Oakley Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Globe-Trotter

Oakley Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Seven Miles

August 25, 2019

Retail

Oakley Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Seven Miles GmbH, a German consumer-technology business operating multi-brand gift voucher platforms including Wunschgutschein and WishCard. Oakley will partner with founders Tom Schröder and Valentin Schütt to accelerate the company’s digital platform, product innovation and DACH growth; Seven Miles connects over 500 brands and 60,000 points of sale and reported gift solution sales in excess of €100m in 2019.

Oakley Capital Acquires Majority Stake in 7NXT (Gymondo Group)

October 1, 2020

E-Commerce

Oakley Capital has acquired a majority stake in 7NXT GmbH, the owner of online fitness subscription platform Gymondo and DTC nutrition brand Shape Republic, from founder and CEO Markan Karajica and Crosslantic Capital. The founder will remain CEO with a significant minority stake; Oakley said it will partner with management to scale the business and accelerate domestic and international growth.

Oakley Capital Origin Fund I Acquires Majority Stake in Horizons Optical

March 18, 2024

Medical Devices

Oakley Capital Origin Fund I is acquiring a majority stake in Horizons Optical from Sherpa Capital, with CEO Santiago Soler retaining a significant share and remaining CEO. Horizons, founded in Barcelona in 2017, provides proprietary medical software and scanning equipment used by independent laboratories and opticians to manufacture premium bespoke spectacle lenses; Oakley will support international expansion and R&D, and invest in Sales & Marketing to accelerate growth.

Oakley Capital Acquires Alessi S.p.A.

August 29, 2019

Consumer Products

Oakley Capital has completed an investment in Alessi S.p.A, the Italian high-end homeware design business long owned by the Alessi founding family. Oakley will partner with the family to strengthen and expand the brand globally by optimising product mix, pricing, distribution and enhancing marketing and digital capabilities.

Oakley Capital Invests in Steer Automotive Group

January 16, 2024

Automotive

Oakley Capital has reached a conditional agreement to invest in Steer Automotive Group, acquiring the shares held by Keyhaven Capital Partners and Chiltern Capital while founder Richard Steer and the management team reinvest. Steer is the UK's largest independent collision repair group with over 100 repair centres, ~2,300 employees and strong relationships with insurers and OEMs; Oakley said the investment will support further growth, facility and capability investment (including EV repair) and training.

Oakley Capital Provides Growth Capital to Thomas's London Day Schools

April 17, 2023

Education

Oakley Capital has taken a minority stake in Thomas's London Day Schools, partnering with the family owners to provide growth capital to fund capital expenditure and development projects across the Group. The investment will support facility upgrades and expansion while the Thomas family remain majority owners and operationally in control.