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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

Monday, 3 October 2022 Press release

OC&C Strategy Consultants appoints Martin Schwarzmann as Partner

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Martin Schwarzmann as Partner in the firm’s Telecoms, Media and Technology (TMT) and Analytics teams.

Friday, 23 September 2022 News

The Global 50

The world’s FMCG giants survived the pandemic. Now they’re facing into rampant inflation. Are they agile enough to handle rising costs, changing shopper habits and geopolitical volatility? With contributions from OC&Cs Will Hayllar and Claire Dannatt, The Grocer discusses how consumer powerhouses performed last year, whilst dissecting the key factors impacting operations.

Thursday, 22 September 2022 Press release

OC&C appoints four new partners

We are delighted to announce Jan Bergmann, Jean-Baptiste Brachet, Ye Chen, and John Franklin as partners.

Wednesday, 21 September 2022 News

OC&C advises Wise Equity on their majority stake in OneTag

We are pleased to congratulate Wise Equity on their investment in OneTag. The acquisition of 55% of the capital makes Wise Equity and co-investors the majority stakeholders in the company.

Wednesday, 14 September 2022 News

The state of travel recovery

Travel recovery has bounced back quicker than expected, with recovery expanding from strong domestic leisure markets into business and international travel. This level of recovery to date owes credit to the high and effective levels of pent-up demand, especially in the leisure segment where consumer savings were built up and retained during the pandemic.

Tuesday, 13 September 2022 News

OC&C advises White Bridge Investments II on recent acquisition of wine producer Tenuta Ulisse

We are pleased to congratulate White Bridge Investments II on their majority stake investment in Tenuta Ulisse, an innovative winemaker from Abruzzo.

Tuesday, 13 September 2022 News

OC&C advises Francisco Partners on their investment into Kobalt

We are pleased to congratulate Francisco Partners on their recent landmark investment into Kobalt.

Monday, 22 August 2022 News

OC&C advises Aksìa on recent acquisition in the Agritech sector

We are pleased to congratulate Aksìa on their majority stake investment, through Aksia Capital V Fund’s, in Scarabelli Irrigazione and Giunti, Italian companies active in the production and distribution of products, components, and solutions for traditional and precision irrigation.

Thursday, 18 August 2022 News

OC&C advises Alcedo SGR on their recent acquisition in food supplements

We are pleased to congratulate Alcedo SGR on their investment in Ekalab. Alcedo acquires 64.2% of the business through their Alcedo V Fund.

Wednesday, 17 August 2022 News

OC&C advised on the acquisition of Quick active in recreational boating equipment

We are pleased to congratulate Fondo Italiano d’Investimento SGR and Armonia SGR on their majority stake investment in Quick Group Spa. Quick Group is an Italian leader in recreational boating equipment design, engineering and manufacturing.

Monday, 15 August 2022 News

OC&C advises Aurelius Investments on acquisition of Footasylum

We are pleased to congratulate Aurelius Investments on their acquisition of Footasylum, the enterprise value of the transaction was approximately EUR 45m (£37.5m).

Thursday, 11 August 2022 News

Sustainability in fashion

Sustainability will transform the fashion industry over the next 10+ years starting now – winners will embrace it as part of their business model and diversify away from a reliance on volume growth.

Tuesday, 2 August 2022 News

OC&C advises Peugeot Frѐres Industrie Group on their recent acquisition of Julbo

We are pleased to congratulate Peugeot Frѐres Industrie on their majority stake acquisition of Julbo.

Friday, 29 July 2022 News

OC&C advises Aksia on recent investment in multiple players in gnocchi, fresh pasta and ready meals

We are pleased to congratulate Aksia on the creation of the Italian Food Excellence Group (Ifex). The group is a brand new entity created following the acquisition of multiple players in this market.

Tuesday, 26 July 2022 News

OC&C advises Italmobiliare on their recent acquisition of SIDI Sport

We are pleased to congratulate Italmobiliare on their acquisition of SIDI Sport. Founded in 1960 by Dino Signori, the business specialises in cycling and motorcycling footwear production.

Tuesday, 19 July 2022 News

OC&C advises Voff on recent sale to Axcel

We are pleased to congratulate Voff on the recent sale to Nordic PE firm, Axcel. Voff is currently owned by Swedish investor Systematic Growth, with senior management and key employees who will continue as significant minority shareholders alongside Axcel.

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

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.

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.

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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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.