24 December 2019
Oakley Capital Investments Limited
Update on Rastreator and Acierto
Oakley Capital Investments Limited1 (the "Company" or "OCI") previously announced the proposed acquisition by Oakley Capital Private Equity III2 ("Fund III") of Rastreator and Acierto, two leading price comparison businesses in Spain.
The two deals were signed conditional upon achieving competition clearance. Due to challenges in completing the transaction within a reasonable timeframe, predominantly relating to antitrust complexity, Fund III and its JV partners have decided not to proceed and therefore neither transaction will now complete.
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For further information please contact:
Oakley Capital Investments Limited
+44 20 7766 6900
Steven Tredget, Investor Relations
Greenbrook Communications Ltd
+44 20 7952 2000
Alex Jones / Gina Bell
Liberum Capital Limited (Financial Adviser & Broker to OCI)
+44 20 3100 2000
Gillian Martin / Owen Matthews
1 About Oakley Capital Investments Limited ("OCI")
OCI is a Specialist Fund Segment ("SFS") traded investment vehicle, which provides access to the Oakley Funds2. It is a liquid vehicle that aims to provide capital growth and dividends to investors.
2 The Oakley Funds
Oakley Capital Private Equity L.P. and its successor funds, Oakley Capital Private Equity II, Oakley Capital Private Equity III and Oakley Capital IV, are unlisted focused mid-market private equity funds with the aim of providing investors with significant long-term capital appreciation. The investment strategy of the funds is to focus on buy-out opportunities in industries with the potential for growth, consolidation and performance improvement.
The Investment Adviser
Founded in 2002, Oakley Capital Limited has demonstrated the repeated ability to source attractive growth assets at attractive prices. To do this it relies on its sector and regional expertise, its ability to tackle transaction complexity and its deal generating entrepreneur network.
Important information
Specialist Fund Segment securities are not admitted to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority. Therefore the Company has not been required to satisfy the eligibility criteria for admission to listing on the Official List and is not required to comply with the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules. The London Stock Exchange has not examined or approved the contents of the Prospectus.
The Specialist Fund Segment is intended for institutional, professional, professionally advised and knowledgeable investors who understand, or who have been advised of, the potential risk from investing in companies admitted to the Specialist Fund Segment.
