Overview
Oakley Capital Investments aims to provide shareholders with consistent long-term returns in excess of the FTSE All-Share Index by providing exposure to private equity returns, where value can be created through market growth, consolidation and performance improvement. The ticker code was OCL until 1 August 2017.
You can access the company’s website here
You can view our interviews with the company’s Fund Managers below:
Fundamentals
Price
Research History
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19 Sep 2024 16 min read
Oakley Capital Investments – In a class of its own
In a class of its own Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) delivered positive NAV growth over the first half of 2024, a period that also saw significant investment activity. OCI invests in funds managed by Oakley Capital, which in turn invest in unquoted, profitable, pan-European businesses with recurring revenues, and across four core sectors: technology, education, […]
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17 min read
Oakley Capital Investments – In a class of its own
In a class of its own Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) delivered solid NAV growth over the first half of 2024, a period that also saw significant investment activity. OCI invests in funds managed by Oakley Capital, which in turn invest in unquoted, profitable, pan-European businesses with recurring revenues, and across four core sectors: technology, education, […]
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17 min read
Oakley Capital Investments – In a class of its own
In a class of its own As we show on page 15, Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) delivered solid net asset value (NAV) growth over the first half of 2024, a period that also saw significant investment activity. OCI invests in funds managed by Oakley Capital (a list of these is in Figure 8 on page […]
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02 Apr 2024 11 min read
Oakley Capital Investments – Getting down to business
Oakley Capital Investments Investment Companies | Update | 2 April 2024 Getting down to business In spite of an uncertain macroeconomic environment, Oakley Capital Investments’ (OCI) underlying portfolio continued to generate robust earnings growth in 2023 (average 14% EBITDA growth), which in turn drove 4% NAV growth. More importantly, OCI achieved an 18% total shareholder […]
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11 min read
Oakley Capital Investments – Getting down to business
Oakley Capital Investments Investment companies | Update | 2 April 2024 Getting down to business In spite of what seems like an uncertain macroeconomic environment, Oakley Capital Investments’ (OCI) underlying portfolio continued to generate earnings growth in 2023 (average 14% EBITDA growth), which in turn helped drive 4% NAV growth. In addition, OCI achieved an […]
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11 min read
Oakley Capital Investments – Getting down to business
Oakley Capital Investments Investment companies | Update | 2 April 2024 Getting down to business In spite of an uncertain macroeconomic environment, Oakley Capital Investments’ (OCI) underlying portfolio continued to generate robust earnings growth in 2023 (average 14% EBITDA growth), which in turn drove 4% net asset value (NAV) growth. More importantly, OCI achieved an […]
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15 Mar 2024 1 min read
Interview with Steven Tredget from Oakley Capital
In this week’s show, James Carthew spoke to Steven Tredget from Oakley Capital. If you were looking for the first part of QuotedData’s show, focused on the roundup of the week’s news click here. If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please email us on [email protected]. Additionally, if you would prefer […]
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15 Dec 2023 17 min read
Oakley Capital Investments – Walking the walk
Oakley Capital Investments Investment companies | Update | 15 December 2023 Walking the walk Despite broader economic challenges, Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) continues to deliver market beating shareholder returns. A focus on cash-generative companies with recurring revenues and asset-light business models means the portfolio appears to be well insulated as financial conditions have tightened, which […]
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16 min read
Oakley Capital Investments – Walking the walk
Oakley Capital Investments Investment companies | Update | 15 December 2023 Walking the walk Despite broader economic challenges, Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) continues to deliver outstanding, market beating shareholder returns. Its focus on cash-generative companies with recurring revenues and asset-light business models means the portfolio remains well insulated as financial conditions have tightened, highlighted by […]
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17 min read
Oakley Capital Investments – Walking the walk
Oakley Capital Investments Investment companies | Update | 15 December 2023 Walking the walk Despite broader economic challenges, Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) continues to deliver outstanding, market beating shareholder returns. Its focus on cash-generative companies with recurring revenues and asset-light business models means the portfolio remains well insulated as financial conditions have tightened, highlighted by […]
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04 Apr 2023 28 min read
Oakley Capital Investments – The best-performing UK-listed private equity fund
Oakley Capital Investments Investment companies | Initiation | 4 April 2023 The best-performing UK-listed private equity fund Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) invests in private equity funds managed by Oakley Capital Limited (Oakley). OCI is, as we show on page 21, the best-performing fund in its peer group over five years. As evidenced by its latest […]
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28 min read
Oakley Capital Investments – The best-performing UK-listed private equity fund
Oakley Capital Investments Investment companies | Initiation | 4 April 2023 The best-performing UK-listed private equity fund Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) invests in private equity funds managed by Oakley Capital Limited (Oakley). OCI is, as we show on page 21, the best-performing fund in its peer group over five years. As evidenced by its latest […]
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28 min read
Oakley Capital Investments – The best-performing UK-listed private equity fund
Oakley Capital Investments Investment companies | Initiation | 4 April 2023 The best-performing UK-listed private equity fund Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) invests in private equity funds managed by Oakley Capital Limited (Oakley). OCI is, as we show on page 22, the best-performing fund in its peer group over five years. As evidenced by its latest […]
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08 Oct 2021 1 min read
Interview with Steven Tredget of Oakley Capital Investments
In this week’s show, James Carthew talked to Steven Tredget of Oakley Capital Investments If you were looking for the first part of QuotedData’s show, focused on the roundup of the week’s news, click here If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please email us. Additionally, if you would prefer […]
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15 Oct 2020 3 min read
QuotedData’s Growth Strategies Conference – playback
On the 14th October 2020 we hosted our Growth Strategies Conference webinar. The event showcased 4 investment trust managers investing across a range of investment themes with an overriding focus on growth. We would like to thank all our speakers and our attendees for joining us. Click below to watch the individual managers’ presentations – […]
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31 Jul 2020 1 min read
Interview with Steven Tredget of Oakley Capital Investments
In this week’s show, James Carthew talked to Steven Tredget of Oakley Capital Investments about the trust, it is managed and the wide (double) discount that it trades on. Watch it again here If you were looking for James Carthew’s roundup of the week’s news, this is now in the news section (seemed more logical!) […]
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07 Apr 2020 5 min read
QuotedData’s Economic Roundup – April 2020
Economic & Political Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell […]
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07 Feb 2020 7 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – February 2020
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford Table of contents New research In this issue Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Major news stories Income Events Guide New research Here is a list of research we published over January: An annual overview note on Shires Income (SHRS) “Shires Income (SHRS) will […]
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24 Jan 2020 20 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Annual Review – 2019
In this issue The sector at the end of 2019 Performance data Performance by sector and fund Money in and out of the sector Money in and out of existing funds Money coming into existing funds Money going out of existing funds Liquidations, de-listings and trading cancellations Significant rating changes Major news stories Outlook for […]
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07 Oct 2019 5 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – October 2019
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford New research Over September, we published notes on India Capital Growth, Jupiter Emerging & Frontier, International Biotechnology Trust, JPMorgan Russian Securities, Civitas Social Housing, Montanaro European Smaller Companies and JLEN Environmental Assets. We also launched a monthly real estate roundup, beginning with reviews of August and September. In […]
