Oakley Capital Invests in Webcentral DEH (Domains & Hosting)

CVC Fund VII Acquires WebPros Group from Oakley Capital; Oakley IV Reinvests

December 12, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

CVC Fund VII (CVC Capital Partners) has agreed to acquire WebPros Group from Oakley Capital (Fund III), with Oakley Capital IV investing $200 million alongside CVC as a minority partner. The transaction continues WebPros’ buy-and-build strategy in web hosting automation software and positions the company for further product development and global growth; the group employs over 450 people across four continents.

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 Majority Stake in vitroconnect

May 14, 2024

Telecommunications

Oakley Capital's Origin II fund has agreed to acquire a majority stake in vitroconnect, a German broadband open access platform based in Gütersloh. The founder and management team will remain involved, and Oakley will support the company as it scales to capture growth from Germany's accelerating FTTH rollout.

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 IV Invests in Dexters London Limited

February 19, 2021

Real Estate

Oakley Capital IV has agreed to invest in Dexters London Limited alongside the company's management team led by CEO Andy Shepherd and founder/chairman Jeff Doble. The investment will support Dexters' continued organic growth, buy-and-build M&A strategy across Greater London and digitalisation to expand lettings, property management and sales services.

Oakley Capital IV Invests €175M Minority Stake in idealista

January 26, 2021

Real Estate

Oakley Capital IV has agreed to make a €175 million minority investment in idealista, the leading online real estate classifieds platform in Southern Europe. The investment is alongside idealista's management team and existing majority shareholder EQT, who will remain majority owners; proceeds will support continued growth and market consolidation across Spain, Italy and Portugal.