Nolk Acquires Revant Optics and Rose Buddha
September 13, 2023
Nolk, a Montreal-based e-commerce group focused on sustainable direct-to-consumer brands, has acquired Revant Optics (Portland, OR) and Rose Buddha (Montreal, QC). The deals expand Nolk's active-lifestyle and sustainable apparel/eyewear portfolio, enabling the brands to leverage Nolk's proprietary technology, operational platform and investor support to accelerate growth across North America.
- Buyers
- Nolk
- Targets
- Revant Optics, Rose Buddha
- Sellers
- Madeleine Arcand, Benoît Hebert-Boisclair, Lise-Marie Cayer, Marie-Ève Lemay, Stéphane Desampaio, Dominic Gagnon, Ethan Song, Hicham Ratnani, BCF, Yulex
- Platforms
- Nolk
- Industry
- E-Commerce
- Location
- Quebec; Oregon, Canada and United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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