Scaling European manufacturing champions
We are animated by the conviction that a bright future for manufacturing in Europe depends to a large extent on the ability of established small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt Industry 4.0 technologies to fuel innovation, productivity and investment returns.
Investing in Innovation and technology
The potential for Industry 4.0 technologies to fuel innovation, productivity gains and investment returns is well-established, and larger companies are often able to experiment and pilot these in parts of the business ahead of large-scale adoption. Smaller and medium-sized enterprises, however, often encounter significant headwinds in this process. In a business environment increasingly characterised by macroeconomic uncertainty, global supply chain disruption, military confrontation, trade wars and pandemics, these businesses are often faced with fragmentation of demand, dwindling sources of productivity gain and financing dilemmas.
Scaling European manufacturing champions
We are animated by the conviction that a bright future for manufacturing in Europe depends to a large extent on the ability of established small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt Industry 4.0 technologies to fuel innovation, productivity and investment returns.
Investing in Innovation and technology
The potential for Industry 4.0 technologies to fuel innovation, productivity gains and investment returns is well-established, and larger companies are often able to experiment and pilot these in parts of the business ahead of large-scale adoption. Smaller and medium-sized enterprises, however, often encounter significant headwinds in this process. In a business environment increasingly characterised by macroeconomic uncertainty, global supply chain disruption, military confrontation, trade wars and pandemics, these businesses are often faced with fragmentation of demand, dwindling sources of productivity gain and financing dilemmas.
Our Investment approach
Active Value Creation
The Value creation consist of a diversified team of entrepreneurs Industrialist, technology experts and investors for implementation and monitoring. Oak universe partnerships with Universities and platforms have been made to boost R&D and create partnerships across manufacturing value chain.
Strategic Assessment
• Identified market drivers and growth pockets
• Identified key operational issues, risks and improvement areas
• Insights in product portfolio and business model improvement areas
• Defined key selling points and key strengths
Transformation Planning
• High-level execution roadmap with key milestones
• High-level investment case
• 100-day plan / Mobilization plan
• Execution setup (key people and roles)
Value Definition
• Strategic ambition
• Strategic hypothesis , market focus , business model and product portfolio, customer focus
• Defined key selling points and key strengths
Expertise
To ensure a successful implementation of the value creation plan and implementation, advanced R&D for each company will be made during the post and pre-investment phases. Some of the leading universities are part of the ecosystem. This arm of the ecosystem are also integrated into Oak Universe Advisory Board.
AI/ Machine Learning Supply chain
Focusing on interconnecting physical and digital value chain enhancements
New Business Models
Leveraging new technologies to create solution for digital transformation and increase productivity
Mechanical Engineering
Focusing on digitalisation of products with emphasis on sustainable developments and business systems
Innovation Design Thinking
Focusing on interconnecting human culture with new ways of working with AI, analytics and machines
Capital
Oak Univers will invest in high potential companies in the advanced manufacturing sector that can increase their value with advanced internal and external growth strategies.
New Entry Markets
To fill market gaps and gain new market share in selected areas
Mergers and Acquisitions
An approach to enhance operations and create new opportunities internally and externally.
Operational Expansion
Defining new operational models and expanding for growth
Transformation
Adoption of the fourth industrial revolution related operations , machinery and technologies.
Active Value Creation
The Value creation consist of a diversified team of entrepreneurs Industrialist, technology experts and investors for implementation and monitoring. Oak universe partnerships with Universities and platforms have been made to boost R&D and create partnerships across manufacturing value chain.
Expertise
To ensure a successful implementation of the value creation plan and implementation, advanced R&D for each company will be made during the post and pre-investment phases. Some of the leading universities are part of the ecosystem. This arm of the ecosystem are also integrated into Oak Universe Advisory Board.
Capital
Oak Univers will invest in high potential companies in the advanced manufacturing sector that can increase their value with advanced internal and external growth strategies.
Strategic Assessment
• Identified market drivers and growth pockets
• Identified key operational issues, risks and improvement areas
• Insights in product portfolio and business model improvement areas
• Defined key selling points and key strengths
Transformation Planning
• High-level execution roadmap with key milestones
• High-level investment case
• 100-day plan / Mobilization plan
• Execution setup (key people and roles)
Value Definition
• Strategic ambition
• Strategic hypothesis , market focus , business model and product portfolio, customer focus
• Defined key selling points and key strengths
AI/ Machine Learning Supply chain
Focusing on interconnecting physical and digital value chain enhancements
New Business Models
Leveraging new technologies to create solution for digital transformation and increase productivity
Mechanical Engineering
Focusing on digitalisation of products with emphasis on sustainable developments and business systems
Innovation Design Thinking
Focusing on interconnecting human culture with new ways of working with AI, analytics and machines
New Entry Markets
To fill market gaps and gain new market share in selected areas
Mergers and Acquisitions
An approach to enhance operations and create new opportunities internally and externally.
Operational Expansion
Defining new operational models and expanding for growth
Transformation
Adoption of the fourth industrial revolution related operations , machinery and technologies.
Fast Forward manufacturing
Oak Universe acts as a catalyst by placing an active value creation approach at the core of our investment approach: providing not only funding but also access to expertise in strategy, operations, technology, human capital, commercial effectiveness and corporate finance. We target our investment and value creation on manufacturing firms that have the need and potential to derive significant performance and value uplift from digital transformation, and also on companies that are themselves producers of the advanced technologies which enable the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Industry Reports
Automotive
The automotive industry, much like a lot of industries, has faced crisis after crisis since 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic, and the ongoing uncertainty attached to this crisis, alongside a prolonged shortage of semiconductors,
Aerospace
When hearing the term aerospace in June 2022, one might be forgiven for immediately thinking of two current and ongoing crises. In the first instance, the commercial airline crisis sweeping Europe, whereby numerous flights
Bio Manufacturing
The biomanufacturing revolution is upon us. Since the year 2000, biomanufacturing has risen to become a significant industry, with the ability to engineer biology along with the deployment of automation, data-analytics
