Founded in 2006, OpCapita is a European private equity firm specialising in the retail, consumer and leisure industries. OpCapita advised funds actively invest in companies where there is an opportunity to deliver improvements in profitability and create long-term, sustainable value. OpCapita’s team of in-house operating partners has decades of experience in consumer-facing businesses and a widespread network of contacts and specialists. The team adopts a hands-on approach to the companies in which it invests, drawing on exceptional management talent to deliver on its investments. Over the past 12 years, OpCapita has invested over c.€550 million in businesses in the UK, France, Germany and Spain. In August 2016, OpCapita announced the final closing of its second fund, OpCapita Consumer Opportunities Fund II LP, at the hard cap of €350 million. Fund II, which was significantly oversubscribed, received strong support from a diverse group of global investors, including pension funds, endowments, funds of funds, family offices and charitable foundations, predominantly from the US and Europe.