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We’re agile thinkers, intellectually curious and up for a challenge. We’re not afraid to tell you what you need to hear.

That means we come up with the brave answers that set us – and our clients – apart.

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We’re an organisation of individuals cut from different cloths but united by a common purpose – working together with our clients and colleagues to build relationships that last.

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News and media

Monday, 22 May 2023 Press release

OC&C Strategy Consultants announces new Partner in Munich

We’re excited to welcome a new addition to our global partnership, based in our Munich office. Lars Luck brings more than 25 years of experience to the firm, specialising in Retail and Consumer Goods, specifically durable goods. He brings a wealth of knowledge from both a consultancy and corporate management background. Having spent 14 years at Roland Berger as a strategy consultant, Lars then ventured into the corporate world – working at Metro Group for three years as Group Strategy Director

Tuesday, 16 May 2023 News

OC&C advises Cherry Bay Capital on investment in Animal Wellness Products

We’re pleased to have advised Cherry Bay Capital in their recent investment of a minority stake in Animal Wellness Products (A.W.P.), providing Commercial Due Diligence during this process. A.W.P. is one of the world’s leaders in developing healthy and sustainable food products for animals in an environmentally friendly way. Founded in 2002, it specialises in the production of natural additives with a high concentration of innovative ingredients.

Thursday, 13 April 2023 Press release

OC&C supports Inspire Impact in investment in Mint Innovation

OC&C is pleased to congratulate Jonathan Lim, Josh Ryan, Emma Hu and the Inspire Impact team on their recent investment in Mint Innovation. Inspire Impact, part of the Liverpool Group, is a profit for purpose organisation that seeks to invest in businesses and other assets that explicitly and positively impact the society and environment in which we all live. Mint Innovation is a leading cleantech company accelerating circular green metals into local economies, using natural biomass and smart

Tuesday, 28 March 2023 News

OC&C advises LDC on its investment in Idwal Marine Services

OC&C is pleased to advise LDC on its recent investment in Idwal Marine Services. Congratulations to both LDC (Dewi Hughes, Oliver Schofield, James Garland) and the management team (Nick Owens, George Haysom) – it will be an exciting journey ahead, with Idwal leading the way in the industry. Idwal is the global leader in tech-enabled asset integrity inspections for ships. They developed the industry defining Idwal Grade, and is now also offering maintenance benchmarking analysis.

Wednesday, 15 March 2023 News

OC&C advises Bridgepoint on acquisition of Monica Vinader

OC&C is pleased to congratulate Bridgepoint on their recent investment in Monica Vinader. As part of the transaction, Piper and Winona Capital will sell their stakes in Monica Vinader to Bridgepoint. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Monica Vinader is a renowned British jewellery brand who craft “demi-fine jewellery positioned and priced in the gap between fine and fashion jewellery", with stores in over 70 countries, employing more than 350 people worldwide.

Thursday, 2 March 2023 News

OC&C advised Azimut on recent investment in the biohacking & anti-aging areas

OC&C are pleased to congratulate Azimut Libera Impresa on their investment in the Longevity Suite, specializing in the biohacking & anti-aging areas.

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 News

OC&C supported an IPO in the customized adhesive tapes and closure systems markets

OC&C are pleased to congratulate Magis for its recent debut on the stock exchange. The company produce customized adhesive tapes and closure systems for disposable diapers and adult incontinence products. The listing on the Stock Exchange takes place following the execution of an operation promoted by Electa Ventures, the Italian pioneer of SPAC and Pre-booking Company.

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 News

OC&C supports ECI in Tusker value realisation throughout the investment lifecycle

OC&C is pleased to congratulate ECI on their recent sale of vehicle leasing company Tusker to Lloyds Banking Group. OC&C supported ECI on due diligence at the point of investment and supported Tusker on strategy and value creation throughout ECI’s hold period. Tusker is a carbon neutral company who provide both company car and salary sacrifice car schemes to UK organizations in both the public and private sector. It has 1,300 customers running around 23,000 vehicles of which 60% are EVs.

Monday, 27 February 2023 News

OC&C advises on recent sale in beauty and personal care omnichannel space

OC&C is pleased to congratulate Pinalli on their recent majority sale to H.I.G. Pinalli is a beauty and personal care omnichannel distribution platform.

Wednesday, 22 February 2023 News

OC&C advises Metric Capital Partners on acquisition of Mexican restaurant chain

OC&C is pleased to congratulate Bjorn Tessiore and Carl D’Souza of Metric Capital Partners on their recent investment in Zambrero, the ‘Feel Good Mex’ restaurant chain.

Thursday, 16 February 2023 Press release

OC&C Strategy Consultants Announces Four New Partners

We're excited to announce four new partners.

