Autumn Newsletter 2022

Download our Autumn Newsletter 2022, designed to keep you up to date with all the news from Oakley and across our portfolio of fast-growing, digitally-enabled businesses.

It’s been an incredibly busy period for the investment team with exciting new platform deals and successful exits. In this latest edition: building a global leader in the fast-growing TICC market; creating a European champion in business software; plus, what do entrepreneurs really want? Listen to our interview at the BVCA Summit to find out more.

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Oakley invests in vLex: digitisation is coming to the $21bln legaltech market. Oakley’s investment in vLex, a fast-growing disruptor and cloud-based legal information platform, will help build a cost-effective leader in the fragmented market for legal research.

Oakley reinvests in Facile: Italy’s No.1 price comparison website helps millions of consumers save money on their household bills. Our fresh investment alongside Silver Lake continues Oakley’s highly successful collaboration with management which began in 2014.

Watch our video: Seedtag co-Founder Jorge Poyatos outlines his ambitions for the adtech business and what it’s like to partner with Oakley Capital.

Oakley agrees partial exit from Seedtag: the leader in contextual advertising helps big
brands tell their story in a cookie-less world. In partnership with Oakley, Seedtag has grown revenues and earnings well ahead of forecast. We look forward to working with Advent and continuing the journey with Seedtag.

Grupo Primavera in strategic combination with Cegid: in just three years, Primavera has become the largest software platform in Iberia. Now, a combination with Cegid creates a European champion in business software.

Oakley exits Wishcard: Under Oakley’s ownership, Wishcard has grown revenues more than 300% to become one of Europe’s leading gifts and rewards platforms. Oakley will retain a residual shareholding in the business.

“What entrepreneurs really want”: often it’s not just investment, but also our expertise in digitisation, M&A, and growing through uncertain times.

Watch Rebecca Gibson’s interview at the BVCA Summit in London to learn why so many entrepreneurs chose to partner with Oakley.