Verint Systems UK Limited (formerly Comverse Infosys UK)
Verint Systems UK Limited (formerly Comverse Infosys UK) is a company on the UK Companies House register in the defence, security, surveillance or dual-use technology sector with documented business ties to Israel. This profile is part of UK companies linked to 'Israel'; see UK companies linked to 'Israel': Methodology for how companies were selected and scored.
Profile
| Verint Systems UK Limited (formerly Comverse Infosys UK)
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| Type | Private limited company |
| Founded | 18 April 1991 |
| Headquarters | 2nd Floor, The Forge, 43 Church Street, Woking, England, GU21 6HT |
| Industry | 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities, 62090 - Other information technology service activities |
| Parent | Verint WS Holdings Limited |
| Homepage | verint.com |
- Category: P (group) (Israeli parent company / PSC / beneficial owner)
- Company number: 02602824[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited company
- SIC: 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities, 62090 - Other information technology service activities
- Registered office: 2nd Floor, The Forge, 43 Church Street, Woking, England, GU21 6HT
- Previous names: Comverse Infosys UK Limited (05 Feb 1999 – 04 Feb 2002); Comverse Technology (Europe) Limited (07 May 1991 – 05 Feb 1999); Worldclass Technology Limited (18 Apr 1991 – 07 May 1991)
- Listing / market cap: Delisted. Verint was acquired by Thoma Bravo, completed 26 Nov 2025.[2] Last market cap ≈US$1.24bn (Dec 2025).[3]
Israel connection:
- CH PSC: Verint WS Holdings Ltd (UK). One former director had a Tel Aviv address (1993–2006). Previous names: Comverse Infosys UK and Comverse Technology (Europe).
- Verint's Herzliya site is an R&D centre with ≈200 staff.[4] Its cyber-intelligence arm was spun off in Feb 2021 as Cognyte (Israel).[5]
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- Verint WS Holdings Limited (active) — address: 2nd Floor, The Forge, 43 Church Street, Woking, United Kingdom, GU21 6HT Notified on 6 April 2016 Governing law United Kingdom (England And Wales) Legal form Limited By Shares Place registered Companies House Registration number 04740402 Incorporated in England And Wales Nature of control Ownership of shares – 75% or more Ownership of voting rights - 75% or more Right to appoint or remove directors
Directors (CH; 19 director appointments, 3 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 1 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
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| William Robert Clark | December 1975 | Jan 2026–present | |
| Carl Eugene Gillert | June 1970 | Jan 2026–present | |
| Brian Gilbert Leslie | February 1964 | Jan 2026–present | |
| Kobi Alexander | May 1952 | May 1991–Dec 1993 | |
| Kenneth Bain | July 1973 | Oct 2014–Nov 2015 | |
| Dan Bodner | September 1958 | Feb 1999–Dec 2007 | |
| David Leslie Booker | October 1956 | Mar 1997–Feb 1999 | |
| Peter Demian Fante | November 1967 | Sep 2015–Feb 2026 | |
| Peter Demian Fante | November 1967 | Dec 2007–Nov 2014 | |
| Margaret Cecilia Finnegan | July 1962 | Dec 2007–Jan 2008 | |
| Grant Aaron Highlander | March 1971 | May 2023–Jan 2026 | |
| Elan Moriah | September 1962 | Sep 2013–Oct 2014 | |
| Igal Nissim | August 1955 | Dec 1993–Dec 2006 | † |
| Nicola Giuseppe Nonini | April 1961 | Nov 2015–Aug 2026 | |
| David James Parcell | July 1953 | May 2001–Sep 2013 | |
| Douglas Edward Robinson | April 1956 | Dec 2007–May 2023 | |
| Erryl Neil Tudor | February 1948 | Jun 1991–Apr 1992 | |
| Brian Wiltshire | June 1936 | pre-Apr 1992–Aug 2001 | |
| Company Directors Limited (nominee director) | – | Apr 1991–Jun 1991 |
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): FY to 31 Jan 2025 (filed 30 Jul 2025; OCR, £000): turnover £126.5m (2024: £131.4m); operating profit £14.8m; profit before tax £16.1m.[6]
Arms trade involvement: Not arms. IT and analytics.
Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: Not documented for Verint UK or for current Verint (customer-engagement software).
Activities in the occupied territories: None documented.
Links to the Israeli government: None documented for the UK entity.
WZO / JNF / Jewish Agency / Keren Hayesod: None found. Searches covered the WZO, JNF/KKL, Jewish Agency and Keren Hayesod.
Controversies (protests, legal cases, export-licence rulings):
- Former group business Cognyte won a tender to sell intercept spyware to Myanmar before the 2021 coup.[7] That concerns Cognyte, not Verint UK.
See also
- UK companies linked to 'Israel'
- UK Companies with Address or Ownership Links to Israel - Alphabetical
- UK Companies with Address or Ownership Links to Israel - Ranked by density of connection
- UK Companies with documented links to business activity in the Occupied Palestinian territories and the occupied Golan
- UK defence, security, surveillance and dual-use technology companies with documented business ties to 'Israel'
- UK companies linked to 'Israel': Methodology
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Verint Systems UK Limited overview. Companies House. Formerly Comverse Infosys UK.
- ↑ Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Verint, a Leader in AI-Driven Customer Experience Automation.
- ↑ Verint Systems (VRNT) - Market capitalization.
- ↑ Verint agrees to $2 billion buyout by Thoma Bravo. 25 August 2025.
- ↑ Verint Systems Inc. Form 8-K current report. US Securities and Exchange Commission.
- ↑ Verint Systems UK Limited filing history. Companies House. Formerly Comverse Infosys UK.
- ↑ Reuters, Reuters Reuters.