Private Equity Firm Software

Oakley Capital

London, United Kingdom

Founded in 2002, Oakley Capital is a pan-European private equity firm investing in private businesses across Technology, Consumer, Education and Business Services. It makes control or co-control stakes and supports complex transactions (including carve-outs) for long-term, repeat partnerships with founders, with enterprise values from about €100m to over €1bn.

Focus Areas
Vertical SaaS / ERP, Workforce management & compliance software, Accounting software

Tracked deals

4

4 tracked deals across 2021-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

2 buyout · 2 growth capital

Oakley Capital Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for Oakley Capital. 1 2021 1 2022 ~3 est. 2 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Oakley Capital Acquires Majority Stake in XTEL from Bain Capital and SilverTree Equity
    May 26, 2026
    Buyer
    Oakley Capital
    Target
    XTEL
    Seller
    Bain Capital, SilverTree Equity
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Oakley Capital is acquiring a majority stake in XTEL, a revenue management and trade promotion software platform for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. The deal is being purchased from existing shareholders Bain Capital and SilverTree Equity, with XTEL continuing to be led by CEO Rob Mullen.

  • Oakley Capital Invests in Groupe Senef
    March 17, 2026
    Buyer
    Oakley Capital
    Target
    Groupe Senef
    Seller
    Isatis Capital
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    France
    Type
    Growth capital

    Oakley Capital has agreed to invest in Groupe Senef, a French provider of cloud vertical software solutions for people-intensive services businesses. As part of the transaction, Isatis Capital, a minority shareholder since 2023, is fully exiting its stake.

  • Cegid to Combine With Grupo Primavera in All-Share Deal
    July 26, 2022
    Buyer
    Cegid, Silver Lake, Oakley Capital, KKR, AltaOne
    Target
    Grupo Primavera
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Spain
    Type
    Buyout

    Cegid has entered into a definitive all-share agreement to combine with Grupo Primavera, a leading cloud business management software platform in the Iberia region, valuing the combined company at approximately €6.8 billion. Silver Lake will remain the majority shareholder, while Oakley Capital will roll equity and join KKR and AltaOne as minority shareholders.

  • Oakley Capital IV Invests €175M Minority Stake in idealista
    January 26, 2021
    Buyer
    Oakley Capital IV (Oakley Capital), EQT, Management team of idealista
    Target
    idealista
    Industry
    Real Estate
    Location
    Madrid, Spain
    Type
    Growth capital

    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.

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Cloud & SaaS Buyers & Acquisitions 2 tracked deals by Oakley Capital. Real Estate Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Oakley Capital. Software Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Oakley Capital.

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