Suja Life (Paine Schwartz Portfolio) Acquires Vive Organic

Paine Schwartz Partners Acquires Suja Life

July 13, 2021

Food & Beverage

Paine Schwartz Partners has acquired Suja Life (Suja Juice), the San Diego–based pioneer in organic, cold-pressed beverages, from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and co-investors. The transaction — terms not disclosed — follows a record year for Suja and is intended to support new product investment and expanded distribution.

WP Global Partners and Paine Schwartz Partners Invest in Suja Life

October 25, 2021

Food & Beverage

On October 19, 2021, WP Global Partners invested in Suja Life alongside Paine Schwartz Partners. Suja Life is a branded, vertically integrated manufacturer of organic cold-pressed juices; the investment provides growth capital to scale the brand, expand distribution, and increase manufacturing capacity.

TSG Consumer Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Pura Vida Miami

November 13, 2025

Restaurants & Hospitality

TSG Consumer (TSG Consumer Partners) has made a strategic minority growth investment in Pura Vida Miami to accelerate the premium health-and-wellness café's nationwide expansion. Co‑founders Omer and Jennifer Horev retain majority ownership and will continue to lead the business as it scales from more than 40 locations across Florida, New York City and Southern California.

Hexure Acquires Vive

September 25, 2023

Insurance

Hexure, a provider of sales and regulatory automation solutions for the life and annuity industry, has acquired Vive, a quote-and-e-submission platform for term life insurance. The deal combines Hexure's quoting and e-application capabilities with Vive's multi-carrier distribution network (used by more than 20,000 advisors and 55+ BGAs) to create a unified platform for life and annuity distribution.

Bonne Santé Group Acquires Doctors Scientific Organica (Smart for Life)

July 27, 2021

Food & Beverage

Bonne Santé Group, Inc. completed the acquisition of Doctors Scientific Organica, LLC — the maker of the Smart for Life meal‑replacement and supplement brand — and concurrently closed $11 million of equity and debt financing. The purchase adds an FDA‑registered 30,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility and established retail distribution (including Costco and Walmart) to Bonne Santé's buy‑and‑build nutraceutical platform.

Society Brands Acquires Primal Life Organics

January 3, 2024

Consumer Products

Society Brands, a tech-enabled consumer products platform, has acquired Akron, Ohio–based Primal Life Organics to expand its portfolio of direct-to-consumer and retail personal care brands. The founders will remain involved (Trina Felber as brand president), and Primal Life's more than 20 employees will stay in place as Society works to scale the brand's DTC business and expand retail distribution.