Oakley Capital, a pan-European middle-market private equity investor, has announced that Oakley Capital Origin Fund I has acquired a majority stake in Horizons Optical, a provider of medical software used to manufacture premium ophthalmic lenses.
Origin will acquire the majority stake in the business along with CEO Santiago Soler, who will retain a significant stake in the business and continue to lead Horizons. As part of the deal, Oakley is acquiring the shares of Horizons owned by Sherpa Capital, a leading private equity firm in Iberia. This will be Oakley’s sixth deal in Spain, following vLex, Seedtag, Alerce, Grupo Primavera (now part of Cegid), idealista, and several education assets, reinforcing its commitment to Iberia as a key investment destination. It will also be Origin I’s 9th investment after which the Fund will be c.75% invested.Oakley Capital acquires Horizons Optical from Sherpa Capital.
Source: Iberian Lawyer
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