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Friday, 27 October 2023 News

OC&C provides sell-side support to Orkla on partnership with Rhône Group

After providing strategic advice and vendor due diligence to Orkla ASA and their subsidiary, Orkla Food Ingredients AS (OFI), we’re delighted to congratulate them on the announcement of their partnership with Rhône. The deal will see funds affiliated with Rhône, the transatlantic private equity firm, acquire a 40% stake in OFI. The transaction implies an enterprise value of NOK 15.5 billion.

Tuesday, 21 August 2018 News

Grocers need to focus on supplier relationship management to compete

The path to value creation

Monday, 20 August 2018 News

OC&C supports sale of innovative mobility platform Nexus Vehicle Rental

Bowmark Capital sells Nexus Vehicle Rental to Phoenix Equity Partners

Tuesday, 31 July 2018 News

Luxury and digital platforms – from denial to partnership

Top luxury and fashion brands need to start selling through third party e-retailers or risk being left behind

Tuesday, 24 July 2018 News

Why mobile phone stores need to stop selling product

Imagine an auditorium buzzing with anticipation for the unveiling of 2018’s latest mobile handset. The room falls quiet, the CEO whips a brick-like device from his pocket and proudly claims that the new device can make phone calls and, wait for it…can handle SMS messaging

Friday, 13 July 2018 News

OC&C awarded Corporate Insider Excellence in Media Acquisitions UK 2018

We are proud to have been selected as a winner in the Corporate Insider 2018 M&A Awards

Tuesday, 3 July 2018 News

Talking about a revolution

After a slowdown in 2015, the global personal luxury goods industry is growing again, with consumer spending reaching approximately €260bn annually

Wednesday, 27 June 2018 News

A golden age of leisure holds eastern (European) promise

As people look to spend their disposable income on experienced-based leisure activities, there are opportunities for businesses in established European markets to take advantage of the demand

Wednesday, 27 June 2018 News

Ask not what a category can do for a SKU, but what a SKU can do for a category

Grocery retail is challenged by the cost base increasing to cover online infrastructures and increased customer experience expectations, the threat of discounters, consolidation of competitors, aggressive suppliers and so on

Thursday, 21 June 2018 News

Opinion: Improving is not winning in retail

The roll call of failed or struggling retailers is growing: Toys R Us, Maplin, Poundworld, Carpetright, Mothercare, House of Fraser. Many more will be added

Wednesday, 20 June 2018 News

Don’t join the gold rush, sell shovels

Smart automotive companies will focus on B2B as consumers ditch cars in favour of pay-per-use mobility

Friday, 15 June 2018 News

Advanced analytics spending in the UK to jump to £24 billion by 2020

Data and Advanced Analytics have been 'hot' topics for some time now, and spending in the segment looks set to double by 2020

Thursday, 14 June 2018 News

Silent commerce

Automated transactions are increasingly woven into the fabric of people’s lives, offering the promise of smooth, seamless efficiency and the freedom to focus on more important things. The question is, how far can this trend go?