Oakland Partners provides
M&A and Strategic
Advisory Services
to High Tech Companies.
in its Series A extension
in its Series A extension
on its Series A
and OneRagtime
on its Series A
and OneRagtime
on its $13M Series B
on its $13M Series B
on its Series A
on its Series A
on its $8M Series A
Liil Ventures & Proeza Ventures
on its $8M Series A
Liil Ventures & Proeza Ventures
on its trade sale
on its trade sale
on its $34M series A
Naspers, Felix Capital & more…
Naspers, Felix Capital & more…
on its $34M series A
on its Series A
and MS&AD
on its Series A
and MS&AD
on a Business Unit trade sale
Markets provider
HedgeGuard on a
Business Unit trade sale
Markets provider
on its $8M Series A
Xange, Digital Currency Group,
Libertas Capital, Kima Ventures,
BB Network, The Whittemore Collection.
on its $8M Series A
Invest, Xange, Digital
Currency Group, Libertas
Capital, Kima Ventures,
BB Network,
The Whittemore Collection.
on its $22.5M Series B
Forestay Capital and Samsung
on its $22.5M Series B
Forestay Capital and Samsung
Oakland Partners is a London-based advisory firm focused on cross border M&A transactions and strategic advisory services to High-Tech growth companies.
We actively support entrepreneurs to build top leading High-Tech companies and worldwide leaders. Our Partners advised companies for M&A transactions and Private Placements and Corporate strategy for the last 20 years.
We work with CEO’s to select top European, US, and Asian Funds and Strategic Corporate investors.
01.
EXPERIENCE
Sharp International Team with operational experience in Hi-Tech International Businesses such as Cisco, Oracle, VMware, RIM, Capgemini, CGI, Valeo, Reuters, Fidelity.
02.
KNOW HOW
Proven expertise in building International leading Companies: from Business Plan, Business Development, Go-to-Market Strategies, Fundraising to M&A.
03.
ENGAGEMENT
Strong engagement with top US, European and Asian VC and Private Equity Funds, and ICT Corporations.
04.
EXECUTION
Our success as a Corporate Finance firm is ultimately measured by the $1.5Bn in cumulated transactions done to date by our Partners in Private Placement and M&A operations.
Oakland Partners’ professionals have participated in M&A and Private Placements in the following sectors:
• Future Mobility
• FinTech
• InsurTech
• Cybersecurity
• MedTech / BioTech
• Homeland Security
• Big Data
• Artificial Intelligence
• SaaS
• Machine Learning
• Communication
and Collaboration Technologies
• Enterprise Software
• IT Services
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Semiconductor
• E-Commerce
• Energy Transition
• MarTech
• Sustainable Food
• Responsible Consumer
London
Baruk Pilo, Managing Partner.
Baruk is the Founder and Managing Partner of Oakland Partners. Baruk has over 19 years of international M&A advisory experience and a very strong track record of technology transactions, including exits in both Europe and Israeli companies to US acquirers.
Baruk’s industries of expertise are:
FinTech, InsurTech, Cybersecurity and Homeland Security, Big Data, Mobile/Wireless, Cloud, SaaS, Storage and Communications Networks. Read more
London
Baruk Pilo, Managing Partner.
Baruk is the Founder and Managing Partner of Oakland Partners. Baruk has over 19 years of international M&A advisory experience and a very strong track record of technology transactions, including exits in both Europe and Israeli companies to US acquirers.
Baruk’s industries of expertise are:
FinTech, InsurTech, Cybersecurity and Homeland Security, Big Data, Mobile/Wireless, Cloud, SaaS, Storage and Communications Networks. Read more
Madrid
Enrique Dominguez, Managing Partner.
Enrique has over 20 years of International Entrepreneurship, Fund Raising in the US and Europe and M&A. Enrique focuses on M&A and Investment activities in Spain, Italy and Portugal.
Enrique’s industries of expertise are:
FinTech, InsurTech, Mobile, Media Collaboration, SaaS, Social Media Analytics, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Read more
Paris
Christian Hindre, Venture Partner.
Christian joined Oakland Partners in Paris in early 2019 after having spent the last 25 years in the Software Industry at major vendors: Oracle, VMware and Flexera. In the last 15 years, Christian held many Senior Management roles and managed to grow European sales teams successfully.
