Oakley Regulatory News (OCI)

25 Jun 2008 08:51



25 June 2008

Oakley Capital Investments Limited (the "Company")

Publication of 2007 Annual Report and Accounts

Oakley Capital Investments Limited (AIM: OCL), the AIM-listed company established to provide investors with access to the investment strategy being pursued by Oakley Capital Private Equity L.P. announces that the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2007 have today been despatched to shareholders and are available on the Company's website (www.oakleycapitalinvestments.com).

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Notes:

The Company has been set up to invest primarily in Oakley Capital Private Equity L.P., (the "Oakley Fund") a private equity fund established by a team of experienced investment professionals led by Peter Dubens, executive chairman of FREEDOM4 and former chairman of 365 Media Group plc.

The Oakley Fund will invest primarily in mid-market buy-outs in the UK and Europe. It will seek to acquire controlling positions in companies with scope for performance improvement, and in industries with strong underlying growth drivers and the potential for consolidation. The Oakley Fund will utilise the investment advisory team's proven ability to self-source transactions and actively manage portfolio companies to improve operational performance. The Oakley Fund will target equity transactions in the range of €30 million to €140 million and will seek to deliver gross IRR on its investments in excess of 25 per cent. per annum and a blended gross multiple of three times.