LONDON (ShareCast) - Laurence Blackall, a non-executive director of Oakley Capital Investments, a Bermuda-based investment firm, has purchased 200,000 ordinary shares at 118p a pop.

The £236,000 purchase is currently the director's only holding in the firm, equal to around 0.2% of the total voting rights.

At the end of December, the company's net asset value was £1.71 per share was up from £1.68 last year, an increase of 2.0%, achieved on the back of a year of significant progress.

"The performance of the portfolio companies has been robust and is reflected in the continuing positive momentum of our NAV," the firm said earlier this year.

"In the period, the Limited Partnership invested in three new portfolio businesses providing compelling growth opportunities for the future. We are continuing to see a good flow of prospects into our deal pipeline which we expect will provide a number of potential opportunities for the Limited Partnership in 2012."


Top Director Buys

Old Mutual (OML)
Director name: Mr Reuel Khoza
Amount purchased: 5,600 @ 1,359.69p
Value: £76,143

Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (DI) (OCL)
Director name: Mr Laurence Blackall
Amount purchased: 200,000 @ 118.00p
Value: £236,000

Panmure Gordon & Co (PMR)
Director name: Mr Anthony Cann
Amount purchased: 314,000 @ 9.50p
Value: £29,830

Workspace Group (WKP)
Director name: Mr Graham Clemett
Amount purchased: 13,198 @ 225.00p
Value: £29,696

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Inv Trust (NAS)
Director name: Mr Christopher H B Mills
Amount purchased: 2,897 @ 1,025.00p
Value: £29,694

Workspace Group (WKP)
Director name: Mr Christopher Pieroni
Amount purchased: 12,949 @ 225.00p
Value: £29,135

Workspace Group (WKP)
Director name: Mr Angus Boag
Amount purchased: 12,949 @ 225.00p
Value: £29,135

Essar Energy (ESSR)
Director name: Mr Philip Aiken
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 115.92p
Value: £11,592

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