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6 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – October 2019
Economic & Political Roundup Kindly sponsored by Polar Capital and Allianz A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you […]
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07 Jun 2019 3 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – June 2019
Investment Companies Roundup New research Over May, we published notes on Shires Income, Standard Life Private Equity and The North American Income Trust. You can read all these notes by clicking on the links above or by visiting www.quoteddata.com. In this issue Performance data – it was notable that risk appetite was down in May as renewed […]
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16 Oct 2018 2 min read
Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – Third Quarter 2018
Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – Third Quarter 2018 Global equities delivered positive returns over the third quarter of 2018. This was principally because of strength in the US market. Political uncertainty and concerns about global trade held back other regions. Generally, government bond yields rose over the quarter. The UK equity market fell as the Bank of […]
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14 Sep 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – September 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – September 2018 is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of August 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Money raised and returned in August GRIT Real Estate Income floated on the UK Stock Exchange in […]
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18 Jul 2018 2 min read
Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – Second Quarter 2018
QUARTERLY INVESTMENT COMPANIES ROUNDUP – SECOND QUARTER 2018 Global equities markets rose in the second quarter of 2018, Markets were volatile, as positive economic data and encouraging company performances played off against geopolitical concerns. Yields from bond markets rose early in the quarter but fell back as investors turned to ‘safer’ investments. The threat of […]
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11 Jun 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – June 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – June 2018 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of May 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. The premium of biotech company, Syncona, rose on positive news on two of its […]
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25 Apr 2018 1 min read
Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018
Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018 Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018 – Global equity markets declined in the first quarter of 2018. Concerns about US interest rate rises were the feature of the first half of the quarter. However, worries about global trade took over in the second part, particularly […]
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11 Dec 2017 2 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – December 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – December 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of November 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. December Investment Companies Roundup Money raised and returned in November There were no […]
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19 Oct 2017 1 min read
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2017
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2017 – Markets moved up a little over the course of the three months ended 30 September 2017. Regionally, emerging markets did well. The pound strengthened a bit relative to the US dollar but was flat against the euro. The oil price rose by more than 20%. In […]
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12 Oct 2017 1 min read
QuotedData’s economic round up – October 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – October 2017 – is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or […]
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03 Aug 2017 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – August 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – August 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of July 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. August Investment Companies Roundup Monthly NAV/Price moves: A couple of themes stand out […]
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14 Jun 2017 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – June 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – June 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of May 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. June Investment Companies Roundup Japan was one of the best places to be […]
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14 Feb 2017 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – February 2017
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of January 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. February Investment Companies Roundup
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07 Dec 2016 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – December 2016
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of November 2016. december-investment-companies-roundup
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27 Oct 2016 1 min read
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2016
Q3 saw the market adapt to life post the UK’s EU referendum. Sterling continued to fall but most stock markets stabilised and discounts narrowed across most sectors. While the US election is dominating headlines, it does not seem to be having much impact on markets so far. q3-quarterly-roundup
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13 Oct 2016 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – October 2016
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of September 2016. october-investment-companies-roundup
News
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03 Jan 2025 8 min read
QuotedData’s analysts’ picks for 2025
As we begin another year, here at QuotedData, we thought we’d have some fun and challenge our analysts, once again, to come up with some ideas for investment companies that they like and think could do well over the course of the coming year but first, we’re also going to take a look back and […]
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27 Dec 2024 5 min read
QuotedData’s review of the year 2024
This is the last of our weekly emails for 2024. We hope that you have been finding them useful. 2024 has been a year of setbacks and shrinkage for the UK investment companies industry, topped by the cynical and self-serving attack on seven trusts by US corporate raider Saba Capital (there will be much more […]
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20 Nov 2024 1 min read
Oakley Capital backs Konzept & Marketing
Oakley Capital’s Oakley Capital Fund V is investing in Konzept & Marketing, a leading, independent managing general agent (MGA) in the German, personal non-life insurance market. Oakley will be investing alongside insurance veteran, Joachim Müller, former CEO of Allianz Commercial, who will oversee a buy-and-build strategy as chairman of the business. Oakley Capital Investments’ look-through […]
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24 Oct 2024 1 min read
Oakley Capital Investments sells Schülerhilfe
Oakley Capital Fund III has agreed to sell its majority stake in Schülerhilfe to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners. The completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval. Schülerhilfe is the leading provider of professional tutoring services to primary and secondary school students across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with over 140,000 students across c.1,200 branches. […]
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07 Oct 2024 2 min read
Oakley Capital Fund V snaps up Assured Data Protection
Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) has announced that Oakley Capital Fund V has agreed to acquire Assured Data Protection, which it describes as a managed services provider (MSP) focused on backup, disaster recovery and cyber resiliency as a service. OCI’s indirect contribution to Fund V is anticipated to be c. £26m, which relates to OCI’s share […]
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12 Sep 2024 2 min read
Oakley Capital Investments makes solid progress in busy first half of 2024
Oakley Capital Investments has published results for the six-months ended 30 June 2024. The NAV has been out for a while but we now have more detail on the drivers of returns (26p or 4% return on NAV, would have been 6% but for adverse currency movements). The return to shareholders over the first half […]
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06 Sep 2024 4 min read
The future of private equity
I was recently asked about the outlook for listed private equity funds and whether it was likely to improve along with the more optimistic macroeconomic environment. Despite having a strong track record of achieving strong realisations and the private funds generally reporting good operational performance from their underlying holdings, the sector seems to struggle to […]
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02 Sep 2024 2 min read
Oakley Capital sells Ocean Technologies Group
Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) has announced that Oakley Capital Fund IV has reached an agreement to sell its stake in Ocean Technologies Group (OTG), an independent software provider to the maritime industry, to Lloyd’s Register. OCI says that the transaction was broadly in line with OTG’s carrying value as at 31 March 2024 and that […]
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20 Aug 2024 1 min read
How private equity creates value?
Educational Video – This video explains how private equity firms create value. In this series by Oakley Capital, they break down private equity and explore how it helps companies accelerate growth through value creation.