Christian brings his focus on M&A and Investment to Software, FinTech and FoodTech companies with the desire to grow global champions in Europe. Read more
Paris
Christian Hindre, Venture Partner.
Christian joined Oakland Partners in Paris in early 2019 after having spent the last 25 years in the Software Industry at major vendors: Oracle, VMware and Flexera. In the last 15 years, Christian held many Senior Management roles and managed to grow European sales teams successfully.
Christian brings his focus on M&A and Investment to Software, FinTech and FoodTech companies with the desire to grow global champions in Europe. Read more
Berlin
Javier Marin, Partner.
Javier joined Oakland Partners in 2021 to set up the Berlin office, bringing with him 20 years’ experience in Start-Ups and International Business Development.
Javier is focused on SaaS, Cloud, FinTech, Future Mobility and Sustainability in the DACH region.
Berlin
Juan-Carlos Guzman-Hidalgo, Partner.
Juan-Carlos joined the team along with Javier to lead our Berlin office. Having previously worked at World Bank Group, he brings over 20 years of experience in Corporate Finance and Business Development.
Juan-Carlos is focused on FinTech, InsurTech, Future Mobility, Sustainability and AgriTech in the DACH region.
Berlin
Juan-Carlos Guzman-Hidalgo, Partner.
Juan-Carlos joined the team along with Javier to lead our Berlin office. Having previously worked at World Bank Group, he brings over 20 years of experience in Corporate Finance and Business Development.
Juan-Carlos is focused on FinTech, InsurTech, Future Mobility, Sustainability and AgriTech in the DACH region.
Tel-Aviv
Michel Malka, Partner.
Michel has over 30 years’ experience in Sales, Software, IT and Consulting Services. He focuses on M&A and investment activities in Israel.
Michel’s industries of expertise are:
Automotive, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity
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London
Fearghus Barkley, M&A Analyst.
Fearghus is our M&A Analyst in London, having joined the team in 2018 following roles at Rooks Nest Ventures and the FinTech50.
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London
Fearghus Barkley, M&A Analyst.
Fearghus is our M&A Analyst in London, having joined the team in 2018 following roles at Rooks Nest Ventures and the FinTech50.
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M&A Process.
Are you ready?
01.
Preparation
3 weeks
• Review Client existing materials.
• Build Financial Model.
• Prepare Teaser.
• Build the Information Memorandum.
• Finalise Buyers list.
• Compile Due Diligence materials for
the Data Room.
02.
Buyers Contact
6 weeks
• Contact potential Buyers.
• Respond to initial inquiries from
Buyers.
• Distribute NDAs & Executive
Summary.
• Screen initial interest, including price
valuation, terms and structure.
• Coordinate initial meetings &
conference calls, site visits.
03.
Deal Negotiations
3 weeks
• Organize visits.
• Provide key terms guidance.
• Negotiate with interested Buyers.
• Finalise Letter of Intent (LOI) with
preferred Buyers.
04.
LOI to Close
4 weeks
• Begin formal Due Diligence process.
• Help draft and negotiate definitive
Stock Purchase Agreement (SPA)
and related deal documentation.
and related deal documentation.
Partners’ Transactions.
