Welcome to our Spring newsletter with news and views from across the Oakley Group and our portfolio companies.
In this edition: Oakley’s record fundraise - learn more about our €4.5bn Fund VI; read about Oakley’s recent deals in the Technology and Business Services sectors; plus: the Oakley team take on their third Miles in March challenge raising money for Doctors Without Borders and Impetus.
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€4.5bn
Fundraise
100%
re-uprate
€2.2bn
of new capital
Thanks to the continued support of existing investors and 54 new investors Oakley raised €4.5bn for Fund VI, hitting its hard cap six months after the fundraise was launched in September 2024.
Fund VI represents an increase of 58% on Fund V and benefitted from strong backing from existing investors across the Oakley platform with a re-up rate of c.100%. The Fund also welcomed €2.2 billion of new institutional capital from across the globe. Many thanks to all our investors for their support!
Fresh after the close of Fund VI, Oakley Capital Partner Rebecca Gibson talks Origination, deal pipeline and the growth of the Oakley platform.
Watch the full interview here.
Creating a cybersecurity leader in Europe: just months after investing in French cybersecurity champion I-TRACING, Oakley backs UK peer Bridewell, laying the foundations for a strategic partnership and a European cybersecurity one-stop services powerhouse. Learn more about the transaction.
Insurance roll-up: Germany’s insurance distribution market remains highly fragmented. Read about Oakley’s investment in Konzept & Marketing, a leading, independent Managing General Agent (“MGA”) and consolidation play in the German, personal non-life insurance market.
See news & insights for all our deal news
Oakley concluded its 2024 Portfolio Company programme with a CFO Forum, gathering finance leaders from across the portfolio to network and knowledge share on M&A, exits, debt finance trends, AI, and Sustainability through the lens of a CFO.
Key takeaways included recruitment specialists, Bronzegate’s take on the increasingly dynamic role of a PE CFO, how they are now expected to add value in areas beyond finance and what this means for recruiting and maintaining the best talent.
vLex is helping to shape the future of law. The US-based company has built the world’s largest legal subscriber base and a library with more than one billion legal documents. Find out how Oakley has supported vLex transformation into a globally-focused, legaltech innovator here.
For the third year running #TeamOakley took on the Miles in March Fundraising Challenge, aiming to run, cycle, walk and ski a combined 22,500km. The team beat the target, raising money for Impetus, a charity set up by the PE industry to support charities that improve the lives of children from disadvantaged backgrounds, and Doctors Without Borders which provides humanitarian medical care in conflict zones.
Many thanks to Helen Pattinson, CEO of War Child, an Oakley partner charity, for joining our industry networking event to lead a panel discussion on the important work War Child are doing to support and protect women and girls in war zones across the world.
Boosting gender diversity and inclusion across the PE industry is an important goal for Oakley. We also hosted a series of events across the Firm including Spring drinks, team breakfasts and tuning into the BVCA’s webinar panel with Oakley Partner and Level 20 chair, Rebecca Gibson on the UK’s latest Diversity report.