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24 Jul 2024 1 min read
Oakley Capital Investments continues to build momentum
Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) has released a trading update with its interim results for the six months to 30 June 2024. The company delivered a NAV total return of 3.8% over the period which was 5.6% before foreign exchange impact. The share price total return was 4.16%. The company noted that the underlying businesses in its […]
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28 Jun 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 June 2024 – PEY, OCI, HOME
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 June 2024: Partners Group Private Equity (PEY) released its NAV update for 31 May 2024. Its NAV decreased by 0.7% to EUR 14.19 per share, with total net assets at €981.43m. This fall was largely the result of negative currency movements, which detracted 0.7%. This was slightly offset by value […]
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11 Jun 2024 2 min read
OCI ups tech exposure with investment in cybersecurity
Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) announced that the Oakley Capital Fund V has exclusivity over acquiring a co-controlling stake in I-TRACING, the leading independent provider of cyber security services in France. OCI’s indirect contribution via Fund V is expected to be up to c. £39m, which relates to OCI’s share of Oakley’s investment in I-TRACING. Full […]
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28 May 2024 2 min read
Oakley Capital invests in ProductLife
Oakley Capital Investments Limited (OCI) is pleased to announce that Oakley Capital Fund V has agreed to invest in ProductLife Group, a European provider of outsourced regulatory and compliance services to the global life sciences industry. OCI’s indirect contribution via Fund V is anticipated to be c.£41 million, which relates to OCI’s share of Oakley’s investment in ProductLife […]
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14 May 2024 2 min read
Oakley Capital Investments announces new deal with vitroconnect
Oakley Capital Investments Limited (OCI) has announced that Oakley Capital Origin II has agreed to acquire vitroconnect, a leading broadband open access platform business in Germany. This will be the first platform investment made by Origin II. OCI’s indirect contribution to Origin II is anticipated to be up to £19 million, which relates to OCI’s share of […]
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30 Apr 2024 1 min read
Oakley Capital’s AI Forum, explored how their holdings use AI
AI can be a daunting yet exciting prospect for many businesses. At Oakley’s recent AI Forum in London, they gathered leaders from across portfolio companies to network and share insights into how they are leveraging AI tools and data analytics to disrupt their markets and boost productivity. At this link, Oakley shares some of their […]
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24 Apr 2024 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 April 2024 – APAX, ORIT, CAT, CATC, GRID, OCI
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 April 2024: Apax Global Alpha (APAX) is investing about €8m (through its investment in Apax Digital II) into IANS, “a leading provider of tech-enabled research and advisory services in the information security industry”. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2024. Octopus Renewables Infrastructure (ORIT) has signed a power […]
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04 Apr 2024 1 min read
What is listed private equity?
Educational Video – Oakley Capital partner Steven Tredget explains how listed vehicles enable retail investors to invest in this growing asset class.
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18 Mar 2024 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 March 2024 – JPEL, OCI, AIRE, ASLI, CHRY
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 March 2024: JPEL Private Equity (JPEL) has released its 31 December NAV, along with its semi annual report. Its NAV per share declined from $1.63 to $1.50, giving it a total NAV of $21.6m. The decline in NAV is primarily due to mark to market adjustments in JPEL’s investment in […]
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14 Mar 2024 2 min read
Oakley Capital Investments makes solid progress in 2023
Oakley Capital Investments has published results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2023. They show that the fund produced an NAV return of 4% for the year, matching the return on the All-Share Index. However, a narrowing discount meant that the return to shareholders was 18%. The dividend for the year is 4.5p. Once […]
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16 Jan 2024 2 min read
OCI announces investment in Steer Automotive Group
Oakley Capital Investments Limited (OCI) is pleased to announce that Oakley Capital Fund V2 has agreed to acquire Steer Automotive Group, the UK’s leading B2B automotive services platform. OCI’s indirect contribution via Fund V is expected to be up to £90 million (note that the above figure only relates to OCI’s share of Oakley’s overall […]
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31 Oct 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 October 2023 – OCI, CGT, RGL
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 October 2023: Oakley Capital (OCI), a leading pan-European, mid-market private equity investor, is pleased to announce that Oakley Capital Origin Fund I has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Alerce, a leading Spanish provider of transport and logistics software solutions. Origin will invest alongside Alerce’s founding family, including CEO […]
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26 Oct 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 October 2023 – SONG, OCI
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 October 2023: Hipgnosis (SONG) says that Andrew Wilkinson and Paul Burger have resigned as non-executive directors of the company ahead of today’s AGM. [Expect more news later.] Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) reports that the Oakley Capital Origin Fund I has agreed to acquire a stake in Webcentral DEH, a leading […]
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10 Oct 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Trust Forum 2023
Welcome to the videos from the Investment Trust Forum 2023. The conference was for investment analysts, research committees and portfolio managers from all the major asset management groups, banks, stockbrokers, wealth managers and IFA networks and offered presentations and panel discussions on a range of topics. We were pleased to have panel sponsorship from Witan […]
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22 Sep 2023 3 min read
QD view – Lehman terms
A milestone was passed very recently without much fanfare. 15 September 2023 marked the 15th anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a vanquished titan of American finance, an event which precipitated the 2008 global financial crisis, the most significant downturn since the great depression of the 1930s. While the societal consequence of the crisis […]
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10 Aug 2023 1 min read
Oakley invests in dental labs
Oakley Capital Fund V, one of the funds that make up the portfolio of Oakley Capital Investments, has agreed to acquire Flemming Dental, Excent, and Artinorway Group in a carve-out from European Dental Group, a leading pan-European oral care and services provider. In combination, these will form one of the leading dental laboratories groups in […]
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26 Jul 2023 1 min read
Oakley’s half-year update – sensible but positive
Oakley Capital has released it 6-month trading update for the period ending 30 June 2023. Over the period Oakley reported a NAV total return of 0.5% and share price return of 5.3%. OCI’s returns reflect a cautious approach by its team to the outlook and valuations of their holdings, as well a 3% currency loss […]
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21 Jul 2023 5 min read
QD view – Where there’s smoke is there fire?
We have previously espoused the notion that the widespread discounts in the unlisted investment trust sectors are often unjustified. It is certainly true that many viable investment strategies are trading on ever wider discounts, if not their historically widest levels, with investors for example selling down their holdings out of fear of valuations cuts, or […]
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10 May 2023 1 min read
Oakley to realise stake in IU Group
Oakley Capital Investments Limited (OCI) announced that the Oakley Capital Fund III has reached an agreement to realise its stake in IU Group, the largest and fastest-growing university in Germany and a global leader in education technology. OCI’s share of proceeds, subject to completion, will be c.£240 million, with the sale agreed at the 31 […]
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26 Apr 2023 1 min read
Trading update for Oakley Capital
Oakley Capital Investments announced its quarterly trading update for the three months ended 31 March 2023. Total NAV return per share for the period, including dividends, was +1.25% while total shareholder returns were 9%. The company also made £27 million in new investments. The update noted that the increase in the portfolio reflects a cautious […]
