Unilever Acquires Onnit

Unilever Acquires SmartyPants Vitamins

December 23, 2020

Consumer Products

Unilever has acquired SmartyPants Vitamins, a Los Angeles–area producer of premium multi-vitamins and a Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital portfolio company. Terms were not disclosed; Unilever said the deal complements its functional nutrition and supplement portfolio and will work with the company's founders to grow the brand.

Unilever Acquires Personal Care Brand Wild

April 1, 2025

Consumer Products

Unilever has acquired Wild, a UK-founded digitally native personal care brand known for refillable, plant-based deodorants, lip balms and bodycare products. The acquisition — terms undisclosed — is intended to strengthen Unilever's premium and sustainable personal care portfolio and accelerate Wild's growth across DTC, retail and international markets.

Unilever Acquires Liquid I.V.

September 1, 2020

Food & Beverage

Unilever has signed an agreement to acquire Liquid I.V., a U.S.-based health‑science hydration and wellness brand based in El Segundo, California. Liquid I.V. will remain headquartered in El Segundo and led by founder and CEO Brandin Cohen; terms were not disclosed and the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

Nestlé Health Science Acquires Nuun from TSG Consumer Partners

May 10, 2021

Food & Beverage

Nestlé Health Science has agreed to acquire Nuun, a Seattle-based hydration supplement brand, from private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction was expected to close in the second half of 2021.

Oragenics Acquires Odyssey Health Neurological Drug Assets

January 2, 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Oragenics, Inc. completed the acquisition of Odyssey Health, Inc.'s neurological drug therapy assets, including ONP-002, ONP-001 rights, a proprietary intranasal delivery device and related formulations. Odyssey retained its remaining assets and operations; Michael Redmond (former Odyssey CEO) was named President of Oragenics to oversee integration and advancement of the neurology pipeline as Oragenics prepares for Phase 2 studies of ONP-002.

Nestlé Health Science Acquires Majority Stake in Orgain

February 2, 2022

Food & Beverage

Nestlé Health Science has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Orgain, the U.S. plant-based nutrition company, from founder Dr. Andrew Abraham and Butterfly Equity; both sellers will retain minority ownership positions. Dr. Andrew Abraham will remain CEO of Orgain and the deal will let Nestlé Health Science expand its portfolio of clean, plant-based nutrition products globally; the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.