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OCI Spring Newsletter 2025

Oakley Capital
07.05.25

Welcome to our Spring newsletter with news and views from across OCI, the Investment Adviser Oakley Capital and the underlying portfolio companies.

In this edition: Oakley’s recent deals in the Technology and Business Services sectors; Oakley Capital’s Steven Tredget speaks to WealthBriefing on the outlook for private markets; plus: the Oakley team take on their third Miles in March challenge raising money for Doctors Without Borders and Impetus.

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New Deals

I TRACING

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.

K&M

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

News and Insights from across Oakley

Case study: transforming vLex

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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

Investors Turn More Discerning Over Private Markets, Sector Hasn't Peaked

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In April Oakley partner, Steven Tredget spoke to WealthBriefing on the outlook for private markets, their attractiveness amidst the backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty and how OCI offers access to these private markets. Read the full article here

Third Party Recognition 

OCI Awards IR 730X986

OCI was pleased to receive recognition from a number of awarding bodies in 2024 for its Digital Report. Awards included, ‘Best Report and Accounts –Alternative’  at the AIC Shareholder Communication Awards 2024 and ‘Best innovation in IR – Mid Cap award’ at the Investor Relations Society Best Practice Awards 2024.

Fundraising

€4.5bn

Fundraise

100%

re-uprate

€2.2bn

of new capital

Thanks to the continued support of investors including OCI, Oakley raised €4.5bn for its flagship Fund VI, hitting its hard cap six months after the fundraise was launched in September 2024. 

Fund VI benefitted from strong backing from existing investors across the Oakley platform and also welcomed €2.2 billion of new institutional capital from across the globe.

Read the full story  

Rebecca Gibson on Oakley's Outlook

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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

Out and about with Oakley Capital

Miles in March Fundraising Challenge
International Women’s Day
Miles in March Fundraising Challenge
International Women’s Day

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 as well as Doctors Without Borders which provides humanitarian medical care in conflict zones.

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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.

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