Win Brands Group Acquires Love Your Melon

Super League Acquires MELON to Bolster Metaverse Development Capabilities

May 9, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Super League (Nasdaq: SLGG) has acquired MELON, a development studio that builds branded virtual worlds and immersive experiences across platforms like Roblox and Minecraft. The acquisition brings internal creation capabilities, deep brand-storytelling expertise, and creator partnerships to Super League, expanding its vertically-integrated offering for brands and IP owners in the metaverse.

Calypso (KJ Holding Corp) Acquires Mela Water

April 2, 2025

Food & Beverage

KJ Holding Corp, owner of Calypso Lemonades, has acquired Mela Water, a premium watermelon water brand. The deal brings Mela onto the Calypso beverage platform to leverage Calypso's national and international distribution, commercial and supply-chain capabilities to accelerate Mela's growth.

Encore Consumer Capital Invests in Love Wellness (Ogilvie Brands)

March 23, 2021

Consumer Products

Encore Consumer Capital has completed an investment in Ogilvie Brands, Inc., which does business as Love Wellness, a New York–based women's health and wellness consumer brand founded by Lauren "Lo" Bosworth. Encore partner Kate Wallman led the transaction and will join Love Wellness's board as the firm supports the company's continued growth across direct-to-consumer channels and expanded retail distribution (including Ulta and Target).

The Brand Leader Acquires Benson Marketing Group

February 16, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

The Brand Leader, a Greenville-based creative agency, acquired Benson Marketing Group, a New York–based wine and spirits marketing agency. The deal folds Benson into TBL to add specialized wine & spirits advertising, branding, design, and digital capabilities while expanding TBL's sector coverage.

Win Brands Group Acquires QALO with Financing from Assembled Brands

February 26, 2020

Consumer Products

Win Brands Group has acquired active-lifestyle ring brand QALO, with financing provided by Assembled Brands. The deal provides QALO with flexible capital to support growth while adding the Southern California–based consumer brand to Win Brands Group’s portfolio of DTC brands.

Love.Life Acquires Plant Based TeleHealth Inc.

March 21, 2023

Healthcare Services

Love.Life, an integrated health and wellness company led by John Mackey, has acquired Plant Based TeleHealth Inc., a nationwide telemedicine service focused on lifestyle medicine. The business has been rebranded as Love.Life Telehealth and will expand Love.Life’s virtual medical offerings alongside its planned physical locations, providing care for chronic disease and wellness to patients across the U.S. and internationally.