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We partner with entrepreneurs with the goal of building great brands.

Orkila Capital was formed in 2013 to pursue proprietary and compelling growth equity investment opportunities in the media, entertainment and consumer sectors.

With over 15 years of experience, the principals of Orkila seek to leverage their deep industry knowledge and relationships to focus on growth platforms with differentiated brands, IP, assets or content.

Portfolio

We invest in and help build media, entertainment and consumer platforms. A sample of our work:

Club Brugge

Club Brugge

Club Brugge is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062. Club Brugge plays in and are the 3-time reigning champions of Belgian First Division A, the top domestic league in Belgian football.

One of the most decorated clubs in Belgian football, the club have been crowned Belgian league champions 18 times, second only to major rivals Anderlecht.

Throughout its long history, Club Brugge has enjoyed significant European football success, reaching two European finals and two European semi-finals. Club Brugge is the only Belgian club to have played the final of the European Cup. Club Brugge holds the European record for number of consecutive entries into the UEFA Europa League (20), the record number of Belgian Cups (11) and the record number of Belgian Super Cups (17).

Additional Information

Website: Club Brugge

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Oatly

Oatly

Founded in 1994, Oatly is a world leader in the plant-based food space. Based on Swedish research from Lund University, the company’s patented enzyme technology copies nature’s own process and turns liquid oats into food and drinks with maximum nutritional value and minimal environmental impact.

Oatly has expanded into a range of products including: oat milk, ice cream, cold coffee, yoghurt substitutes, cooking creams, spreads and custards. Continuous investment into R&D and multiple patents means the company continues to deliver the best products on the market. Oatly is challenging the dominance of traditional dairy in a way that no product ever has and quickly capturing spend from the dairy consumer base.

Oatly has become one of the strongest voices to stand for things that consumers care about, like sustainability, transparency, and nutritional health.

The company operates out of the southern region of Sweden with Headquarters in Malmö and a Production & Development Center situated in Landskrona. The Oatly brand is available in 20 countries across Europe, Asia, and North America.

Additional Information

Website: www.oatly.com

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Ironman

Ironman

The IRONMAN Group is the largest operator of mass participation sports in the world and provides more than a million participants annually the benefits of endurance sports through the company’s events. The IRONMAN Group has grown to become a global platform with hundreds of events across 55+ countries.

The IRONMAN Group operates a global portfolio of events including the flagship IRONMAN® and IRONMAN® 70.3® triathlons, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series®, the Epic Series® of mountain biking races and the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon.

 

Additional Information

Website: www.ironman.com

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Antares Audio Technologies

Antares Audio Technologies

Based in San Francisco, CA, Antares Audio Technologies is a vocal processing software and content creator, best known for the creation of their flagship product Auto-Tune, the leading pitch correction software in the market. Created by scientist Dr. Andy Hildebrand in 1997, Auto-Tune is based on a proprietary algorithm which effectively created the pitch correction segment and gave birth to the distinct “Auto-Tune Sound.” Auto-Tune and other Antares products and plug-ins have continued to lead the music technology market in both vocal and instrumental processing, pitch correction, enhancement, and special effects.

As a result, Auto-Tune is seen as an essential tool for any professional music recording studio, as well as live performances, and the Auto-Tune brand has become an iconic pop culture phenomenon, synonymous with the work of some of that largest names in the music industry. At the same time, Auto-Tune and Antares products are attracting a growing user based of “prosumers,” who record, correct, and enhance digital music in their home studios, demonstrating the staying power of the brand in an industry increasingly turning towards digital content creation.

Additional Information

Website: www.antarestech.com

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Down The Drain

Down The Drain

Down the Drain is the leading independent music festival and promotion platform in Scandinavia.  Down the Drain owns two of Northern Europe’s leading music festivals, Northside and Tinderbox, each of which attract a passionate fan base of over 30,000 people per day. With carefully curated line ups, gourmet food and beverage options, and design-conscious festival sites, Northside and Tinderbox attract a sophisticated consumer and have established themselves as premier destinations along the European summer festival circuit.  Down the Drain is also a minority partner in and co-founder of HAVEN, a three-day music and arts festival based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Through its Copenhagen-based Beatbox Entertainment division, Down the Drain also organizes and promotes over 100 concerts and venue-based shows annually, representing both international and regional artists.  Additionally, Down the Drain also operates best in class festival equipment rental and production services and top-rated crowd safety businesses.

Additional Information

Websites: northside.dk
                   tinderbox.dk
                   beatboxentertainment.dk

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Mikkeller

Mikkeller

In 2006 he was a math and physics teacher that started experimenting with hops, malt and yeast back home in his kitchen in Copenhagen. Today Mikkel Borg Bjergsø exports his micro brewed beer to 40 different countries and is internationally acclaimed as one of the most innovative and cutting edge brewers in the world.

Mikkeller has made collaboration beers with some of the world’s most acknowledged and innovative microbreweries; Three Floyds, Chicago, de Struise, Belgium, Hill Farmstead, Vermount and Anchorage, Alaska and makes house beer for some of the best and most prominent gourmet restaurants in Denmark, such as Noma, Mielcke & Hurtigkarl and Kiin Kiin. Because of Mikkel’s inventive and constant development of Mikkeller he has been called the ‘cult’, ‘rock’n’roll’ and ‘gypsy’-brewer in Danish and international press. Mikkeller is based in Copenhagen, Denmark and San Diego, California.

