OLP

15+

Year Team Attachment

50+

Operator Bench

12.2x

EBITDA Improvement

$2B+

Exit Value Created

13,000+

Jobs Preserved

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Building and Maintaining Your Trust Starts With Our Values

Integrity

We prioritize honesty and integrity above everything

Collaboration

We create trust through transparency; we share in our collective successes and failures;
and we assist each other in achieving personal and professional growth.

Excellence

We relentlessly pursue a high standard for excellence, constantly working to be better than we have been.

Intellectual Honesty

We are independent thinkers and
encourage a diversity of viewpoints in search of genuine truths.

Accountability

We take accountability for our own actions and decisions, and we strive to learn from each of our inevitable mistakes.

Building and Maintaining Your Trust Starts With Our Values

Adaptability

We embrace change and adaptability in our approach. Understanding that each deal is unique, we tailor our strategies to meet specific needs, ensuring the best possible outcome for all involved parties.

Innovation

Our commitment to innovation drives us to explore creative and unconventional deal structures. We believe in thinking outside the box to find solutions that benefit our clients in novel and effective ways.

Partnership

Strong partnerships are at the heart of our flexible deal structures. We engage closely with our clients, understanding their visions and goals, to build deals that are mutually beneficial and forward-thinking.

Risk Management

In our flexible deal structures, we maintain a keen focus on risk management. By balancing opportunities with prudent risk assessment, we strive to create deals that are not only innovative but also secure and reliable.

Long-Term Vision

Our approach to deal structuring is guided by a long-term vision. We look beyond immediate gains to consider the broader impact and sustainability of our deals, ensuring they are beneficial in the long run for all stakeholders involved.

Building and Maintaining Your Trust Starts With Our Values

Strategic Execution

We pride ourselves on our proven ability to execute strategies effectively. Our track record of operational success is built on meticulously planned and flawlessly executed business plans, ensuring optimal results for our clients.

Experience-Driven Insight

Our team brings a wealth of industry experience, offering deep insights that are grounded in years of successful operational management. This expertise allows us to navigate complex business landscapes and add significant value to our operations.

Efficiency Optimization

At the core of our operational expertise is a relentless focus on efficiency. We identify and implement processes that streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance productivity, driving sustainable growth and profitability.

Innovative Problem Solving

We leverage our operational expertise to tackle challenges with innovative solutions. Our approach combines traditional methods with new ideas, ensuring we stay ahead in a rapidly evolving business world.

Quality Leadership

Our team is composed of leaders who have demonstrated excellence in their respective fields. This leadership quality ensures that every project we undertake is guided by seasoned professionals, guaranteeing the highest standards of operational success.

Building and Maintaining Your Trust Starts With Our Values

Global Connections

Our expansive commercial network spans the globe, providing us with a unique ability to connect businesses across borders. This international reach enables us to facilitate cross-cultural partnerships and tap into diverse markets.

Industry Alliances

We pride ourselves on our strong alliances across various industries. These connections not only enhance our understanding of different sectors but also allow us to bring together complementary businesses for synergistic opportunities.

Strategic Partnerships

At OLP, our network is more than a list of contacts; it's a web of strategic partnerships. We foster long-term relationships that bring sustained value, ensuring our clients have access to the best resources and expertise in their respective fields.

Market Insight and Access

Our expansive network provides unparalleled insight into market trends and consumer behaviors. This access allows us to anticipate shifts in the marketplace and position our clients at the forefront of their industries.

Accountability

Through our network, we facilitate a culture of knowledge and resource sharing. This collaborative environment ensures that our clients benefit from shared expertise and innovations, keeping them ahead in a competitive business landscape.

“Oakland Partners is a wonderful group that I have trusted with my companies assets for over 20 years.” - Person

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About Us

Oak Lane's approach, while creative and flexible, is also calculated, systematic and, most of all, proven ... over decades of
experience and across industries, geographies and situations. Oak Lane's team works hand-in-hand with management
teams to achieve measurable, lasting change with demonstrable financial impact.

Structure Intelligently

Value is not defined by price alone.

Stabilize Prudently

Value is not defined by price alone.

Position Astutely

Position for the result, not the exposure.

Grow Sensibly

Growth beyond revenue creates upside.

Target Situations

Businesses requiring creative debt or equity capital to address complex or urgent strategic, operational, financial or growth challenges
Owners/Entrepreneurs desiring liquidity, creative succession planning or a sale
Management teams needing strategic capital and experienced partner to execute a recapitalization or buyout
Parent companies/institutional owners desiring to spin out, sell, liquidate, or restructure non-core, under-resourced or underperforming businesses
Shareholder groups desiring take-privates of public companies
Out-of-Court or in-court restructurings, debt-to-equity conversions, reorganizations or turnarounds

Screening Criteria

Investment Size: Up to $50M equity
Revenues: Up to $500M
EBITDA: No minimum threshold
Geography: North America
Industry: All, including hard asset-working capital intensive industries
Governance: Control or active involvement

Deal Types

Control and non-control equity investments
Capital stack for spin-outs, carveouts or divestitures
Asset or equity/loan portfolio purchases‍
Senior, subordinated, bridge or mezzanine financing‍
Working capital or cash alternatives
Rescue, DIP and Exit Financing
Secondary market purchase of debt, bonds or trade claims

Unbounded Capital Access

Oak Lane managers each investment individually and does not have defined holding periods, scripted exit scenarios, structure/size limitations or complex decision-making processes.

Flexible Deal Structures

Oak Lane prides itself on innovatively structuring each investment to meet the needs of all stakeholders. While there may be temptation to force-fit every investment into a standardized template, Oak Lane exhausts its debt and equity expertise to craft the "deal" that best fits the situation and dynamics.

Proven Operational Expertise

Oak Lane's proven operators possess deep industry experience, operational expertise, functional capabilities and financial intelligence.

Expansive Commercial Network

With decades of experience leading large companies and advising smaller innovative enterprises, Oak Lane's Partners and Advisors have built strong and vast business, commercial, political and social networks that they actively access to help each portfolio company advance its strategic objectives.