Oakley Capital
Oakley Capital is a London-based pan-European private equity firm founded in 2002, investing across technology, education, consumer and business services sectors. It runs flagship buyout funds (Fund I to Fund VI), a lower mid-market Origin series and venture funds, and has raised over EUR 12.7 billion across nine funds. The firm is registered in England and Wales as Oakley Capital Limited (company number 04091922) and is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference number 195029.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
9 funds tracked, 46 portfolio companies (40 active · 6 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
46 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Oakley Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Oakley Capital Fund VIBuyout2025 · 1yr€4.5B4 active
Unrealized
4 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| SaaS |  France | 2025 | |
| Financials |  UK | 2026 | |
| Consumer |  United States | 2025 | |
| SaaS |  Spain | 2025 |
France· Entry 2025UK· Entry 2026United States· Entry 2025Spain· Entry 2025Oakley Touring IGrowth2023 · 3yr€272M2 active
Oakley Capital Origin Fund IISmall-Mid Buyout2023 · 3yr€791M4 active
Unrealized
4 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer | UK | 2025 | |
| Business Services |  Germany | 2025 | |
| Business Services |  Italy | 2025 | |
| Telecom | Germany | 2024 |
UK· Entry 2025Germany· Entry 2025Italy· Entry 2025Germany· Entry 2024Oakley Capital Fund VBuyout2022 · 4yr€2.9B10 active
Unrealized
10 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity | UK | 2024 | |
| Cloud Infrastructure | Germany | 2022 | |
| Fintech | Italy | 2022 | |
| Cybersecurity | France | 2024 | |
| Education | Germany | 2023 | |
| Business Services | Germany | 2024 | |
| Healthcare |  Netherlands | 2023 | |
| Business Services | UK | 2022 | |
| Healthcare | France | 2024 | |
| Business Services | UK | 2024 |
UK· Entry 2024Germany· Entry 2022Italy· Entry 2022France· Entry 2024Germany· Entry 2023Germany· Entry 2024Netherlands· Entry 2023UK· Entry 2022France· Entry 2024UK· Entry 2024Oakley Capital Origin Fund ISmall-Mid Buyout2021 · 5yr€458M8 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
8 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | France | 2021 | |
| Software | Spain | 2024 | |
| Software | Germany | 2021 | |
| Consumer | Germany | 2020 | |
| MedTech | Spain | 2024 | |
| Cloud Infrastructure | United States | 2023 | |
| AdTech | Spain | 2021 | |
| Consumer | Germany | 2022 |
France· Entry 2021Spain· Entry 2024Germany· Entry 2021Germany· Entry 2020Spain· Entry 2024United States· Entry 2023Spain· Entry 2021Germany· Entry 2022Oakley Capital Fund IVBuyout2019 · 7yr€1.5B7 active
Unrealized
7 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | UK | 2021 | |
| Real Estate | UK | 2021 | |
| Education | UK | 2022 | |
| Consumer | Germany | 2020 | |
| Business Services | Canada | 2022 | |
| Software |  Switzerland | 2020 | |
| Consumer | Germany | 2019 |
UK· Entry 2021UK· Entry 2021UK· Entry 2022Germany· Entry 2020Switzerland· Entry 2020Germany· Entry 2019Oakley Capital Private Equity Fund IIIBuyout2016 · 10yr€800M2 active · 3 realized
Unrealized
2 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software | France | 2019 | |
| Consumer | UK | 2020 |
France· Entry 2019UK· Entry 2020Realized
3 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PropTech | Italy | 2017 | 2025 | Secondary | – | ||
| PropTech | Spain | 2015 | 2024 | Secondary | – | ||
| Education | Germany | 2017 | 2024 | Secondary | – |
Oakley Capital Private Equity Fund IIBuyout2013 · 13yr€524M2 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
2 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telecom | UK | 2015 | |
| Consumer | United States | 2014 |
UK· Entry 2015United States· Entry 2014Realized
1 exit| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | UK | 2013 | 2020 | Secondary |
Oakley Capital Private Equity Fund IBuyout2007 · 19yr€288M1 active · 1 realized
Realized
1 exit| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Infrastructure | Germany | 2007 | 2010 | Secondary |
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About Oakley Capital
Oakley Capital is a pan-European mid-market private equity firm with approximately €15 billion of assets under management across the group as of December 2024, headquartered in London with offices in Munich, Milan and Madrid. The firm was founded in 2002 and operates as a partner-owned PE manager with a listed feeder vehicle Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) on the London Stock Exchange AIM (ticker OCI). The flagship Fund VI closed at €4.5 billion hard cap in 2025, 58% larger than Fund V.
Investment thesis
Oakley Capital deploys capital through approximately six flagship funds (Fund I through Fund VI) plus the Origin lower mid-market fund family, targeting mid-market buyouts of founder-led businesses with strong digital and tech-enabled tilt. Sector focus spans technology, digital consumer, education and business services, with geographic deployment across UK, DACH, Iberia, Italy and Nordics. The platform's proprietary network of repeat entrepreneurs delivers founder-led, off-market deals at mid-market scale across digital-economy sectors.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include education (2024), real estate classifieds and digital consumer (2024), maritime software and business services (2024), legal technology and software (2025) and mobility software (2025). Recent acquisitions include Steer Automotive Group (automotive services, April 2024), ProductLife Group (life sciences services, May 2024), Assured Data Protection (cybersecurity and IT services, October 2024), Konzept and Marketing (insurance distribution, December 2024), Bridewell (cybersecurity, February 2025) and Global Loan Agency Services (financial services, January 2026). Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
Investment team
Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.
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