Deals

Schwabe Taps Into Younger Audience With Braineffect Deal

 
• By 

By taking a majority stake in dynamic dietary supplements firm Braineffect, Germany's Schwabe can reach a new, younger target audience for its OTC herbal medicines.

Herbalife Spends To Add Personalized Supplements Through Nutrition App, Enter Ketone Market

 

Direct seller has deals to fully acquire and 51% ownership of Link BioSciences, which formulates personalized supplements. It also announced a deal to acquire Pruvit Ventures, ketone supplements direct seller.

SFI Expands Distribution Of Brain Health Supplement In Europe

 
• By 

Australia's SFI Health looking to take Equazen omega-3 fatty acids supplement to new markets to capitalize on Europe's fast-growing brain health segment.

Doc Generici Becomes DOC Pharma As Diversification Continues

 
• By 

A journey began eight years ago continues for Doc Generici – now rebranded as DOC Pharma – as it continues to diversify its offerings beyond conventional generic prescription pharmaceuticals.


ProBiotix Pens China Deal With Kemin For Heart Health

 
• By 

UK firm links up with ingredients giant Kemin to offer probiotics for cardiometabolic health.

Cooper Partners With MagnaPharm For Central and Eastern Europe Distribution

 
• By 

Cooper takes another step in its international expansion strategy through a partnership with Romania’s MagnaPharm for the distribution and commercialization of its self-care brand portfolio in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

European Food Supplement CDMOs Bolstered By Acquisitions

 
• By 

With the acquisition of HKS Health Solutions, 1Q Health Group states its ambition to be the leading full-service CDMO in Europe. Separately, Italy's Ourvita enhances its capabilities through a deal for Poland's Laboratoria Natury.

Omega Pharma Bulks Up In Italian Supplements Market With Inpha

 
• By 

Now backed by private-equity firm 21 Invest, Omega Pharma is bolstering its Italian nutraceutical portfolio through the acquistion of Inpha and its Normocis brand.


Ceres Pharma Grows In Belgium With Kela Acquisition

 
• By 

Deal for fellow Belgian firm Kela will bolster Ceres' consumer health offering in Europe with brands such as Folavit and Hyalo.

Helen of Troy Pays $240m For Olive & June, Guthy-Renker Partners With Paris Hilton; Beauty Biz Roundup

 

Helen of Troy Ltd. is acquiring Olive & June DIY manicure/pedicure brand for $240m, a price that implies a multiple of less than 11x estimated calendar year 2025 adjusted EBITDA. Separately, Guthy-Renker LLC and celebrity Paris Hilton partner to launch 11:11 Beauty; Beauty Biz Roundup

Venture Life Taps Into Growing Menopause Market With H&H Deal

 
• By 

Focusing on the transitional elements of hormone health, marketing dietary supplements to women going through perimenopause and menopause, Health & Her has been acquired by UK-based Venture Life.

US Nutrition Market Business News: Boka Well, Beachbody/HSAs, Dr Pepper/Ghost, More

 

Beachbody offers supplement sales using health savings accounts; PlantX, Boka launches oral health supplements; supplements take Form from RTE meal provider Factor; LIV3 JV behind marketing SugarShield; Ghost among Keurig Dr Pepper brands; and Nutra-Med Packaging expands with Legacy Pharma.


Irish Iron Specialist Solvotrin Partners With Clue Menstrual Health App

 
• By 

Cork-based iron supplement manufacturer Solvotrin teams up with app developer Clue to offer consumers a free year's subscription to the latter's menstrual health app.

Consumer Health Market Business: ‘BBCOM,’ Hello Cake, Actylis/Pharm-Rx, 5 Star Franchises, More

 

Bodybuilding.com reintroduces itself as ‘BBCOM’ with new plans; Flashlight Capital bids to buy Korea tobacco giant’s ginseng business; Hello Cake acquires Trigg Laboratories to be vertically integrated; Actylis expands into supplements, OTCs with Pharm-Rx; Helaina adds $45M funding, launches ingredient sales; ophthalmic drug firm Scope adds Eyevitamins supplements; 5 Star Nutrition’s franchising to expand.

Private Equity Poised To Take Control Of Opella But Sanofi Will Retain Sizable Stake

 
• By 

Control of Sanofi Consumer Healthcare – recently rebranded as Opella – may soon pass to US private-equity firm CD&R but the French firm looks set to retain a substantial stake in a business which has some big Rx-to-OTC switches in the pipeline.

UK’s ProBiotix Strikes Probiotic Distribution Deals In Ukraine And Greece

 
• By 

ProBiotix Health has announced two commercial partnerships for the distribution of its probiotic ingredients, with Deutsch-Pharm in Ukraine and Eifron in Greece respectively.


Country Life Vitamins Surveys Consumers About Healthy Aging For Ageless Theory Line Launch

 

Country Life Vitamins launches healthy aging support line as it announces less than half of US consumers in a recent survey were aware of biological processes that affect aging. Groupe Berken and Arctic Biosciences partner to bring to North America herring caviar oil extract in a supplement designed to support optimal health across all life stages.

Germany’s Merz Merges With Windstar To Take On OTC Market

 
• By 

A leading provider of over-the-counter health and wellbeing products in the DACH region will be created through the merger of Merz Lifecare and Windstar Medical.

Taisho’s UPSA Acquires Sérélys To Enter Women’s Health Market in France And Abroad

 
• By 

Monaco-based Sérélys markets pollen-based supplements for a range of women's health issues, including premenstrual syndrome, postpartum discomfort and menopause.

Perelel Adds Women’s Health Education Platform, Plum Debuts With Vaginal Area Dryness Serum

 

Perelel acquiring Loom online platform providing reproductive health, sexual wellness and parenting education. First direct-to-consumer product for Curive Healthcare’s Plum brand formulated for vaginal area dryness.