Carlyle Trims Nature's Bounty Assets: Private Equity Rolls Space

摘要

Carlyle's $2.2bn sale of Nature's Bounty's Holland Barrett business to a Russian investment fund is the latest sign of the private equity health and wellness space. Private equity firm Carlyle Group reaps roughly half what it paid for N atur e' s Bo unty C o . in a sale of the nutritional supplement and retail chain and brand, Ho lland Bar r ett. Carlyle's ￡1.77bn ($2.2bn) sale of the Nature's Bounty business to a Russian billionaire entrepreneur's investment fund is the latest sign the health and wellness space. Dietary supplement firms, particularly those marketing products in sports nutrition categories, should as they do on product development and marketing to attract suitors, say attorneys who work on mergers and acquisitions.