M&A Deal Summary

Oakley Capital Acquires North Sails

On June 2, 2014, private equity firm Oakley Capital acquired marine company North Sails

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oakley Capital’s 1st transaction in the Marine sector.
  • This is Oakley Capital’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Oakley Capital’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-06-02
Target North Sails
Sector Marine
Buyer(s) Oakley Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

North Sails

San Diego, California, United States
North Sails manufactures high-performance sailing and sportswear products. Its focus is on innovation, and is renowned for the 3Di model, the sail of choice in the America’s Cup, the Grand Prix, and on most ocean race boats and superyachts. North Sails also produces and distributes branded sportswear across the world, partnering with over 700 chain and independent retailers across Europe and Asia.

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Buyer

Oakley Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 8.2B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Oakley Capital is a mid-market, generalist private equity firm focused on investing in opportunities across Europe. Oakley targets a variety of investment situations, including traditional buyouts, take privates, growth capital financings, secondary buyouts, and turnarounds. Oakley prefers controlling situations and seeks businesses valued between €100 million and €1 billion. Oakley Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 41
Sector (Marine) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 12 of 18
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-13 Headland Media

Leeds, United Kingdom

Headland Media Limited is a provider of new digest, training and media services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-19 Facile.it

Milan, Italy

Facile.it is an online destination for consumers to compare prices for motor insurance, energy, telecoms, and personal finance products. Facile.it was founded in 2008 and is based in Milan, Italy.

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