We know what we're good at

We have built our business firmly on the sectors and specialism where we know we can outshine the competition. This guides us to pick the right battles for us and for our clients.

Quality is something we won’t compromise on.

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We’re relentless in pursuit of the right answer

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 surprisingly human

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.

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

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News and Media

Friday 12 November 2021 Press release

UK’s food and drink suppliers facing key decisions to secure futures after withstanding Covid-19

The UK’s largest food and drink producers saw a dip in revenue growth but largely weathered the storm of Covid-19 in 2020, OC&C Strategy Consultants’ latest Food and Drink Top 150 shows. Overall revenue growth among the UK’s largest 150 food and drink producers fell to 1.1%, down from 1.9% in 2019, however profit margins among this year’s Top 150 remained robust, rising to 5.8%, up from 5.5% in 2019.

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Wednesday 03 November 2021 News

OC&C advises Platinum Equity & Biscuit International on proposed acquisition of Continental Bakeries

We are pleased to congratulate Platinum Equity and Biscuit International on the proposed acquisition of Continental Bakeries from its majority shareholders Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

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Monday 01 November 2021 Press release

OC&C Strategy Consultants resumes operations in Benelux

Five Netherlands-based Partners integrated into OC&C Strategy Consultants strengthening the firm’s position as a leading destination for strategy talent.

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Wednesday 13 October 2021 Press release

Older shoppers driving the biggest shift in shopping sustainably

In this, our 11th annual Retail Proposition Index, the results show that the pandemic has shaken up consumers’ values, fundamentally shifting expectations and behaviours.

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Tuesday 28 September 2021 News

OC&C advises Armonia and Azimut on the acquisition of the Induplast Group

We are pleased to congratulate Armonia and Azimut on their recent acquisition of a controlling stake in the Induplast Group.

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Thursday 23 September 2021 News

OC&C advises Hyle Capital Partners on their investment in Manuzzi

We are pleased to congratulate Hyle Capital Partners on their recent investment in Manuzzi, one of Italy’s leading producers of nuts and dried fruit.

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Tuesday 21 September 2021 News

OC&C supports Innova Club1 during recent Burke&Burke sale process

We are pleased to congratulate Innova Club1 on its recent acquisition of a majority stake in Burke&Burke.

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Monday 13 September 2021 News

OC&C advises Livingbridge on its investment in Jungle Creations

We are pleased to congratulate Livingbridge on its successful investment in Jungle Creations.

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Wednesday 01 September 2021 News

OC&C advises Axel Springer on its acquisition of POLITICO

We are pleased to congratulate Axel Springer on its acquisition of POLITICO.

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Wednesday 18 August 2021 News

OC&C advises the Colombini Group on its recent acquisition of Bontempi Casa Group

We are pleased to congratulate the Colombini Group on its recent acquisition of Bontempi Casa Group.

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Friday 06 August 2021 News

OC&C supports Azimut on its recent investment in Arrow Special Parts

We are pleased to congratulate Azimut Libera Impresa SGR’s “IPO Club” fund on its successful investment in Arrow Special Parts.

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Friday 06 August 2021 News

OC&C advises QCapital on its recent acquisition of Venpa

We are pleased to congratulate QCapital on its successful investment in Venpa. QCapital specialises in investing in Italian SMEs.

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Monday 02 August 2021 News

OC&C supports Antares Vision S.p.A during its recent listing on Borsa Italiana’s STAR exchange

We are pleased to congratulate Antares Vision S.p.A on its recent move from the AIM Italia stock market to a new listing on on Borsa Italiana’s STAR segment exchange

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Tuesday 27 July 2021 News

OC&C supports Giglio.com as strategic advisor for market analysis on its recent IPO

We are pleased to congratulate Giglio.com on its recent IPO on the AIM Italia market. OC&C supported Giglio.com as strategic advisor for market analysis on its recent IPO.

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Monday 26 July 2021 News

OC&C advises Bike24 on its recent IPO

We are pleased to congratulate Bike24 on its recent IPO. Bike24 is of one Europe’s leading cycling, outdoor, fitness and swimming products e-tailers.

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Friday 23 July 2021 News

OC&C advises Livingbridge on the acquisition of World of Books

We are pleased to congratulate Livingbridge on its recent investment in World of Books Group (Wob), a UK online re-seller of second-hand books.

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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 Products and Services team work with both private and public sector clients to develop market leading strategies and develop new standards of best practice across blue and white collar services with particular specialisations in professional and financial services.

Consumer goods

The Consumer sector encompasses all of our work with retailers, consumer goods manufacturers or consumer-facing travel and leisure businesses.

Retail especially is a core area for us and we are often at the forefront of developments in these areas.

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, technology and education.

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, 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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At OC&C we work on the most interesting and strategic projects for the biggest and fastest growing companies.

We solve complex problems in short, intense and highly collaborative projects. And we also prioritise the individual: we invest in you making sure that you get the structure and support you need to succeed.

Our latest views

Friday 17 September 2021

Ready, Test, Go!

Over the last 18 months, it has been easy (understandably) to focus on just getting through the “now”. Evolution in testing markets, however, does not stop, and testing providers need to be prepared for further change: from evolving customer demands and new regulation to under-pressure supply chains.

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Monday 16 August 2021

COVID-19 accelerated car retail evolution but landscape remains familiar

The automotive world has been profoundly affected by COVID-19, but even before the pandemic hit the sector was undergoing a transformation in how, where, and what cars consumers wanted to buy.

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Monday 16 August 2021

Investing in the News: opportunities in a challenged market

The news industry – and TV news in particular – is a strange place to invest on face value. Nevertheless, there are opportunities for investment as incumbents seek to evolve to keep hold of their audiences, and outsiders seek to disrupt.

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Thursday 08 April 2021

Opinion: Never again should we accept the notion of non-essential workers

It took a global pandemic to prompt society to reflect on the importance of work performed not only by healthcare and home care providers, but by delivery drivers, grocery store employees and other critical but modestly paid workers.

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