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18 Apr 2023 1 min read
Oakley funds Thomas’s London Day Schools
Oakley Capital Fund IV has entered into a strategic partnership to provide growth capital to Thomas’s London Day Schools, in order to fund capex and development projects across the Thomas’s schools. Oakley Capital Investments’ indirect contribution via Fund IV will be £14m. This is Oakley’s eighth investment in the education sector. Thomas’s is a family […]
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10 Mar 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 10th March 2023
Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on YouTube. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered the week’s top stories: • Oakley Capital Investments (0:32) • Alliance Trust versus F&C (8:58) • Henderson Opportunities (13:04) This week’s interview was with Anthony Catachanas from VH Global […]
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09 Mar 2023 2 min read
Stunning 2022 extends Oakley’s track record of outperformance
Oakley Capital Investments has reported an NAV return of 24% for 2022, way ahead of comparable indices. Unfortunately, discount widening left investors with a return of +1%. However, even that compares favourably with an -8.1% return on the MSCI All Countries World Index, for example. The company uses the All-Share as a performance benchmark, that […]
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15 Dec 2022 1 min read
Oakley Capital Investments backs PROFounders III
Oakley Capital Investments has committed €30m to Oakley Capital PROfounders Fund III, a venture capital fund focused on investments in entrepreneur-led, private businesses across Europe and part of the Oakley Capital family of funds. The announcement says that “Reflecting Oakley’s entrepreneurial ethos and investment strategy, PROfounders III will continue its proven investment strategy, leveraging its […]
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26 Oct 2022 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 October 2022
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 October 2022: Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) generated a 4% return on NAV over the quarter ended 30 September 2022 as its underlying portfolio of tech-enabled companies continued to deliver earnings growth. New investments of £46m included the acquisition of vLex, an additional investment in Grupo Primavera, and supporting TechInsights’ acquisition […]
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13 Oct 2022 1 min read
Oakley Capital sells majority of Wishcard holding
Oakley Capital Investments Limited (OCI) has announced that Oakley Capital Fund IV, in which it holds an investment, has agree to sell part of its stake in Wishcard Technologies Group, one of Europe’s fastest growing gifts and rewards platforms. After the sale, Fund IV will retain a residual shareholding in Wishcard. OCI’s look through share […]
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08 Sep 2022 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 8 September 2022
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 8 September 2022: International Public Partnerships, publishing its interim report, says that its Angel Trains investment is unaffected by strikes, its additional £42m investment in the Thames Tideway super sewer completed yesterday (7 September) and construction works are 80% complete, and Cadent (the UK gas infrastructure business, INPP’s largest investment) is […]
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06 Sep 2022 2 min read
Oakley Capital Investments backs vLex
Oakley Capital Investments notes that Oakley Capital Origin Fund2 is investing in vLex, an online legal information subscription platform. The trust’s indirect contribution to this deal via the Origin Fund will be about £8m. Oakley Capital Origin Fund is partnering with the founders of vLex, a cloud-based legal information subscription platform. Founded by brothers Lluis […]
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31 Aug 2022 2 min read
Oakley Capital invests in TICC platform, Phenna Group
Oakley Capital Investments Limited (OCI) has announced that Oakley Capital Fund V, in which it has a holding is investing in Phenna Group, which OCI describes as a leading platform in the testing, inspection, certification, and compliance (TICC) sector. It comments that TICC is a large, fragmented and growing market driven by favourable trends from […]
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25 Aug 2022 1 min read
Oakley Capital invests in Affinitas Education
Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) has announced that Oakley Capital Fund IV, in which it has a stake, has invested in Affinitas Education (www.affinitasedu.com), a company established by education entrepreneur Victor Lundsten with the intention of building a new global K12 (kindergarten to 12th grade) schools group. OCI’s indirect contribution via Fund IV will be circa […]
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28 Jul 2022 1 min read
Oakley gets uplift from Seedtag sale
Oakley Capital Investments says that Oakley Capital Origin Fund has reached an agreement to sell part of its stake in Seedtag to private equity investor Advent International. The trust’s look-through share of proceeds is expected to be about £13m, adding about 4p to the end June NAV. Founded by Jorge Poyatos and Albert Nieto in […]
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23 Jun 2022 1 min read
Oakley Capital sells facile.it
Oakley Capital Investments says that Oakley Capital Fund III has reached an agreement to sell its stake in Facile.it, Italy’s largest online price comparison platform to Silver Lake. The trust’s share of proceeds will be about £53m. The price represents about a 23% premium to the 31 March 2022 carrying value, and adds about 6 […]
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08 Jun 2022 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 8 June 2022
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 8 June 2022: International Public Partnerships (INPP) has posted a portfolio update for the period 1 January to 31 May 2022. During this time, approximately £48m of investments and commitments were made, including an additional c.£40m investment being announced into Tideway, the company building a 25km ‘super-sewer’ under the River Thames. […]
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06 May 2022 2 min read
Oakley Capital chips in for Vice Golf
Oakley Capital Investments Limited (OCI) has announced that the Oakley Capital Origin Fund is investing in Vice Sporting Goods GmbH (Vice Golf), which OCI describes as the leading digitally native golf brand. OCI’s indirect contribution via the Origin Fund will be around £11m and its liquid resources available for future deployment (including this transaction) are […]
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10 Mar 2022 1 min read
Oakley had a great 2021
Oakley Capital has announced results for the year ended 31 December 2021 and they were good. An NAV return of 35% was surpassed by a share price return of 48%. There is a full-year dividend of 2.25p The trust made new investments totalling £137m against proceeds of £121m. This left it with cash at year-end […]
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14 Sep 2021 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 September 2021
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 September 2021: Henderson High Income, managed by David Smith (pictured), made a great start to 2021 outperforming its benchmark by 3.9% to produce an NAV return of 12.3% for the six months ended 30 June. Shareholders did much better than that though as the discount was eliminated, providing a return […]
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28 Jun 2021 3 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 June 2021
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 June 2021 – RTW Venture (RTW), focused on identifying transformative assets with high growth potential across the biopharmaceutical and medical technology sectors, noted the 24 June announcement by one of its portfolio companies, GH Research regarding its pricing of a $160m IPO and admission to trade on the Nasdaq global market under ticker ‘GHRS.’ GH Research is […]
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22 Jun 2021 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 June 2021
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 June 2021: JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG) has revised its investment management fee arrangements after a review recently performed by its board. With effect from 1 July 2021, the investment management fee will be charged at 0.75% per annum on the value of the company’s total assets less current liabilities (previously at […]
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07 Jun 2021 1 min read
Oakley backs German e-commerce companies
Oakley backs German e-commerce companies – Oakley Capital Origin Fund has acquired controlling stakes in Afterbuy and DreamRobot, two leading providers of e-commerce software in the German-speaking region, which will be combined to become the newly formed ECOMMERCE ONE Group. The two companies provide a comprehensive suite of Software as a Service (“SaaS”) solutions for small […]
