Investments
65Portfolio Exits
13Partners & Customers
2Service Providers
2About Verlinvest
Verlinvest is a Belgian family-owned investment holding company. Verlinvest's objective is to diversify family holdings through private equity investments, both in quoted and non-quoted companies, with a focus on investments in consumer product and service companies capturing selective long-term consumer trends and staying abreast of the changing consumer behaviors. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Brussels, Belgium.

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Latest Verlinvest News
May 24, 2023
(Nasdaq: COCO) (“Vita Coco Company”), a leading high-growth platform of better-for-you beverage brands, today announced the upsizing and pricing of an underwritten public offering of 5,000,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $23.00 per share, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, all of which are being sold by an existing stockholder, Verlinvest Beverages SA (the “Selling Stockholder”). The offering was upsized from the previously announced 4,500,000 shares of common stock. In addition, the Selling Stockholder has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 750,000 additional shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. No shares of common stock are being sold by the Vita Coco Company. The Selling Stockholder will receive all of the proceeds from the offering. The offering is expected to close on May 26, 2023, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. BofA Securities, Evercore ISI, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Jefferies and Morgan Stanley are acting as lead book-running managers for the proposed offering. Piper Sandler and William Blair are acting as joint book-running managers for the proposed offering. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and was declared effective on May 10, 2023. A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to and describing the terms of the offering have been filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov . Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may also be obtained, when available, by contacting: BofA Securities, Attention: Prospectus Department, NC1-022-02-25, 201 North Tryon, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255-0001, or by email at dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; Evercore Group L.L.C., Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 55 East 52nd Street, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10055, by telephone at (888) 474-0200 or by email at ecm.prospectus@evercore.com; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, Attention: Prospectus Department, telephone: 1-866-471-2526, by fax at (212) 902-9316 or by emailing Prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022, by telephone at (877) 821-7388 or by email at Prospectus_Department@jefferies.com; or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. About The Vita Coco Company The Vita Coco Company was co-founded in 2004 by Chairman Michael Kirban and Ira Liran. Pioneers in the functional beverage category, The Vita Coco Company’s brands include the leading coconut water, Vita Coco; clean energy drink Runa; sustainable enhanced water, Ever & Ever; and protein-infused water, PWR LIFT. With its ability to harness the power of people and plants, while balancing purpose and profit, The Vita Coco Company has created a modern beverage platform built for current and future generations. The company is a Public Benefit Corporation in Delaware and is a Certified B Corporation.™ About Verlinvest Verlinvest is an international, family-backed evergreen investment company. It identifies inflection points in consumer behaviors and partners with the businesses driving these consumer revolutions forward. Established in 1995, with offices in Brussels, London, New York, Mumbai, and Singapore, Verlinvest focuses on the FMCG, health, consumer technology and lifestyle categories, investing across three strategies: Platform, Growth & Venture. Its portfolio includes the likes of Oatly, Vita Coco, Tony's Chocolonely, BYJU’s, Bludental and Toluna, alongside alumni Chewy.com, Vitaminwater and Remy Cointreau. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the completion of the offering and the grant of the option to purchase additional shares. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “targets,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are only predictions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the prospectus supplement related to this offering, the important factors incorporated by reference to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and any other Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K we file after the date of this press release, and all other information contained or incorporated by reference into the prospectus in the registration statement and the documents incorporated by reference in that registration statement, as well as the prospectus supplement related to this offering and the documents incorporated by reference therein, that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially and adversely from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon information available to us as of the date of this press release, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press release whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise. Investor Relations:
Verlinvest Investments
65 Investments
Verlinvest has made 65 investments. Their latest investment was in Heads Up For Tails as part of their Series B on January 1, 2023.

Verlinvest Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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1/3/2023 | Series B | Heads Up For Tails | $10M | No | 4 | |
9/26/2022 | Series B | Not So Dark | $80M | Yes | 12 | |
8/29/2022 | Series B - II | Kuku FM | $21.8M | No | 5 | |
8/8/2022 | Series A | |||||
7/12/2022 | Series B - II |
Date | 1/3/2023 | 9/26/2022 | 8/29/2022 | 8/8/2022 | 7/12/2022 |
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Round | Series B | Series B | Series B - II | Series A | Series B - II |
Company | Heads Up For Tails | Not So Dark | Kuku FM | ||
Amount | $10M | $80M | $21.8M | ||
New? | No | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 4 | 12 | 5 |
Verlinvest Portfolio Exits
13 Portfolio Exits
Verlinvest has 13 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Sula Vineyards on December 22, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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12/22/2022 | IPO | Public | 2 | ||
6/8/2022 | Acquired | 2 | |||
1/24/2022 | Acquired | 6 | |||
Date | 12/22/2022 | 6/8/2022 | 1/24/2022 | ||
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Exit | IPO | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Verlinvest Acquisitions
5 Acquisitions
Verlinvest acquired 5 companies. Their latest acquisition was Ferty9 Fertility Center on April 20, 2023.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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4/20/2023 | Acq - Fin | 2 | ||||
12/7/2017 | ||||||
1/11/2013 | ||||||
4/24/2012 | Other Venture Capital | |||||
1/1/2005 |
Date | 4/20/2023 | 12/7/2017 | 1/11/2013 | 4/24/2012 | 1/1/2005 |
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Investment Stage | Other Venture Capital | ||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Acq - Fin | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Verlinvest Partners & Customers
2 Partners and customers
Verlinvest has 2 strategic partners and customers. Verlinvest recently partnered with China Resources Beer on December 12, 2016.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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12/6/2016 | Partner | Hong Kong | Dairy-free firm Oatly gets investment from Verlinvest, China Resources `` In China Resources ' and Verlinvest 's joint venture , we have found a highly experienced global-minded partner who understands this unique heritage and brings to Oatly a valuable network as well as operational expertise in key markets , '' Oatly CEO Toni Petersson said . | 1 | |
12/2/2016 | Partner |
Date | 12/6/2016 | 12/2/2016 |
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Type | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | ||
Country | Hong Kong | |
News Snippet | Dairy-free firm Oatly gets investment from Verlinvest, China Resources `` In China Resources ' and Verlinvest 's joint venture , we have found a highly experienced global-minded partner who understands this unique heritage and brings to Oatly a valuable network as well as operational expertise in key markets , '' Oatly CEO Toni Petersson said . | |
Sources | 1 |
Verlinvest Service Providers
2 Service Providers
Verlinvest has 2 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Series C - III | Counsel | General Counsel | |
Service Provider | ||
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Associated Rounds | Series C - III | |
Provider Type | Counsel | |
Service Type | General Counsel |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Verlinvest Team
3 Team Members
Verlinvest has 3 team members, including current Managing Director, Arjun Anand.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Arjun Anand | Managing Director | Current | |
Name | Arjun Anand | ||
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Work History | |||
Title | Managing Director | ||
Status | Current |
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