Verdane Acquires WoolOvers, Purity Soft Drinks and Lumene from Langholm Capital

Verdane Acquires Silva and Nordic Vehicle from Karnell

June 30, 2021

Manufacturing

Verdane has acquired Silva, a Swedish outdoor-sports equipment brand, and Nordic Vehicle, a Swedish specialised vehicle converter, from Nordic private equity firm Karnell. The acquisition — executed by Verdane Capital X — will support digitalisation and e-commerce expansion for Silva and strengthen Nordic Vehicle's leadership in a fragmented market under Verdane's ownership.

WoolOvers Group (Buckminster Hamilton) Acquires Beaconsfield Footwear (Hotter Shoes) from Unbound Group

July 21, 2023

Retail

Buckminster Hamilton Limited, an entity controlled by WoolOvers Group (owned by Verdane), has acquired Beaconsfield Footwear Limited — the operating business behind Hotter Shoes — in a pre-pack deal for £6.7 million following the appointment of administrators to Unbound Group's footwear business. The transaction transfers all 421 employees and 27 stores/concessions to WoolOvers, preserving the Hotter brand and operations as a WoolOvers (Verdane-owned) add-on.

Verndale Acquires Vaan Group

January 8, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

Verndale has acquired Vaan Group, a Shopify Platinum design and technology agency, to establish a dedicated D2C commerce practice and deepen its Shopify design, build, and optimization capabilities. The deal expands Verndale's ability to deliver end-to-end Shopify storefronts, platform migrations, headless builds, and conversion optimization for DTC, luxury, and lifestyle brands.

Cinven to acquire Viridium and combine it with Generali Lebensversicherung AG

July 13, 2018

Financial Services

Cinven's Sixth Fund has agreed to acquire the Viridium Group and provide equity for Viridium to acquire Generali Lebensversicherung AG, creating a leading consolidator in the German life insurance market. The combination will bring together roughly 5 million policies and around €55–60 billion of assets under management, with Generali Deutschland retaining a 10.1% stake and Hannover Re reinvesting in the combined entity.

Unilever Acquires Personal Care Brand Wild

April 1, 2025

Consumer Products

Unilever has acquired Wild, a UK-founded digitally native personal care brand known for refillable, plant-based deodorants, lip balms and bodycare products. The acquisition — terms undisclosed — is intended to strengthen Unilever's premium and sustainable personal care portfolio and accelerate Wild's growth across DTC, retail and international markets.

Digital 9 Infrastructure plc Acquires Verne Global

September 6, 2021

Infrastructure

Digital 9 Infrastructure plc (D9) has acquired Verne Global, a provider of 100% renewable-powered data center services based in Iceland, in a cash deal valued at approximately £231 million. The acquisition expands D9's digital infrastructure portfolio with a high-performance, low-carbon data center campus serving AI, HPC and enterprise customers.