Oak Hill Capital Partners
| Company type | Private equity firm |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private equity |
| Founder | Robert Bass |
| Headquarters | New York City , United States |
Key people | Tyler Wolfram (Managing Partner), Brian Cherry (Managing Partner), Steven Puccinelli (Managing Partner) |
| Products | Private equity, special situations, high yield and bank debt, venture capital, real estate, public equity |
Oak Hill Capital Partners is a private equity firm headquartered in New York City, overseeing more than $19 billion in committed capital sourced from entrepreneurs, endowments, foundations, corporations, pension funds, and international financial institutions. Established by principal investor Robert Bass, Oak Hill manages several autonomous partnerships with over $18 billion deployed across sectors such as private equity, special situations, high yield and bank debt, venture capital, real estate, and public equity.
In 2010, Oak Hill purchased ViaWest Inc., a data center company based in Denver, for an undisclosed sum. Later, in 2017, the firm divested Wave Broadband for upwards of $2.3 billion.
Notable investors
The firm's investor base is anchored by lead investor Robert Bass, who was an early supporter of leveraged buyouts during the 1980s and played a role in backing the founders of Texas Pacific Group. Prominent investors also include Bill Gates and Nike founder Phil Knight. Additional key investors comprise the Country of Singapore and Stanford University.
Notable investments
Throughout nearly twenty years, Oak Hill Capital has engaged in over fifty significant private equity transactions, including investments in:
- Imagine Group
- Ariel
- Atlantic Broadband
- Genpact
- The Container Store
- Butler Animal Health Supply
- EXL Service
- Progressive Moulded Products
- TravelCenters of America
- WideOpenWest
- Blackboard Inc.
- American Savings Bank (Washington Mutual)
- Bell & Howell (ProQuest)
- Oreck Corporation
- Vertex Data Science
- eGain
- Wometco Cable Corporation
- MetroNet
- Alibris
- Dave & Buster's
- Local TV LLC
- Checkers and Rally's
- Safe Fleet
- Intermedia
- Invisalign
- Burger King
- Vexus Fiber
- Omni Fiber
- GoNetSpeed
- Financial Engines
Recent acquisitions
In May 2011, Oak Hill Capital Partners completed the acquisition of Intermedia, a business communications SaaS provider primarily owned by David Choupak and Anastasia Koroleva; the transaction amount was not disclosed.
In October 2014, Oak Hill Capital Partners acquired Berlin Packaging from Investcorp for $1.43 billion.
January 2018 saw Oak Hill Capital Partners acquire Safe Fleet from The Sterling Group under undisclosed terms.
On June 15, 2018, Oak Hill Capital Partners secured a majority interest in VetCor Group Holdings Corp.; financial details were not made public.
Managing Partners
- Tyler Wolfram
- Brian Cherry
- Steven Puccinelli
Partners
- Scott Baker
- Benjamin Diesbach
- Stratton R. Heath III
- John R. Monsky
- John Rachwalski
- Micah Meisel
- Mark Pinho
Principals
- Adam Hahn
- Peter Armstrong
- Jeffery Mettam
- Christopher Williams
- Nico Theofanidis
- Jennifer Jun
Previous Partners
- Mark Wolfson
- J Taylor Crandall
- David Brown
- Buford Ray Conley