Houlihan Lokey Advises Oakley Capital

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce Oakley Capital’s acquisition of Seagull Maritime AS.

Seagull Maritime AS, based in Horten, Norway, is a leading provider of e-learning to the maritime sector globally. The company provides ships and installations with comprehensive and up-to-date compliance, risk, and safety training that ensures adherence to International Maritime Organization requirements.

Oakley Capital is a Western Europe-focused private equity firm with more than €2.6 billion of assets under management. Oakley invests in mid-market companies across the region within three core sectors: consumer, education, and technology, media, and telecom (TMT). This transaction continues Oakley's successful track record of investing in the maritime and education sectors. To date, Oakley has completed 27 investments and is currently investing its fourth fund.

Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to Oakley Capital. This transaction builds on Houlihan Lokey's strong track record in education, corporate training, and educational technology. Other recent transactions include acting for Kallidus on its sale to Apse Capital, Inflexion on its acquisition of Times Higher Education, Atlas Knowledge on its sale to Mintra Group, and Primary Capital on the MBO of ICS Learn.