Wednesday, 1 February 2023 News

OC&C advises Phoenix Equity Partners on sale of a leading B2B vehicle rental aggregator platform

OC&C is pleased to congratulate Phoenix Equity Partners on the recent sale of Nexus Vehicle Rental. We are also delighted to support the management team on this next step of the journey with David Brennan, John Ellis and Alex Cook, continuing to lead the business.

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 News

OC&C assists Jan Linders on cooperating agreement with Albert Heijn

OC&C is pleased to congratulate Jan Linders by person of Ferry Moolenschot, Leo Linders, Jonas Linders, Ruth Linders, and Lode Linders on their recent deal with Albert Heijn.

Thursday, 19 January 2023 News

How to win the profit fight in 2023

How to win the profit fight in 2023 As the dust settles on peak trading, the column inches will be devoted to the retail industry’s top-line trading performance. Indeed, the winners and losers will be defined by the outside world by market share and sales growth over the golden quarter. Early indications suggest that, for many, will prove resilient relative to expectations.

Monday, 16 January 2023 News

OC&C advises Next Capital on acquisition of rehabilitation retailer

We're pleased to congratulate James Murphy, David Browne and Niamh O'Reilly of Next Capital Private Equity on their recent investment in Country Care Group.

Thursday, 5 January 2023 News

OC&C advises Europa Capital Partners on recent acquisition in food import and distribution sector

We're pleased to congratulate Europa Capital Partners on their acquisition of Fine Food Group.

Industries

OC&C Strategy Consultants help top management of major multinational corporations and leading national companies as well as private equity firms, governmental and other public institutions develop winning strategies.

We bring fresh insight, clarity and deep industry expertise to the table, dig into the numbers, and come up with pragmatic, creative solutions that have lasting impact.

Analytics

Using big data, advanced analytics techniques and AI, our specialist Analytics team help clients to unlock new solutions and create a better basis for commercial decisions to the most complex strategy questions.

B2B Products & Services

Our B2B team provides and develops superior insight to the winning business models in complex B2B products and services sectors. We cover a broad range of topics and sectors, but we combine unrivalled experience and insight in six key areas.

Consumer Goods

We build relationships with the people at the forefront of consumer goods - from the smallest insurgent David to the largest Goliath.

Our in-depth knowledge across the spectrum from farm, to factory, to shelf, and ultimately to consumer, and this insight, when combined with our passion and personal commitment, enables us to help our partners compete and win.

Leisure & Hospitality

We have unrivalled experience providing strategic and operational advice to clients across the Leisure sector. Our team work with some of the biggest global players and national names across a variety of sub-sectors.

Private Equity and M&A

We work with private equity (across a range of fund sizes), other asset class investors and corporate acquirers, helping them on acquisitions, portfolio support and exits.

Retail

Our retail sector sits at the core of our business. We have deep expertise across categories and channels, earned from over 1,500 retail engagements since our founding in 1987: our clients range from multinational grocery giants through to nascent online category specialists.

TMT

TMT covers all aspects of Telecoms, Media, and Technology.

Our Media team are experts on both Consumer and Business Information services and Education, whilst in Technology we're advisors across Software, Communication Networks/Platforms, Equipment and Services, and IT/Cyber Security for companies and investors worldwide.

Our Insights

The philosophy of OC&C is to treat each problem as unique, applying uncommon sense, providing truly customised solutions rather than generic packages for our clients.

OC&C's publications illustrate our ability to think creatively, generate new insights and provide a fresh perspective on established thinking.

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Tuesday, 30 May 2023

Next Generation Operating Models

Brands continue to find themselves under pressure from all directions. Cost inflation, staff shortages, and ever-changing customer needs are all contributing to margin compression, which is quickly rising to unsustainable levels. While increasing consumption has offered some relief to the sector, as ESG increasingly influences consumer decisions volumes are expected to slow or stagnate.

Thursday, 27 April 2023

The Future of the Car Dealer

Vehicle dealers are in the midst of significant change as the actions and priorities of consumers, OEMs and the government are transforming the future of vehicle distribution in all markets driving consolidation, multi-channel digitisation of consumer journeys and EV adoption.

Monday, 13 March 2023

Investing in Sport: A Slam Dunk?

Sport is a vast, complex market – and it will continue to grow. With evolving fan behaviours, increasing demand for rights and technological innovation driving growth, the industry is expected to surpass $800bn by 2027. There are many areas of untapped potential, as well as growth hotspots, ranging from OTT streaming services to gambling, gaming and eSports.

Wednesday, 8 March 2023

8 key areas of focus for the Leisure & Hospitality sector

Despite finding ourselves in a period of economic uncertainty, with consumer confidence lower than ever, the leisure and hospitality sector has shown real resilience in Q4, which has continued into the early stages of this year. With distinctly unique circumstances in the aftermath of a global pandemic, and the chance to capitalise on under-performing areas across the sector, there are a range of important decisions businesses must make to successfully survive these turbulent times.