Business and Financial Services
Since 1986, Oak Hill has invested more than $1 billion in the Business and Financial Services sector. The team pursues investments across a broad spectrum of service-oriented companies and targets investments in companies that offer unique or industry-leading services to other businesses and consumers. Frequently, these services are provided at lower cost and with greater efficiency due to scale economies, a specialized focus, or better knowledge management.
In general, the team looks to invest in the growth of the service economy and the outsourcing of non-core functions by companies. In addition, we look for businesses that are positioned to benefit from important macroeconomic trends, including:
The shift to a knowledge-based economy in developed and developing countries
The introduction of faster and more available telecommunications that span geographies at little or no additional cost
The movement of services offshore
The corporate impetus to improve earnings and return on invested capital by outsourcing non-core functions
The increased depth and complexity of capital markets and demand for financial products
The refocusing of corporate strategies to core lines of business
These themes combined with the team's experience with portfolio companies and direct operations, yield the team's current priorities, including:
Outsourced global services
Logistics and supply chain management
Niche insurance and reinsurance
Specialty finance
Education and learning services
