"On the software side in the mid-market, you are usually competing with software tools developed by huge US, West Coast software businesses,” Oakley Capital investment director Jonathan Clapham says. “You run a very binary risk of them making you obsolete. As a services provider you pick and choose the best software tools to work with and can swap them in and out as they come into fashion – so you don’t have that same significant downside risk.” Many thanks to Private Equity International for including us in their report on cybersecurity investing, including Oakley’s recent investment in French cybersecurity services leader I-TRACING https://lnkd.in/emAEy7ax
Oakley Capital
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
London, London 20,878 followers
Pan-European investor, partnering with founders and management teams in companies with an EV between €100m - €1bln+
About us
Oakley Capital partners with ambitious founders and management teams to build businesses that can succeed in a changing world. With a diverse team of over 180 professionals across five locations including London, Munich and Milan, we back high-growth, lower mid-market and mid-market companies across Europe, focusing on digitally-enabled businesses in four core sectors: Technology, Consumer, Business Services and Education. Oakley invests across two strategies: its Flagship Funds focus on buyouts with controlling positions and EVs between €100 million and €1bln+; and Origin, Oakley’s platform focused on lower mid-market companies. Oakley’s unique origination capabilities and proven value creation strategies generate consistently strong returns for all stakeholders. To date, we have raised eight funds including our record flagship Fund V, managing c.€11 billion on behalf of our investors.
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
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- London, London
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- Privately Held
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- 2002
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Many thanks to Boardwave for putting on last night's successful event in Milan, which was attended by so many high-achieving Italian software and #SaaS leaders. We were delighted to co-host the event alongside Upliift
We continue to be humbled by the willingness of Europe's most successful software leaders, to openly share their stories, experiences and learnings with the Boardwave community. Last night we were in Italy, to hear from the inspirational leader that is Claudio Corbetta. He shared the remarkable journey of team.blue, revealing how they executed a successful buy and build growth strategy, while still placing customer success at its core. The dinner also marked the official launch of our Breakout mentoring programme in Italy, with an incredible cohort confirmed to begin in the New Year, under the guidance of leadership guru Sara Thomas. We'd like to thank our sponsors Upliift and Oakley Capital for making the evening, and all we do at Boardwave, possible. #Boardwave #MakingWaves
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“We’ve had a very fruitful partnership with Oakley, and have appreciated their entrepreneurial approach. In particular, we have leveraged their strong M&A track record as well as their expertise in digitisation which together have helped us deliver our strategic goals.” Following a successful partnership with education entrepreneur and CEO Dieter Werkhausen, Oakley Capital is pleased to announce the sale of its majority stake in Schülerhilfe to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC. Today, Schülerhilfe is the market leader for professional tutoring services in the DACH region with 720 of its own corporate centres and 431 franchise centres, making it the third largest franchise network in Germany. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/e97BDAPt #privateequity #education #exit #valuecreation
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Oakley Capital is pleased to announce the strategic combination of portfolio company WINDSTAR MEDICAL GROUP with Merz Lifecare, part of Merz Group, a leading, privately-owned pharma and healthcare business. We look forward to collaborating with Merz to build a health and wellbeing leader in the DACH region. https://lnkd.in/eDnC8qH3
Oakley Capital agrees combination of WindStar with Merz Lifecare
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Oakley Capital announces Oakley Capital Fund V’s investment in Assured Data Protection, which helps protect companies against cyber and ransomware attacks. Assured has consistently generated double digit growth, c.100% recurring revenues and low customer churn, thanks to strong demand for its mission-critical products and services. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/eJzJwfdd #Cybersecurity #techinvesting #privateequity
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🚀 We’re hiring! The Oakley Capital 2025 internship programme is now open for applications in our London and Milan offices. If you're in the penultimate year of your MBA and considering a career in private equity, apply today to gain valuable industry experience and learning opportunities: Apply by emailing: recruitment@oakleycapital.com 👇 Read more about the programme here https://lnkd.in/ewRscCk3 #hiring #internship2025 #privateequity
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Digitisation, 3-D printing.. even AI! In the latest edition of our ‘Meet the Founder’ series we speak to Hidde Hoeve about how Liberty Dental Group is harnessing the latest technologies to transform the dental industry. Plus: with over 35,000 independent labs, we discuss consolidation in Europe’s €10bln dental lab market, and the key regions that Liberty is focusing on. 👉 Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/ee4GdKXi #entrepeneurs #founders #dental #marketleader
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What’s the outlook for private equity in the UK? Oakley Capital Managing Director Viral Mehta will be joining a panel discussion at Markets Group's Annual Private Equity Europe Forum. Don’t miss him on the 18 September at 09:20am UK sharing his insights on deal origination, focus sectors and the outlook for exits in the months ahead. 👉 Register now: https://lnkd.in/d5qvxKgc #MarketsGroupPE #PEOutlook
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Catch Oakley Capital’s Head of Capital Markets Vivio Berardi at the #BVCASummit2024 debating ‘Private IPOs’ as an alternative to traditional liquidity events, today at 1.45pm. Plus - don't miss Rebecca Gibson’s panel this morning at 9.55am in conversation with Advent International's Johanna Barr and Aon M&A Transaction Advisory Group's Andrea Foti on ‘An ambitious mission to drive growth – the essential role of private capital across the investment cycle’ Full agenda and tickets: https://lnkd.in/gn2N8uR
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Congratulations to Richard Steer, founder & CEO of Steer Automotive Group for winning EY's Entrepreneur of the Year award 2024, London & the South East, for 'Sustained Excellence'! EOY's prestigious awards celebrate the UK's top entrepreneurs and Oakley Capital is delighted to be partnering with Richard on the next stage of Steer's impressive growth journey 🚀Congratulations to all the winners at last night's awards dinner! #EOYUK #backingentrepreneurs
Road trip! Over the next two weeks we’re touring the UK to celebrate some of the top entrepreneurs right now. So let’s go! 🚉 First stop: London The first of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 UK celebration dinners took place last night, celebrating this year’s finalists from London & the South East. Congratulations to the five award winners: 1. Scale up - Lucy Goff, LYMA 2. Transformational Leader - Michael Gietzen, Identity 3. Disruptor - Dr. Ben Maruthappu, Cera 4. International Leader - Peter Dabrowa, Wonde 5. Sustained Excellence - Richard Steer, Steer Automotive Group 🚉 Next stop: Manchester for the North’s winners. Sponsored by Julius Baer #EOYUK #ArtOfEntrepreneurship #BetterWorkingWorld
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