Strategic report / Portfolio overview
Oakley Funds and Direct Investments
These charts show portfolio companies in excess of £10 million look-through carrying value within OCI’s portfolio.
See Glossary for a reconciliation of the Company’s Portfolio to OCI’s NAV.
Venture Fund Portfolio
The Venture Fund Portfolio comprises Touring I and PROfounders III, both of which operate primarily in the Technology sector. In H1 2026, across the Venture Fund Portfolio, there were five new acquisitions, and at period-end the two funds had a combined look-through fair value to OCI of £93 million across 33 investments.
Venture Funds
Venture Funds: OCI fair value1
£93m
Venture Funds: Investments in 2026
£5m
Venture Funds: Total investments
33
Touring I
Touring I has a strategy of Growth Tech, investing and growing a new generation of enterprise software companies powered by generative AI. This complements Oakley’s broader approach to AI across the Company’s Portfolio.
PROfounders III
PROfounders III is a venture capital fund focusing on early-stage investments in private businesses which back disruptive business models that leverage technology to transform customer experiences.
- Fair value of OCI's interest, including other net assets.
NAV growth
The largest contributors to NAV growth during the period include Phenna (+13 pence), North Sails (+9 pence) and TechInsights (+8 pence).
Business Services Phenna
One of the fastest-growing TICC groups globally.
Phenna delivered a strong first half of 2026, with continued organic growth across the business complemented by strong M&A momentum in the second quarter. On an organic basis, year-to-date revenue and EBITDA were up mid-to-high single digits, underpinned by broad-based growth across the majority of the group’s divisions. The team have been focused on ongoing commercial integration efforts, particularly in the UK&I Infrastructure division, driving continued above-market organic growth. Phenna also continued to execute on its accretive bolt-on pipeline, continuing the successful build-out of the Italy and Spain business units. The group remains one of the fastest-growing TICC platforms globally, with an active M&A pipeline supporting continued diversification across geographies and end markets.
NAV per share uplift
+13p
Fair value
£163.9m

Consumer North Sails
North Sails comprises a portfolio of market-leading marine brands focused on providing high-performance products for the world’s sailors and yachtsmen.
North Sails delivered a strong performance through June 2026, reporting LTM revenue and EBITDA growth of 4% and 5% respectively versus the prior period.
This growth was supported by continued strong performance in the core Sailmaking division and outperformance in the Masts division, with good activity across premium segments. Within Consumer, Actionsports continued to perform positively, while Apparel made progress against its strategic and operational priorities, including the continued internationalisation of the business.
The Group expects to deliver continued positive growth versus the prior year across both revenue and EBITDA for the full year.
Additionally, at period-end, OCI held a warrant over 2% of North Sails CV's interest in North Sails, which had matured but remained unexercised. The warrant was exercised following the period-end. See Note 10 for further detail on the warrant.
NAV per share uplift
+9p
Fair value
£238.4m

Business Services TechInsights
TechInsights is the authoritative semiconductor and microelectronics intelligence platform supporting clients in innovation and decision-making through independent research and analysis.
TechInsights delivered a strong first half of 2026, with continued c.20% subscription revenue growth, supported by strong retention and renewal rates from existing customers. For the six-month period ended June 2026, the business reported c.20% EBITDA growth versus prior year. During the period, TechInsights also signed the acquisition of Synergy Research Group, expanding cloud and data centre market intelligence capabilities.
NAV per share uplift
+8p
Fair value
£73.4m

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OCI's underlying investments
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