M&A Deal Summary

Oakley Capital Acquires Videotel Marine International

On May 13, 2019, private equity firm Oakley Capital acquired internet software and services company Videotel Marine International from KVH for 90M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oakley Capital’s 11th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Oakley Capital’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Oakley Capital’s 8th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-05-13
Target Videotel Marine International
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Oakley Capital
Sellers(s) KVH
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 90M USD

Target

Videotel Marine International

London, United Kingdom
Videotel Marine International Co. is a provider of training solutions. Videotel's platform includes a Learning Management System (LMS), as well as recording and reporting management software, enabling shipping companies to monitor and track training of their crews using cloud-based technology.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 27 of 41
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 11 of 14
Type (Divestiture) 6 of 7
Country (United Kingdom) 8 of 13
Year (2019) 4 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-13 Seagull

Horten, Norway

Seagull is a provider of technology-enabled training and compliance tools for the maritime, oil and gas industries. Seagull was founded in 1996 and is based in Horten, Norway.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-15 Seven Miles

Düsseldorf, Germany

Seven Miles GmbH operates a digital voucher platform that partners with over 500 industry leaders, including Amazon, Google, Apple, IKEA, Zalando, and Facebook. The company develops, issues, and markets voucher products with flexible redemption options on our platform's own online portals. Seven Miles covers the entire value chain, developing products and getting retail partners involved (including digital infrastructure), from in-house production to sales, both online and in-store. Seven Miles was formed in 2014 and is based in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

KVH

Middletown, Rhode Island, United States
Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees325
Revenue 132M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

KVH is a provider of in-motion satellite TV and communications systems having designed, manufactured, and sold more than 175,000 mobile satellite antennas for applications on vessels, vehicles, and aircraft. KVH was founded in 1982 and is based in Middletown, Rhode Island.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-03 Videotel Marine International

London, United Kingdom

Videotel Marine International Co. is a provider of training solutions. Videotel's platform includes a Learning Management System (LMS), as well as recording and reporting management software, enabling shipping companies to monitor and track training of their crews using cloud-based technology.

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