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Autumn Newsletter 2023

Oakley Capital

22.11.23

5 min read

Welcome to the Autumn newsletter, designed to keep you up to date with all the news and views from Oakley and from across our portfolio of tech-enabled businesses.

In this edition: Oakley raises Origin Fund II in four months, hitting its hard cap of €750m in a single close; Oakley partners with Touring Capital to invest in and grow a new generation of enterprise software companies; plus read about the two latest investments for the Origin Fund.

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Highlights

Oakley Capital holds single close for lower mid-market fund

Closed

€750m

Hard cap

New investors

Across Europe, US & Asia

Fundraise process

Months

Building on the success of Origin I, Oakley’s first fund dedicated to the lower mid-market, Origin II received strong demand from institutional investors, including 18 new LPs across Europe, the US and Asia, as well as from entrepreneurs from across Oakley’s network.

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New Deals

Oakley Capital invests in Spanish Transport and Logistics business Alerce: reflecting Oakley’s strategy of partnering with founder-owned businesses to accelerate growth and facilitate international expansion.

Oakley Capital invests in domains & hosting provider Webcentral: in partnership with veteran hosting entrepreneurs Jochen Berger and Tom Strohe, leveraging their combined experienced in scaling SaaS and hosting companies.

Oakley invests in Flemming Dental, Excent & Artinorway Group: in a carve-out from European Dental Group (“EDG”), a leading pan-European oral care and services provider, to form one of the leading dental laboratories groups in Europe.

ECOMMERCEONE acquires e-commerce specialists: Makaira GmbH and Marmalade GmbH adding further capabilities, reach and cross selling potential to the group.

News and Insights from across Oakley

Oakley's ESG Forum

This month management from across Oakley’s portfolio came together to discuss hot topics around sustainability, and the importance of identifying ESG impacts, risks and opportunities. Guest speakers from partnering companies spoke on value creation through diversity, CSDR regulation and the pathway to net zero.

Oakley Capital announces partnership with Touring Capital

News

Oakley Capital announces partnership with Touring Capital 14.09.23

The partnership brings together Touring’s extensive experience investing in growth tech and enterprise technology, with Oakley’s leading operational platform, deep network, and proven value creation expertise.

Phenna Group - an M&A machine disrupting the $250 billion TICC industry

We heard from Paul Barry, founder of Phenna Group, on what is driving growth in the TICC market, consolidating opportunities in a highly fragmented market and Phenna's growth strategy.

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The club concept - how to build brand loyalty

Darius Alavi-Ellis, Marketing Director at Globe Trotter and Community Director at North Sails, shared with us his top tips for winning- and keeping-new customers, and how loyalty schemes can be the key to success.

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Charity #TeamOakley

Greenhouse Sports Dodgeball Tournament – Oakley team members donned their trainers to help raise money for Greenhouse sports, developing young people through sports.