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News and media

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.

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.

Thursday, 22 December 2022 News

OC&C advises Credem Private Equity on recent traceability deal in the Information Technology sector

We're pleased to congratulate Credem Private Equity on their voluntary public tender offer on the ordinary shares of Finlogic S.P.A.

Friday, 16 December 2022 News

OC&C supports Wise Equity on recent sale process in the bike components space

We're pleased to congratulate Wise Equity on their recent sale of a majority stake in Vittoria Group to Telemos Capital. OC&C provided sell-side support to Wise Equity and during this process.

Wednesday, 14 December 2022 News

OC&C advises Wise Equity on recent deal on lighting towers business

We're pleased to congratulate Wise Equity on their recent agreement with 21 Invest that acquired the business.

Tuesday, 13 December 2022 News

OC&C advises Bravo Capital Partners II on recent acquisition in the food ingredients sector

We're pleased to congratulate Bravo Capital on acquiring Sipral Padana.

Monday, 12 December 2022 News

OC&C advises Verteq Capital on industrial machinery components acquisition

Founded in Erbusco (Italy) in 1997, Radici is a leading producer of industrial automation machinery plastic components and accessories, working predominately in the bottling, food processing and pharmaceutical sectors.

Monday, 5 December 2022 News

OC&C advises Clessidra Capital Credit and FVS on recent acquisition in the confectionary space

We're pleased to congratulate Clessidra Capital Credit and FVS on acquiring Candy Factory. The investment is shared with Castellazzi (founder of Casa del Dolce) and Corno (founder of Liking).

Wednesday, 23 November 2022 News

OC&C advises Partners Group on recent acquisition in the DACH Digital Transformation market

We are pleased to congratulate Partners Group, a leading global private markets firm, acting on behalf of its clients, on its recent acquisition of Cloudflight, as majority shareholder.

Friday, 18 November 2022 News

OC&C advises EMPG on recent investment round

We are pleased to congratulate EMPG on its recent $200 million investment from Affinity Partners. EMPG is the largest classifieds player in emerging markets, holding stakes in 10 brands globally and is present in more than 50 cities across its target regions, with over 200 million monthly visits to its platforms. Its portfolio includes Zameen.com, Bayut.com and Dubizzle.

Tuesday, 8 November 2022 News

OC&C advises Metrika on an acquisition of aerial platform producer

We are pleased to congratulate Metrika on their majority stake investment in CMC, a leading international player in the design, manufacture and distribution of aerial spider platforms.

Thursday, 3 November 2022 News

OC&C advises Arbo on an acquisition of components distributor for commercial refrigerators

We are pleased to congratulate Arbo on their majority stake investment in Verco Milano Srl, a company active in component distribution for the commercial refrigeration sector.

Thursday, 27 October 2022 News

Friend or foe? Implications of Netflix and Disney+ ads for broadcasters

In our last article, following a slew of announcements, we looked at the advertising market entry plans of Netflix and Disney+, particularly from the perspective of the advertising industry, considering how their ad product might be received. This article considers the likely effect on broadcaster incumbents in the UK in the medium term and proposes strategies to minimise future revenue risks.

Wednesday, 26 October 2022 News

Sizing up MediaTech

Underpinned by the explosion of digital media consumption and rapidly evolving media landscape, alongside widespread digitisation of workflows needing solutions, MediaTech presents an opportunity to gain exposure to these growth tailwinds while benefiting from enterprise software economics, potential defensibility and revenue predictability.

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 latest views

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Sound Investing

Music is roaring back as an asset class. In our latest insight we explore the value chain and industry structure, identify key trends shaping the market and unpick investment opportunity areas.

Tuesday, 24 May 2022

The new checklist – where to invest as inflation hits home

If the recent gloom from central banks has you dusting off your recession playbook, think again. A downturn may be looming, but – to use a now-familiar adjective – the circumstances are very much ‘unprecedented’.

Monday, 21 February 2022

Battling the bubble

Welcome to Consumer M&A in 2022. Valuations are at record highs, and trade and private equity are fighting fiercely for the best deals. With everyone gunning for the same growth areas, how do you ensure you’re not backing a bubble?

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.

Our Insights

The philosophy of OC&C is to treat each problem as unique, applying uncommon sense and 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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