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11 Mar 2021 1 min read
Oakley Capital Investments freed up significant cash in 2020
Oakley Capital Investments freed up significant cash in 2020 – Oakley Capital Investments has announced results for the year ended 31 December 2020. It generated a return on NAV of 18% for the year. The chairman highlights the contribution of an online private university company, Career Partner Group (CPG), which added 34 pence to the NAV per […]
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26 Jan 2021 1 min read
Oakley Capital makes Idealista purchase
Oakley Capital makes Idealista purchase – Oakley Capital says its Oakley Capital Fund IV has agreed to make a minority investment in idealista, a leading online real estate classifieds platform in southern Europe (Spain, Italy, and Portugal). Fund IV will invest €175m alongside the management team of idealista and EQT, who will remain the majority shareholders […]
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07 Jan 2021 1 min read
Oakley Capital’s Daisy Group sells Digital Wholesale Solutions
Oakley Capital’s Daisy Group sells Digital Wholesale Solutions – Oakley Capital Investments says its Oakley Capital Fund II portfolio company, Daisy Group, has reached an agreement to sell its stake in its Digital Wholesale Solutions division. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. The trust’s share of proceeds will be about £22m, which represents about a […]
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22 Oct 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 October 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 October 2020: BMO Real Estate Investments has reported a 1.9% fall in NAV (from 96.6p to 94.8p) for the quarter ended 30 September and a negative 1.3% NAV total return. As expected, it is having problems collecting rent from retail tenants, which account for 25.9% of the portfolio (with retail warehouses […]
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01 Oct 2020 1 min read
Oakley buys 7NXT
Oakley buys 7NXT – Oakley Capital Investments says that Oakley Capital Origin Fund has acquired a majority stake in 7NXT GmbH, the leading online fitness and nutrition platform in the German speaking region for €42.6m. The stake was acquired from founder and CEO Markan Karajica and Crosslantic Capital. Mr Karajica will continue in his role as […]
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17 Sep 2020 1 min read
Oakley sells Casa.it
Oakley sells Casa.it – Oakley Capital has sold its stake in Casa.it. The trust’s share of the proceeds from this transaction, which is at a 50% premium to the 30 June 2020 carrying value, will be approximately £34m, an uplift of 7p to the NAV at 30 June 2020. Casa is one of the leading players […]
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06 Jul 2020 1 min read
Oakley Capital Investments makes €75m commitment to lower mid-market fund
Oakley Capital Investments (OCI), the listed investment vehicle providing access to the Oakley Funds, has announced a commitment of €75m to the Oakley Capital Origin Fund, the latest Oakley Capital fund. The Origin Fund will follow the same investment strategy as the existing Oakley Funds but will focus on private companies in the lower mid-market, with enterprise values […]
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01 May 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 May 2020
So far, it’s been a very quiet day for news. Princess Private Equity has provided a covid-19 update. The key takeaway is that, given current uncertainty, it is cutting its dividend by half for FY2020 to €0.29 per share (FY2019: €0.58 per share). Intu has appointed David Hargrave, as “chief restructuring officer”. He will also […]
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08 Apr 2020 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 8 April 2020
Greencoat UK Wind (UKW) said that to-date, there has been no material impact on the company’s day-to-day operations or performance. Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus (AAS) released interim results to 31 January 2020 ( Total return performance in NAV and share price terms was (8.3%) and (6.2%), compared to the MSCI Asia (ex-Japan) smaller companies index […]
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25 Mar 2020 2 min read
Oakley Capital Update
Private equity company, Oakley Capital Investments (OCI), provided the following update: “OCI has increasingly focused on investing in companies that provide software solutions and digital infrastructure services and that utilise online delivery platforms. These types of business models are potentially less susceptible to disruptions caused by the pandemic compared with the broader economy. Nonetheless, the […]
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12 Mar 2020 1 min read
Fantastic year for Oakley shareholders
2019 was a fantastic year for Oakley shareholders – a 25% return on NAV translated into a 56% return to shareholders as the discount narrowed significantly. The underlying portfolio companies generated EBITDA growth of 30% and the earnings growth helped push valuations higher. Two exits were made – WebPros was the major driver – we […]
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04 Mar 2020 1 min read
Oakley Capital acquires British luxury baggage company Globe-Trotter
Oakley Capital (OCI) announced that Oakley Capital Private Equity III (fund III) has agreed a deal to acquire a majority stake in Globe-Trotter Group (Globe Trotter), a British luxury baggage brand, from the entrepreneur Toshiyasu Takubo. OCI says that Toshiyasu, who has developed the brand significantly in the Japanese market, will retain a minority stake in the company. OCI’s […]
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24 Feb 2020 1 min read
Oakley Capital Investments announces sale of Luxembourg-based online classifieds and mortgage broking business
Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) has announced that Oakley Capital Private Equity III (Fund III) has reached an agreement to sell a majority stake in atHome Group (atHome), a leading online classifieds and mortgage broking business in Luxembourg, to Mayfair Equity Partners (Mayfair), a UK based buyout and growth capital investor. Following the transaction, Fund III will retain a minority […]
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16 Dec 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 16 December 2019
In QuotedData’s other news 16 December 2019 – Gresham House Energy Storage (GRID) acquired two operational battery storage facilities totalling 50MW from VLC Energy, a joint venture between Low Carbon and VPI Immingham a subsidiary of Vitol Group, for £29.2 million. The facilities comprise a 40MW facility at Glassenbury, Kent, and a 10MW facility at […]
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12 Dec 2019 1 min read
Oakley Capital sells WebPros to CVC
Oakley Capital sells WebPros to CVC – Oakley Capital Investments has agreed the sale of WebPros to CVC Fund VII. Oakley’s share of proceeds is approximately GBP110 million – a 92% premium to the 30 June 2019 interim carrying value. The sale results in an uplift of 26 pence per share in the NAV, an […]
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29 Aug 2019 1 min read
Oakley takes stake in Alessi
Oakley takes stake in Alessi – Oakley Capital Investments Limited says that Oakley Capital Private Equity III has completed an investment in Alessi S.p.A, the Italian high-end design business focussed on homeware products. They describe Alessi as an iconic homeware brand – “with 100 years of heritage; working with some of the world’s leading architects and […]
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23 Aug 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 23 August 2019
In QuotedData’s other news 23 August 2019: Africa Opportunity shrinks board – Chris Agar, Dr. Vikram Mansharamani, and Mr. Peter Mombaur resign as directors with effect from 22 August 2019 so that the trust can save money. We have a raft of half-year reports: BMO Private Equity made 2.4% in NAV terms and 13.7% in share […]
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15 Aug 2019 1 min read
Oakley Capital to buy German consumer tech company
Oakley Capital to buy German consumer tech company – The UK and Europe focused private equity investment company, Oakley Capital Investments (OCI), has announced that Oakley Capital is acquiring a majority stake in Seven Miles GmbH (Seven Miles), partnering with its founders, Tom Schröder and Valentin Schütt. OCI will make an indirect contribution of around […]
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24 Jul 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 24 July 2019
In QuotedData’s other news 24 July 2019: SME Credit Realisation Fund (SCRF) reported annual results to 31 March 2019, with NAV down 0.78%. The company provides exposure to credit assets in the following ways: 1.) directly through a platform operated by Funding Circle and indirectly, in each case as detailed in the company’s original investment policy. SCRF […]
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Oakley Capital invests £53m and receives £57m over H1
Oakley Capital invests £53m and receives £57m over H1 – The private equity sector company, Oakley Capital (OCI), has provided some high-level figures from its first half results to June 30 2019. OCI estimated its NAV at June-end to be in the range of £644m – £651m, which would equate to an NAV per share […]
