Better Being Acquires Natur Energi to Expand Denmark Health and Wellness Market

Vår Energi to Combine With BlueNord to Create Europe’s Largest Independent Oil and Gas Producer

July 24, 2026

Oil & Gas

Vår Energi and BlueNord agreed to combine their businesses in a statutory merger expected to create Europe’s largest independent oil and gas producer. BlueNord shareholders will receive newly issued Vår Energi shares plus cash consideration, and the transaction is expected to close around the end of 2026 subject to approvals and regulatory clearances.

Snapdragon-Led Investor Group Acquires Better Being Co. from HGGC

December 16, 2025

Consumer Products

A syndicate of global investors led by Snapdragon Capital Partners, with financing provided by funds managed by Strategic Value Partners (SVP), has acquired Better Being Co. HGGC has sold its remaining stake and exited the business after an eight-year partnership; the new investors committed a financial reserve to support near-term acquisitions to expand Better Being's brand portfolio and global reach. Better Being, a vertically integrated manufacturer and marketer of dietary supplements and personal care brands (including Solaray and Zhou Nutrition), is headquartered in Utah and employs nearly one thousand people.

Better Being Co Merges Honey Gardens into ZAND Immunity

July 29, 2025

Consumer Products

Better Being Co is merging the Honey Gardens brand with its ZAND Immunity portfolio to create a unified apitherapy and immunity-focused product line called Honey Gardens by ZAND Bee Therapy. The move consolidates Honey Gardens' bee-based supplements (propolis, royal jelly, syrups) under ZAND’s whole-body wellness platform to expand product offerings and support growth.

Samarkand Group plc Acquires Optimised Energetics Ltd

May 22, 2024

Consumer Products

Samarkand Group plc has acquired the entire share capital of Optimised Energetics Ltd for total consideration of £1.3m (£600k initial cash and £700k deferred over three years). The acquisition brings the Natures Greatest Secret and BeNatural brands and in-house contract skincare manufacturing into Samarkand's portfolio, securing vertical integration and strengthening the group's health & wellness brand platform; Optimised Energetics reported c.£1.2m revenue and c.£0.3m EBITDA for the 12 months to 31 March 2024. Executive directors agreed unsecured loans of £400,000 to support the acquisition and provide working capital.

Vår Energi Acquires Neptune Energy Norge AS

January 31, 2024

Oil & Gas

Vår Energi ASA completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Neptune Energy Norge AS, strengthening its position on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and adding ~67 kboepd of production and ~265 mmboe of 2P reserves. The transaction was agreed at an enterprise value of USD 2.275 billion and closed on 31 January 2024 (effective date 1 January 2023); net cash consideration paid on completion (less cash in Neptune Norway) was approximately USD 1.2 billion. The deal increases Vår Energi's scale, operatorships and gas/LNG exposure and is inter-conditional with a separate transaction in which Eni acquires the remainder of Neptune's global assets.

e.l.f. Beauty to Acquire Naturium for $355 Million

August 29, 2023

Consumer Products

e.l.f. Beauty has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Naturium, a fast-growing high-performance skin care brand, for approximately $355 million in a combination of cash and stock. The transaction is expected to close around September 30, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.