Efalia, France
Software: Enterprise Content Management
Investor: BNP Paribas Développement
Private Placement
Mediktor, Spain
MedTech: AI Medical Assistant
Investors: MTIP AG & Alta Life Sciences
Private Placement: $13M
BusUp, Spain
Mobility: B2B Corporate Mobility Services
Investors: AutoTech Ventures, Liil Ventures & Proeza Ventures
Private Placement: $8M
dott, Netherlands
Mobility: Electric scooter sharing company
Investors: EQT Ventures, Expon Capital, Felix Capital, FJ Labs, Prosus Ventures & DN Capital
Private Placement: $34M
AkinovA, UK
InsurTech: Electronic marketplace for the transfer and trading of insurance risk
Investors: MS&AD Ventures, FJ Labs, Hiscox, Plug&Play and FinTLV
Private Placement
Mobeewave, Canada
FinTech: Contactless Payment acceptance for mobile phones
Investors: Forestay Capital, Samsung Venture Investment, NewAlpha and Mastercard
Private Placement: $22.5M
HRT, Italy
Meeting Solutions: Wireless USB and Content Sharing
M&A: Acquired by Biamp Systems
HedgeGuard, France
FinTech: Portfolio Management Software and Middle Office service solutions for Asset Managers and Hedge funds
Sale of Strategic Assets to a US Financial Markets company in New York
Okena, USA
Security: Desktop protection
M&A: Acquired by Cisco – $154M
VPSA, France
Fund of Fund: €100M
Italtel, Italy
Telecommunications Equipment
LBO with Advent International: €90M
Perfigo, USA
Security: Access Control
Acquired by Cisco Systems
M&A: Acquired by Cisco Systems – $75M
Digiquant, Denmark
Billing Software for Mobile Operators
Investors: Index, Cisco Systems, Vertex, General Atlantic
Private Placement: $73M
Protego Networks, USA
Security: Security Monitoring
M&A: Acquired by Cisco Systems – $65M
KiSS Technology, Denmark
Consumer Electronics
M&A: Acquired by Cisco Systems – $61M
Teliris, USA
Video Conferencing
Private Placement: $40M
Riverhead Networks, USA
DDoS Security Solutions
M&A: Acquired by Cisco Systems – $39M
Vihana, USA
Semi-conductor: Deep packet inspection
M&A: Acquired by Cisco Systems – $30M
Jobpartners, UK
HR Software
M&A: Acquired by Oracle – $27M
Index Ventures, UK / Switzerland
Fund of Fund: $20M
VirtualLogix, France
Mobile Virtualisation and Security
Investors: Atlas Venture, Index Ventures, Cisco Systems
Private Placement: $12M
Psionic Software, USA
Security: Intrusion Detection
M&A: Acquired by Cisco Systems – $12M
Stantum, France
Semi-conductor: Multi-touch screen technology
Investors: Innovation Capital, XAnge and Auriga Partners
Private Placement: €10M
IP Access, UK
Mobile Investors: Cisco Systems, Amadeus Capital, Intel Capital and Scottish Equity Partners
Private Placement: $10M
SynerScope, Netherlands
Big Data: FinTech, InsurTech, AI and ML
Investors: Mangrove Capital Partners
Private Placement
Wengo, France
P2P Online Services
Investors: Ventech and SFR
Private Placement
Dialcom Networks, Spain
Unified Communications & Collaboration
Investors: Mangrove Capital Partners
M&A: Acquired by ClearOne Inc.
AlienVault, Spain
Open-source Security Management Software
Investors: Adara Ventures
Private Placement
Spatial View, Germany
3D Mobile Video
Investor: Family Office
Private Placement
AeroScout, Canada
WiFi Location Software
Investors: Cisco Systems, Pitango Venture Capital and Star Ventures
Private Placement
Exanet, Israel
Network Attached Storage
Strategic advisory services
Imperva, Israel
Data Security Appliance
Strategic advisory services
Promisec, Israel
Endpoint Security Software
Strategic advisory services
Decell Technologies, Israel
Road Traffic Information
Strategic advisory services
Bsafe, USA
Security and Compliance Software
Strategic advisory services
Tufin, Israel
Security Lifecycle Management
Strategic advisory services
Meiosys, France
Data Centre Virtualisation Software
Investors: Cisco Systems, BayTech Venture Capital, Alven Capital, Partech and Omnes Capital
Private Placement
Digia, Finland
Mobile Terminals and Applications
Investors: Cisco Systems, Investor AB, Eqvitec Partners, Sonera, Sony, Intel and GE
Private Placement
Allegro Systems, Inc, USA
Security: VPN
M&A: Acquired by Cisco Systems – $181M
Moni Technologies, UK
FinTech: Mobile Money Transfer platform
M&A: Acquired by Prepay Nation
Matrix, France
Enterprise Software: Customer Relationship Management platform
M&A: Acquired by the MedTech Group
Ledger, France
Blockchain: Security solutions for Cryptocurrency and Blockchain applications
Investors: MAIF Avenir, CapHorn Invest, Xange, Digital Currency Group, Kima Ventures and The Whittemore Collection
Private Placement: $8M
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