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 21 January 2022 News

OC&C advises Three Hills Capital Partners on SEC Newgate transaction

We are pleased to congratulate Three Hills Capital Partners (THCP) on their recent investment in SEC Newgate.

Wednesday 19 January 2022 Press release

Online marketplaces to grow by 15 per cent annually and match direct eCommerce spend by 2025

The unstoppable rise of the online marketplace model – operated by the likes of Amazon, Expedia and eBay – is driving the largest fundamental shift in consumer spending since the emergence of eCommerce in the 1990s, a report by OC&C Strategy Consultants has found.

Monday 10 January 2022 News

OC&C advises Arrigoni on their recent acquisition of Lirsa

We are pleased to congratulate Arrigoni (one of Armonia’s portfolio companies) on their recent acquisition of Lirsa.

Friday 07 January 2022 News

OC&C advises Hyle Capital Partners on their recent investment in Contri Spumanti

We are pleased to congratulate Hyle Capital Partners on their investment in Contri Spumanti.

Friday 24 December 2021 News

OC&C advises Credem Private Equity on recent investment

We are pleased to congratulate Credem Private Equity sgr on their 70% investment stake in Regas.

Thursday 23 December 2021 News

OC&C advises Mandarin Capital Partners on Croci transaction

We are pleased to congratulate Mandarin Capital Partners on its recent acquisition of a majority stake in Croci.

Wednesday 22 December 2021 News

OC&C advises Arcadia on its acquisition of Starlaks Italia

We are pleased to congratulate Arcadia on their recent acquisition of Starlaks Italia.

Tuesday 21 December 2021 News

OC&C advises Consilium on its acquisition of Music Center

We are pleased to congratulate Consilium Private Equity on its recent acquisition of a majority interest in Music Center.

Friday 17 December 2021 News

OC&C advises leading B2B Comms provider Southern Communications on its recent transaction

We are pleased to congratulate Southern Communications and its previous shareholder Livingbridge on the recent exit/buy-out. Southern is one of the UK’s largest independent providers of B2B comms and connectivity, with a leading hosted cloud voice proposition.

Wednesday 15 December 2021 News

What if everyone is wrong about the metaverse?

Some sceptics see the metaverse as the tech industry’s attempt to conjure up the next big thing. Six out of every ten people on earth now have a smartphone, and the technology is mature. Meanwhile buzzwords such as AR, VR, blockchain and open-world games are at the beginning of their curves: what will it all add up to?

Tuesday 14 December 2021 News

OC&C advises 21 Invest Italy on their recent investment in Zanzar

We are pleased to congratulate 21 Invest on acquiring a majority stake in Zanzar. Zanzar, based in the South of Italy, is a European leader in the development and production of insect screens.

Monday 13 December 2021 News

OC&C advises CVC on their acquisition of Stock Spirits Group PLC

We are pleased to congratulate CVC on their recent acquisition of Stock Spirits. Stock Spirits is a market leader across the CEE region in the alcoholic beverage sector, with particular dominance in the Polish and Czech markets.

Friday 10 December 2021 News

OC&C advises ECI Partners on its recent divestment of Content+Cloud

OC&C is delighted to congratulate ECI and Content+Cloud on the recent sale of the business to Advania. Content+Cloud is a leading Microsoft-based technology services business, digital transformation partner and Managed Services Provider (MSP).

Thursday 09 December 2021 News

OC&C congratulates TBAuctions on their recent sale process

We are pleased to congratulate TBAuctions on their recent sale to Castik Capital. TBAuctions is a leading online auction platform and marketplace focused on second-hand and second chance goods, operating through the brands Troostwijk Auctions (B2B), BVA Auctions (B2C), and the recently-acquired Belgian brand Vavato.

Wednesday 08 December 2021 News

OC&C congratulates Omlet on recent sale process

We are pleased to congratulate Omlet on completing the recent transaction to secure investment from Piper Private Equity. OC&C provided sell-side support to Omlet during this process.

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.

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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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.

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.

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.

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.