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18 Jul 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 18 July 2019
In QuotedData’s other news 18 July 2019: The global growth fund, Brunner Investment Trust (BUT), reported half-year results to 31 May 2019 with NAV (with debt at fair value) up 2.9% on a total return basis. The company’s portfolio delivered a return of 4.1% between December 2018 and May 2019 – the main driver of performance […]
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Oakley Capital to apply for specialist LSE listing
Oakley Capital to apply for specialist LSE listing – The UK-focused private equity investment company, Oakley Capital (OCI), has announced its intention to apply for admission of its ordinary shares to the specialist fund segment (SFS) of the London stock exchange’s (LSE) main market; OCI has given notice of the intended cancellation of trading of […]
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14 May 2019 1 min read
Oakley buys Videotel and Seagull
Oakley buys Videotel and Seagull – Oakley Capital Investments says that its Fund IV has partnered with the management teams of SG MidCo AS (“Seagull”), and Videotel Marine Asia Limited and Super Dragon Limited (collectively “Videotel”), to acquire majority stakes in the businesses from their current shareholders Herkules Private Equity Fund IV and KVH Industries. Over […]
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01 May 2019 1 min read
Oakley invests in Spanish online insurance firm
Oakley invests in Spanish online insurance firm – Oakley Capital Investments says its Fund III has agreed to form a joint venture with Admiral Group and Mapfre S.A. to combine Rastreator Comparador Correduría de Seguros S.L. (“Rastreator”) with Asesor Seguros Online S.L. and Asesor Consumer Services S.L. (together “Acierto.com”), two of Spain’s digital brokers for insurance […]
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25 Mar 2019 1 min read
Oakley Capital to buy Spanish business software firm Ekon
Oakley Capital to buy Spanish business software firm Ekon – Following on from reporting a strong set of results for FY18, on the back of several successful exits (https://quoteddata.com/2019/03/oakley-capital-2018-profits-beat-wider-market-strong-exits/), the private equity trust Oakley Capital (OCI) has announced the acquisition of Spain-based Ekon, a leading provider of business software. The business is being bought from […]
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14 Mar 2019 2 min read
Oakley Capital 2018 profits beat wider market on strong exits
Oakley Capital Investments Limited has announced full-year results for the year to December 31, 2018. NAV increased by 16% to £2.81 over the period, which the company largely attributed to several successful exits. The current portfolio of 11 private companies grew average earnings at 39% and realisations returned £115 million, at a combined premium of […]
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21 Aug 2018 2 min read
Oakley Capital investing in cPanel
Oakley Capital investing in cPanel – Oakley Capital Investments Limited will invest in cPanel via the Oakley Funds. WebPros BV, the holding company that owns Plesk and Solus VM, and which Oakley Capital Private Equity III first invested in in April 2017 (when WebPros bought Plesk), is acquiring a majority stake in cPanel from its founder J. Nick […]
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16 Mar 2018 2 min read
Tenth Anniversary of Oakley Capital Investments in 2017
Tenth Anniversary of Oakley Capital Investments in 2017 – Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2017. The company was launched in August 2007 and has completed its first decade of trading. Oakley Capital Investments is a Bermudian based company listed in London on the AIM market. The company seeks to provide […]
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22 Feb 2018 2 min read
Oakley Capital sells Parship and Verivox
Oakley Capital sells Parship and Verivox – Oakley Capital Investments says that Oakley Capital Private Equity II has reached an agreement to sell its 38.5% stake in PARSHIP ELITE Group and 9.9% stake in Verivox to NuCom Group, ProSiebenSat.1’s Commerce unit. The agreement is subject to approval by the responsible antitrust authorities. Oakley Capital Investments will […]
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06 Nov 2017 2 min read
Oakley buys Career Partner
Oakley buys Career Partner – Oakley Capital Investments Limited has agreed to acquire, through its Oakley Capital Private Equity III fund (“Fund III”), Apollo Global Germany GmbH (“Career Partner Group”), from its current shareholder Apollo Education Group Inc. Fund III, together with a number of underlying Fund III investors, will hold a 79% stake in the […]
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05 Sep 2017 1 min read
Investment Trust Insider on Northern Investors
This year’s summer lull is a bit busier than usual with Warehouse Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) publishing a prospectus and running around trying to raise £80 million to £150 million to buy a portfolio of multi-let urban warehouse estates. I have been occupied on a new guide for investors interested in listed private equity […]
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31 Jul 2017 2 min read
Oakley Capital Investments Inspired wins backing from TA Associates
Oakley Capital Investments Inspired wins backing from TA Associates – Inspired, a leading group of premium schools in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Australia and a portfolio company of Oakley Funds, has received a significant strategic growth investment from TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, comprising both primary and secondary investment. OCL […]
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26 May 2017 1 min read
Oakley Capital Investments announces completion of TechInsights acquisition
Oakley Capital Investments (OCIL) has announced that Oakley Capital Private Equity III (Fund III) has now completed the acquisition of a majority stake in TechInsights, which it describes as a global leader in the intellectual property and technology services market. Fund III has invested US$49.7 million in the business. OCIL’s indirect contribution through its interest […]
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16 May 2017 1 min read
Oakley Capital buys Schuelerhilfe
Oakley Capital Investments says that Oakley Capital Private Equity III (“Fund III”) has agreed to acquire the business and operations of ZGS Verwaltungs GmbH (“Schuelerhilfe”), from its current majority shareholders Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) and DBAG Fund V, a fund managed by DBAG. Schuelerhilfe is the leading provider of after school tutoring to primary and secondary […]
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15 May 2017 2 min read
Epiris sells TechInsights to Oakley Capital
Epiris has announced that its portfolio company AXIO Group has agreed the sale of TechInsights, a leading intellectual property and technology services provider, to Oakley Capital. The sale, which is expected to complete in the next two weeks, is the seventh and final major realisation from AXIO’s portfolio and will conclude what has been an […]
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02 May 2017 1 min read
Oakley Capital buys Plesk
Oakley Capital Investments says that Oakley Capital Private Equity III has completed a deal to acquire the assets and operations of Plesk, at an enterprise value of $105 million, as a carve out from the Parallels Group. Fund III has invested $27.4 million for a 51% controlling stake in the business. The company’s indirect contribution […]
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05 Apr 2017 2 min read
Oakley Capital starts paying dividends
In its latest results statement, the chairman of Oakley Capital says the fund performed well in 2016. There has been a 30% increase (on a like-for-like basis) in the fair values of the portfolio companies held by the Oakley Funds, reflecting strong underlying growth. This, together with the favourable impact of weaker Sterling, has resulted […]
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24 Jan 2017 1 min read
Oakley Capital Investments Limited proposes treasury share placing
Oakley Capital Investments Limited (OCIL) has announced a placing of up to 17 million treasury shares in the Company. The placing will be priced at 157 pence per treasury share and will be conducted by means of an accelerated bookbuild to institutional investors. OCIL says that the final number of treasury shares and the price […]
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20 Dec 2016 1 min read
Oakley Capital Investments announces investment in Casa.it and atHome.lu
Oakley Capital Investments Limited has announced that it has been informed that Oakley Capital Private Equity III (Fund III) has agreed to acquire a portfolio of European real estate websites including Casa.it in Italy and atHome.lu in Luxembourg. Oakley is backing the existing management team to acquire the business in a carve-out from its parent […]
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16 Dec 2016 1 min read
Oakley Capital Investments announces maiden dividend of 4.5p
