6
November 2024
Oakley Capital Investments
Limited
Appointment of Non-Executive
Director
Oakley Capital Investments
Limited1 (the "Company" or "OCI"), is pleased to
announce the appointment of Steve Pearce as a new independent
Non-Executive Director to its Board, with effect from 5 November
2024. His appointment will be ratified at the Company's next
AGM.
Steve is an experienced investment
banker who brings a wealth of experience in corporate finance and
capital markets having spent over 20 years advising UK listed PLC's
and alternative investment funds. He is currently CEO of Singer
Capital Markets, a London headquartered investment bank
specialising in growth companies and investment funds. Steve
qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PwC and is a graduate of
Durham University.
In accordance with paragraph 6.4.8
of the Listing Rules, which the Company voluntarily complies with,
it is confirmed that there are no additional details to be
disclosed in relation to Steve Pearce.
OCI
Chair Caroline Foulger said:
"I am pleased to welcome Steve
Pearce to the OCI Board. Steve has an impressive background in
capital markets, including listed investment companies. His skills
and track record are highly complementary to us as we look to
further scale OCI, continue our focus on best-in-class governance
frameworks, and enhance our capital allocation
strategy."
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For
further information please contact:
Oakley Capital Limited
+44 20 7766 6900
Steven Tredget
Greenbrook Communications
Limited
+44 20 7952 2000
Rob White / Michael Russell
Deutsche Numis (Financial Adviser
& Broker)
+44 20 7260 1000
Nathan Brown / Matt Goss
Notes:
LEI Number:
213800KW6MZUK12CQ815
1 About Oakley Capital
Investments Limited ("OCI")
OCI is a Specialist Fund Segment
("SFS") traded investment vehicle that aims to provide shareholders
with consistent long-term capital growth in excess of the FTSE
All-Share Index by providing liquid access to private equity
returns through investment in the Oakley Funds.
A video introduction to OCI is
available at https://oakleycapitalinvestments.com/videos/.
The contents of the OCI website are not
incorporated into, and do not form part of, this
announcement.
The
Oakley Funds
Oakley Capital Private Equity II,
Oakley Capital Private Equity III, Oakley Capital IV, Oakley
Capital V, Oakley Capital Origin Fund and Oakley Capital Origin II,
are unlisted lower-mid to mid-market private equity funds that aim
to provide 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 Oakley family of
funds also includes Oakley PROfounders Fund III and Oakley Touring
Venture Fund, which are venture capital funds focused on
investments in entrepreneur-led, disruptive, technology led
companies.
Oakley Capital, 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.
For more information on the Oakley
Fund strategies in which OCI invests, please click
here.
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 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.
This announcement may include
"forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements are
statements regarding the Company's objectives, intentions, beliefs
or current expectations with respect to, amongst other things, the
Company's financial position, business strategy, results of
operations, liquidity, prospects and growth. Forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties because they
relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not
occur in the future. Accordingly the Company's actual future
financial results, operational performance and achievements may
differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the
statements. Given these uncertainties, prospective investors are
cautioned not to place any undue reliance on such forward-looking
statements, which speak only as at the date of this announcement.
The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to
update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein to
reflect actual results or any change in the Company's expectations
with regard to them or any change in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any such statements are based unless
required to do so by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000,
the Listing Rules or Prospectus Regulation Rules of the Financial
Conduct Authority or other applicable laws, regulations or
rules.