Deals
Belgian consumer health player Vision Healthcare has added to its supplements offering with a deal for Nordic Nutriment and its VitaYummy brand.
HCG comprises PharmaLinea, Hermes Consilium and ErgoPharma and generates annual sales of around €30m.
The Organic Consumer Group has bolstered its offering in Europe's beauty market with the acquisition of Denmark's Hairlust, known for its innovative haircare products.
Brain health supplement Equazen will be distributed by Curasense in its home market of Belgium and the Netherlands. Brain health is one of the most dynamic supplement categories in Europe, according to SFI.
Investment fund Altea Capital Partners has an ambition to become “a center of gravity in the preventive health space in Europe.” Striking out towards that goal it has sealed the acquisition of dietary supplements player Holistic Sweden.
The Danish firms plan to develop and test synbiotic dietary supplements – combining probiotics and prebiotics – that can have a positive effect on an individual's metabolic health.
21 Invest-backed Omega Pharma bolsters portfolio through acquisition of Cieffe Derma and its skin-care focused dietary supplements and topical products.
Private equity firm Avista attracted by PK Benelux' "leadership in innovation" in the Dutch vitamins, minerals and supplements market.
UK's OptiBiotix believes its SlimBiome probiotic can cut through in the crowded US market for weight loss supplements.
Stada's Serbian subsidiary Hemofarm has enhanced its offering in the dietary supplements category with the acquisition of Fortacell from Goodwill Pharma.
Belgium-based Vision Healthcare has acquired Svenskt Kosttillskott in Sweden and New Care Supplements in the Netherlands.
FTC decision, says Bureau of Competition director Daniel Guarnera, influenced by both companies marketing different lines in different countries, limiting the number of similar products in the same categories the combined firm would offer.
Danone moves into dietary supplements space with deal for The Akkermansia Company marketing patented biotic strain in US, Europe and Asia.
UK-based firm will use the capital to launch its AxisBiotix skin health supplements in Superdrug stores and to develop new product formats.
Czech Republic's Zentiva snaps up Aboca portfolio adding supplement brands marketed in European countries such France, Italy and Spain.
Enterprise Investors takes 77% stake in Polish clean-label dietary supplements manufacturer Formeds.
French consumer health player Urgo has added to its dietary supplements offering with separate deals in Poland and Belgium.
Deal adds to Ceres' portfolio probiotic supplements in categories such as women's health and immunity marketed in Europe, Asia and North America.
Haleon is partnering with San Francisco's Brightseed to utilize its AI technology to identify bioactive compounds in plants for use in consumer health products.