Oakley Capital Investments has announced that it is declaring its maiden dividend of 4.5p per share in respect of the 2016 financial year. The dividend will be paid on 30 January 2017 to shareholders registered on 30 December 2016. Thereafter, its Board says that it will adopt a dividend policy which takes into account the […]
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07 Dec 2016 1 min read
Oakley Capital Investments to realise stake in Host Europe Group
Oakley Capital Investments Limited has announced that it has been informed that Cinven has reached an agreement to sell Host Europe Group, the largest privately owned hosting provider in Europe, to GoDaddy Inc, which it says is the world’s largest cloud platform dedicated to small independent ventures. Oakley Capital Private Equity II took a minority […]
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11 Nov 2016 1 min read
Oakley Capital Investments increases its commitment to Fund III to €325m
Oakley Capital Investments Limited has announced that it has increased its commitment to Oakley Capital Private Equity III (Fund III), the successor fund to Oakley Capital Private Equity II (Fund II) by €75 million, taking its total commitment to Fund III to €325 million. Oakley Capital Investments Limited originally announced its commitment to Fund III […]
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19 Sep 2016 2 min read
Oakley Capital Investments benefits from fund performance and sterling weakness post Brexit
Oakley Capital Investments Limited (OCL) has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. During the period, the company’s NAV increased by 7.5% to £2.15 per share. The company says that 15p uplift in NAV per share is attributable to the strong performance of the underlying Funds and favourable exchange rate […]
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13 Sep 2016 1 min read
Oakley’s Inspired makes three further school acquisitions
Oakley Capital Investments Limited (OCIL) has announced that it has been informed that Inspired, which it describes as a ‘premium schools organisation in Europe, Australia, Africa and Latin America’, has completed the acquisitions of the International School of Europe Group (ISE), St Louis School (St. Louis) and St John’s International School (St. John’s). Oakley Capital […]
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05 Sep 2016 1 min read
Oakley Capital Investments sees 9.4p uplift in NAV per share from partial sale of PARSHIP ELITE
Oakley Capital Investments (OCIL) has announced that Oakley Capital Private Equity II2 (Fund II) has sold a controlling stake in PARSHIP ELITE Group, a leading online dating service in the German-speaking world, to ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE. The transaction reportedly values the business at €300m and OCIL says that this represents a return of 3.6x MM […]
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10 Jun 2016 2 min read
Oakley to benefit from Time Out float
Oakley Capital Investments Limited has announced the successful completion of the Initial Public Offering of Time Out Group plc raising GBP90 million (gross). Oakley Capital Private Equity LP invested in Time Out to support the transformation from traditional print based media such as magazines and guidebooks to digital and mobile platforms. Since OCPE’s initial investment, Time […]
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14 Apr 2016 2 min read
Oakley Capital NAV increase offset by short-term impact of fund raising
Oakley Capital Investments Limited (OCL) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2015. During the second half of the year, the company’s NAV per share increased by 9.9% to £2.00 (30 June 2015: £1.82) but the company says that this fair value increase was countered by the expected short-term dilutive impact […]
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29 Jan 2016 2 min read
Oakley Capital Investments posts NAV growth of approximately 9% during H2 2015
Oakley Capital Investments has provided a trading update for the 12 months ended 31 December 2015. The company says that its NAV per share (unaudited) is expected to be in the range of £1.98 – £2.00, which represents an increase of approximately 9% on the end of June 2015 figure. Oakley Capital Investments invests alongside […]
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20 Jul 2015 1 min read
Investment trusts see largest ever new issue
QuotedData reports that the investment trust sector expanded by about GBP2.4 billion over the second quarter of 2015, taking in close to GBP2.9 billion and handing back just over GBP450 million. The firm comments that many of the funds raising money are not designed to throw off high levels of income, suggesting that investors are […]
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29 Jun 2015 1 min read
Oakley Capital sells Verivox
Oakley Capital has announced that it has sold most of its German on-line price comparison business, Verivox, to ProSiebenSat.1 for €200m making a 15x return on its original investment or an IRR of 73%. Verivox was held within its first fund, Fund I. Under the terms of the deal, Fund I could earn a further €50m […]
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22 Apr 2015 1 min read
Busy year for Oakley Capital
Oakley Capital has published results for the year ended 31 December 2014 that show the net asset value has barely moved – up from 200p to 201p. Oakley Capital invests through two limited partnerships – Oakley Capital Private Equity and Oakley Capital Private Equity II. The first fund is now fully invested and is returning capital to […]
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17 Dec 2014 1 min read
Oakley Capital sells intergenia
Oakley Capital has announced the sale of intergenia GmbH for an enterprise value of €210m. The deal crystallises a 2.5x gain, a 36% IRR, for the Oakley funds that backed the original deal, including Oakley Capital Investments Limited. The fund’s share of the proceeds is €21m. They say intergenia is headquartered in Cologne and is a […]
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24 Sep 2014 1 min read
Oakley Capital buys majority stake in Facile.it
OCL : Oakley Capital buys majority stake in Facile.it Oakley Capital, through OCPE II Master LP, is investing €27m into the acquisition of a majority stake in Facile.it, Italy’s largest car insurance broker and online price comparison website. Oakley is excited by the prospects for the business – just 10% of car insurance is bought […]
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02 Sep 2014 1 min read
Oakley Capital set to benefit from Daisy bid
OCL : Oakley Capital set to benefit from Daisy bid Oakley Capital Investments saw its net asset value fall to £1.91 from £2 over the first six months of 2014. They attribute most of the decline to a fall in the value of Daisy Group – a listed investment held in Oakley’s Fund I – […]
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10 Dec 2024 1 min read
Scottish Mortgage, Finsbury Growth & Income and other trusts with catalysts
By Emma Wallis, News editor, Trustnet, 10 December 2024: Some of the largest and best-known investment trusts are on the cusp of events that could boost their share prices, narrow their discounts and reward shareholders, including Scottish Mortgage and Pershing Square Holdings.. A significant catalyst for Scottish Mortgage could be its 4.8% allocation to Space […]
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14 Oct 2024 1 min read
Investment trust insider on HarbourVest Global Private Equity
Investment trust insider on HarbourVest Global Private Equity – James Carthew: I bought HarbourVest because its discount is far too wide HarbourVest Global Private Equity languishes on a 42% share price discount, which ignores several positive features of the £1.7bn portfolio I said two weeks ago I was thinking about buying shares in another undervalued […]
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30 Sep 2024 1 min read
Investment trust insider on my portfolio
Investment trust insider on my portfolio – James Carthew: New trusts for my portfolio Our columnist considers where to reinvest his cash from the Hipgnosis Songs takeover, and the forthcoming sale of assets in Abrdn Property Income. Flush with cash from the Hipgnosis (SONG) takeover and, soon perhaps Abrdn Property Income (API), which just announced […]
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23 Sep 2024 1 min read
Investment trust insider on good news for the investment companies sector
Investment trust insider on good news for the investment companies sector – James Carthew: Trusts that should rally on costs reform and rate cuts There was no pool of capital waiting to pounce on last week’s good news so there is still time to grab a bargain before over-sold investment companies start to bounce. On cost […]
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09 Sep 2024 1 min read
Investment trust insider on AVI Global Trust
Investment trust insider on AVI Global Trust – James Carthew: AVI Global can extend its excellent track record Discounts across global markets present opportunities for the UK-based bargain hunter, which recently cashed in on Starwood’s Balanced Commercial Property bid. The investment companies sector continues to shrink. So far in September, we have seen bids for Tritax […]
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21 May 2024 1 min read
Investment trust insider on Oakley Capital Investments
