDC Law, and PDC Conveyancing in Hertfordshire.Law GazettePE Hub
- PDC recovers unpaid service charges and ground rent for landlords and property managers.Law GazettePE Hub
- MD Reece Wheeldon remains and retains a significant equity stake; deal terms were undisclosed.Law Gazette
- PDC becomes Canford’s third vertical beside Canford Law and Canford Law Scotland; headcount 218.Law Gazette