Verdane has completed the acquisition of Augmentum Fintech

May 2026 — Following the acceptance of its offer and subsequent shareholder approval, Augmentum Fintech plc has been acquired by Verdane Advisors AS.

Augmentum Fintech is the UK’s first publicly listed investment company focused on UK and European fintech. After an initial period in private ownership, Augmentum listed on the London Stock Exchange in March 2018, further building on a portfolio of high-growth financial technology businesses, including Interactive Investor, Cushon, BullionVault, Tide, Zopa and Iwoca.

Verdane is a specialist growth buy-out investment firm that partners with technology-enabled and sustainable businesses helping to digitalize and decarbonize the European economy. The flexible mandates of Verdane’s funds allow it to invest as a majority or minority investor and to provide replacement or growth capital in both individual companies and portfolios. Verdane has raised US$11.5 billion in capital and has completed more than 200 investments in fast-growing businesses since 2003. The firm’s team of over 180 investment professionals and operating experts is based in Berlin, Copenhagen, London, Helsinki, Munich, Oslo and Stockholm, combining sector expertise with established local networks across core European markets. Verdane is also a certified B Corporation, the most ambitious sustainability accreditation globally. It only invests in businesses that meet its 2040 Test, an assessment of their ability to succeed in a more sustainable future economy. The firm is partly owned by the Verdane Foundation, which focuses on climate change and more equitable and inclusive local communities.

Our role in the transaction

Oaklins Cavendish, one of Oaklins’ member firms in the UK, acted as the sole financial advisor and Rule 3 advisor to Augmentum Fintech. Having supported the company throughout its lifecycle as a listed entity, including its initial public offering (IPO), subsequent fundraisings, portfolio realizations and broader strategic initiatives, the team was well positioned to advise on the strategic review and sale process, which required deep expertise in public markets, M&A, investment companies, shareholder considerations, the private capital landscape and the investment criteria of specialist technology-focused investors.