James Carthew: Oakley Capital isn’t complex, it’s good at private equity I have talked about the usefulness of capital markets days before and last week I made time to go to one held by Oakley Capital Investment (OCI). This is an investment company with a great track record, sitting alongside HgCapital (HGT) at the top […]
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13 May 2024 1 min read
How these four private equity trusts could help you cash in on… The STARS of TOMORROW
By ANNE ASHWORTH, Daily Mail, 11 May 2024: De-equitisation is one of the top trends of 2024 and it is unlikely to prove a fad, with implications for our pensions and savings. More companies are opting not to list their shares on a stock market, but to find ‘equity’ or finance from banks and other […]
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23 Apr 2024 1 min read
A glaring opportunity to snap up these cheap investment trusts
by Cherry Reynard from interactive investor, 23rd April 2024: Private equity investment trusts look like a glaring opportunity. They are trading at or near all-time record discounts after a long period where the sector has been out of favour. Holdings in the trusts have generally continued to perform well, with valuations stable. Yet these trusts […]
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17 Apr 2024 1 min read
The ‘purest’ trust to buy if you’re bullish on Scottish Mortgage’s private companies
By Matteo Anelli, Senior reporter, Trustnet, 17 April 2024: Investors who are bullish on Scottish Mortgage’s unlisted companies could broaden their horizons and consider the Schiehallion trust instead, which is “the purest version of Baillie Gifford’s private equity holdings”, according to Peel Hunt analysts.. “We look across to Schiehallion for multiple reasons,” the analysts continued. […]
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03 Apr 2024 1 min read
Four last-minute and early-bird investment trust bargains for your ISA
by Sam Benstead from interactive investor, 3rd April 2024: With just days to go before the 6 April ISA deadline, after which the £20,000 allowance restarts, there is still time to add some new ideas to your portfolio.. Investment trusts often throw up opportunities for bargain hunters, as the share price can diverge from the […]
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30 Oct 2023 1 min read
Investment trust insider on costs and spreads
James Carthew: Where is investment companies’ Brexit dividend? In many articles over the past few years, I have expressed frustration that investment company share price discounts seem to be divorced from reality. Initially, this was centred around private equity funds, but over the past 12 months or so the problem has widened to encompass much […]
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11 Oct 2023 1 min read
15 years on from Lehman’s: the funds and investment trusts that top the charts
by Kyle Caldwell from interactive investor, 10th October 2023: The 15-year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, which sent shockwaves through global stock markets, recently passed. Prior to the largest bankruptcy in US history came the credit crunch. This put paid to over-borrowed banks such as Northern Rock. Then came the full-blown banking crisis […]
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03 Oct 2023 1 min read
Is the reputation of private equity trusts finally on the turn?
Cherry Reynard, PORTFOLIO ADVISER, 02 OCTOBER 2023: The Bank of England’s change of direction on interest rates has rippled through investment markets. Perhaps one of its most surprising impacts has been felt in the growth capital and private equity sectors, where trusts have seen a considerable bounce over the last three months. After a torrid […]
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09 Aug 2023 2 min read
Private equity trusts hold up well despite heavy discounts
By Val Cipriani, Investors Chronicle, August 8, 2023: Private equity trust valuations have broadly held up so far this year despite higher interest rates leading to pessimism and huge discounts across the sector. Private equity net asset values (NAVs) are published with a few months of delay, so most of the data currently available refers […]
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24 Jul 2023 1 min read
Why I’m sticking some start-ups in my pension
David Brenchley, The Times, July 22 2023: Cheap private equity investment trusts can be lucrative pension investments – but you need to pick the best and back them for the long-term. Private equity funds have been in the spotlight since the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, got nine of Britain’s biggest pension firms to agree to pump […]
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03 May 2023 1 min read
Alternatives de-rating throws up opportunities
James Carthew for Investment Week, 3 May 2023: Over the past 12 months or so, the disconnect between the net asset values of a wide range of investment companies and their share prices has widened considerably. The problem seems particularly acute in the area of alternative assets, which includes private equity, property, infrastructure and renewable […]
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18 Apr 2023 1 min read
Investment trust insider on Oakley Capital Investments
James Carthew: Will good performance narrow Oakley Capital’s illogical discount? In both underlying net asset value (NAV) and share price terms, the best-performing private equity fund over the past five years has been Oakley Capital Investments (OCI). The share price has kept pace with the NAV over that period – both returning about 23% per […]
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20 Jan 2023 2 min read
Investment trust bargains: how to find them and where to look in 2023
by Kyle Caldwell from interactive investor, 19th January 2023: We explain the tricks of the trade to find potential discount opportunities, and name the three areas where analysts are finding plenty of value in 2023… The first thing to point out is that while investment trust discounts offer opportunities to buy a basket of investments […]
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22 Feb 2022 1 min read
What next for the private equity trusts?
Private equity trusts have posted stellar returns in 2020 and 2021, but a new environment poses new challenges By Dave Baxter, Investors Chronicle, February 21, 2022: The persistent share price discounts on which most private equity investment trusts still trade have tended to disguise a sector in rude health. That was particularly the case in […]
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07 Feb 2022 2 min read
Gateway to private markets
Hannah Smith, AIC’s Compass, 4 February 2022: Unquoted companies offer the exciting potential for unbridled growth, albeit with a high level of stock-specific risk. With companies taking longer to reach IPO stage, there are more opportunities in this space, and now even mainstream investment trusts are making unlisted businesses a significant part of their portfolios. […]
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28 Jul 2021 1 min read
The five investment trust premiums and discounts that have risen the most
Trustnet looks at the investment trusts that have either gone to a bigger premium or a narrower discount across June. By Rory Palmer, Reporter, Trustnet, 27 July 2021 Chrysalis Investments, Gresham House Strategic and Oakley Capital Investments were all more expensive than their long-run average in June, according to QuotedData. Investment trusts can trade at a […]
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25 May 2021 1 min read
Investment trust insider on private equity again
Investment trust insider on private equity again – James Carthew: Private equity trusts remain grossly mispriced Just over a year ago, I wrote an article to highlight the unjustified discounts that trusts in the private equity sector were trading on. My pick of the bunch was Standard Life Private Equity (SLPE), which at that time was […]
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06 May 2020 1 min read
Investment trust insider on private equity
Investment trust insider on private equity – James Carthew: ‘stale’ private equity trusts are just too cheap I spoke to the managers of ICG Enterprise (ICGT) last week after the publication of annual results showing the private equity trust made an 11.2% return on net assets in the year to 31 January, beating the FTSE All […]
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13 Jan 2020 2 min read
Best Bargains for 2020, Money Observer, January issue
Best Bargains for 2020, Money Observer, January issue Jennifer Hill With the mantra ‘buy low, sell high’ firmly in mind, Jennifer Hill makes a solid argument for a shift to buying value Value investing is set for a comeback in 2020, after a decade in the doldrums. While recession risk appears to have subsided, sentiment […]
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07 Nov 2018 1 min read
Investment Trust Insider on HgCapital
Investment Trust Insider on HgCapital- James Carthew: my pick of the private equity trust bunch After last week’s exhortation to invest in private equity via funds with experienced and well-resourced teams, I thought I should provide an example: HgCapital (HGT), a £735 million investment trust, that last month won promotion to the FTSE 250 index. HGT […]
