Oakley Capital Acquires WindStar Medical from NuCom Group

Merz Lifecare Acquires Majority Stake in WindStar Medical from Oakley Capital

October 7, 2024

Consumer Products

Oakley Capital Fund IV has agreed to combine its portfolio company WindStar Medical with Merz Lifecare, with the Merz Group taking a majority stake in the new holding. The transaction — subject to regulatory approvals — will create a leading provider of OTC health, wellbeing and beauty products in the DACH region and continues Oakley’s support of WindStar following its 2020 investment.

Oakley-backed WindStar Acquires L.A.B. Cosmetics

September 2, 2021

Consumer Products

WindStar Medical GmbH, a portfolio company of Oakley Capital, has acquired L.A.B. Cosmetics GmbH & Co. KG, a Hamburg-based provider of clean-beauty cosmetics (brands DAYTOX and BEAUTY GLAM). The founders are reinvesting and will continue to manage L.A.B., with the deal enabling WindStar to enter the clean-beauty segment and scale the brands through WindStar's regulatory, IT and commercial resources and Oakley Capital's consumer growth expertise.

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.

WindRose Health Investors Invests in Stellus Rx

December 8, 2025

Healthcare Services

WindRose Health Investors has made a strategic growth investment in Stellus Rx, a Plano, Texas–based technology-enabled, value-based pharmacy care management platform. The undisclosed transaction will fund Stellus Rx’s expansion of clinical and operational capabilities and the scaling of its platform to serve additional patient populations nationwide.

Westerwood Global Acquires NSTAR Global Services

February 1, 2023

Industrial Services

Westerwood Global acquired NSTAR Global Services effective February 1, 2023. The acquisition combines Westerwood's managed workforce solutions with NSTAR's asset relocation, facility and equipment services to create a broader asset lifecycle management and workforce solutions provider for the semiconductor and high-technology manufacturing industries.