Oakley Capital Limited is a pan-European investor that aims to back mid-market businesses across four core sectors of technology, consumer, education and business services to help them succeed in a changing world.

Our story

We invest in businesses across Europe with strong growth potential, attractive market positions and the characteristics we believe can support long-term value creation. Oakley was founded by an entrepreneur, for entrepreneurs. Our guiding principle is to be the partner of choice to founders, as we believe that exceptional founders establish exceptional businesses.

Oakley empowers entrepreneurs and management teams, providing them with capital, expertise and support to drive future growth. It is this spirit of deep partnership built on mutual trust that we believe enables us to provide the necessary support, while also affording portfolio companies the appropriate levels of agency and autonomy.

Sustainability considerations are an important aspect of our investment strategy to manage risks and create long-term value. We are mindful of the complex pressures faced by each business and work together to find solutions to critical challenges. Oakley seeks to accelerate growth through investments that strengthen competitive positioning, drive long-term outperformance relative to peers, and create lasting value beyond our period of ownership. Oakley believes that embedding sustainability considerations into our investment strategy supports our goal to preserve and create long-term value.