Additional Information

Website: mikkeller.dk 

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eMerge Americas

eMerge Americas

eMerge Americas is a multi-day technology conference that connects industry leaders, government officials, and entrepreneurs from North America, Latin America, and Europe in vibrant Miami, Florida.  The event is designed to create an opportunity for the free flow of innovative ideas and public/private resources between businesses, investors, and governments of the Americas.   Entwined throughout the event summits that attract inspiring keynote speakers who embrace and speak to the core values and mission of the conference.  Envisioned by Miami businessman, Manny Medina, eMerge Americas strives make Miami into the hub for technology and innovation between the Americas.

Additional Information

Website: emergeamericas.org

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Recognition Media

Recognition Media

Founded in 2003, Recognition Media is a leading owner and producer of Internet and media industry awards programs, events and media properties including The Webby Awards, The Telly Awards, The Lovie Awards, The Communicator Awards, The W3 Awards, The Daveys and Netted. Its flagship property, The Webby Awards, has been the Internet industry’s most coveted achievement for nearly 20 years. One of its newest ventures, The Lovie Awards, is the only pan-European Award to honor the entire breadth of content created for the Internet.  Recognition Media’s products, services and events regularly serve online thought-leaders, taste-makers and emerging digital content producers, as well as leading media and advertising professionals, while increasingly attracting the Web enthusiast and consumer markets.

Additional Information

Websites: webbyawards.com
                   lovieawards.eu
tellyawards.com
w3award.com 

 

 

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Bellator

Bellator

Founded in 2008 by Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney, Bellator MMA is the largest tournament-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion in the world.  Based in Newport Beach, California and partnered with industry-leader Viacom, Bellator hosts “The Toughest Tournament in Sports” live and free on the home for MMA, Spike TV.

Bellator includes weight classes from Bantamweight (135 pounds) all the way up to Heavyweight (265 pounds). And, each Bellator tournament in each weight class is conducted over a three month period.  Each tournament begins with the quarter final round featuring eight fighters in that respective weight class, moving onto the semi-finals and then the finals.

In 2013, Bellator began broadcasting all its events on the largest and most successful broadcaster in MMA history, Spike TV, with live events airing weekly. The television alliance also includes a reality show featuring Bellator talent, Bellator 360 highlight shows and other  programming.

Bellator is currently owned by Viacom.

 

Additional Information

Website: bellator.com

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The Team

The principals of Orkila have 15+ years of experience identifying unique, proprietary growth equity deals with low / zero leverage and attractive risk-reward profiles. Supporting Orkila's investment professionals and portfolio companies is a world-class team of operating advisors in the areas of technology, marketing, content and brand management.

JESSE DU BEY

Managing Partner

Jesse is Founder and Managing Partner of Orkila Capital. Prior to founding Orkila, Jesse was a Managing Director at Providence Equity Partners, the world’s leading investment firm focused on media, technology and information services.

Jesse is a graduate of the University of Washington and is a native of Seattle, WA.

TAYLOR STORMS

Partner

Taylor is co-founder and a Partner of Orkila Capital. Prior to Orkila, Taylor was an associate at Providence Equity Partners, the world’s leading investment firm focused on media, technology and information services.

Taylor is a graduate of Columbia University and is a native of Far Hills, NJ.

JACK LUTKEWITTE

Vice President

Jack is a Vice President at Orkila Capital. Prior to Orkila, Jack was an analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch within their Mergers & Acquisitions Group. Jack joined Orkila in October of 2017.

Jack is a graduate of Fordham University and is a native of Hershey, PA.

DONNA MACDONALD

Vice President of Finance

Donna is Vice President of Finance at Orkila Capital. Prior to Orkila, Donna worked for Lamplighter Financial, LLC an outsourcing firm specializing in accounting and administration for private equity firms, including Orkila. Prior to Lamplighter, Donna was a senior finance officer for several private equity and hedge fund companies. Donna is a graduate of the State University of New York, Albany and is a native of Long Island, NY.

MATT GILBAUGH

Senior Associate

Matt is a Senior Associate at Orkila Capital. Prior to Orkila, Matt was an analyst at Barclays within their Natural Resources Group. Matt joined Orkila in November of 2019.

Matt is a graduate of Cornell University and is a native of Wichita, KS.

BEN STEIN

Associate

Ben is an Associate at Orkila Capital. Prior to Orkila, Ben was a Senior Analyst at Bank of America within their Financial Technology Investment Banking Group. Ben joined Orkila in February of 2022.

Ben is a graduate of Penn State University and is a native of Avon, CT.

OWEN CHOI

Associate

Owen is an Associate at Orkila Capital. Prior to Orkila, Owen was an Associate at Morgan Stanley within their Consumer and Retail Group and an Analyst at Bank of America within their Power Group. Owen joined Orkila in January of 2023.

Owen is a graduate of Columbia University and is originally from Seoul, South Korea.

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