Perrigo Acquires Oral Care Assets of High Ridge Brands

Tengram Capital Partners Acquires High Ridge Brands' Haircare and Skin Cleansing Assets

April 2, 2020

Consumer Products

Tengram Capital Partners, with investment/partner support from Hilco Global, closed the acquisition of the haircare and skin cleansing business of High Ridge Brands Co., creating a new platform investment focused on consumer personal care. The deal transfers iconic brands such as Zest, Alberto VO5, Coast and White Rain to Tengram, which plans to reinvest in the business, strengthen supply-chain relationships and pursue growth and brand repositioning.

Bridges Consumer Healthcare Acquires Clarion Brands from Swander Pace Capital

January 21, 2021

Consumer Products

Bridges Consumer Healthcare LLC, a Charlesbank Capital Partners-backed platform, has acquired Clarion Brands, LLC from Swander Pace Capital. The transaction adds Clarion's portfolio of niche OTC and dietary supplement brands — including Florajen, Lipo-Flavonoid and Certain Dri — to Bridges' ThermaCare platform to drive scale, marketing and distribution expansion.

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.

Essity Acquires Edgewell Personal Care's Feminine Care Business

February 2, 2026

Consumer Products

Essity has completed the acquisition of Edgewell Personal Care’s feminine care business — including the Carefree, Stayfree and o.b. brands in North America and global feminine care rights for Playtex — for USD 340 million on a cash- and debt-free basis. The deal includes a production facility in Dover, Delaware and will be consolidated into Essity's accounts as of February 2, 2026, supporting Essity's strategy to expand its presence in the US feminine care category.

Foundation Consumer Brands Acquires Seven OTC Brands from GlaxoSmithKline

October 1, 2020

Pharmaceuticals

Foundation Consumer Brands (backed by Juggernaut Capital Partners and Kelso & Company) acquired a portfolio of seven over-the-counter (OTC) brands from GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare. The transaction transfers brands including Breathe Right and Children's Dimetapp into a new PE-backed OTC platform (Foundation Consumer Brands), which will leverage existing management and distribution relationships with Foundation Consumer Healthcare and Ceuta Healthcare Group to drive growth.

Zachert Private Equity Acquires Brands Within Reach from NewAge, Inc.

September 29, 2020

Food & Beverage

Zachert Private Equity GmbH acquired Brands Within Reach (BWR) from NewAge, Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately US$15 million. The deal transfers BWR's owned beverage brands, licensing and distribution rights, and distribution machinery and equipment to Zachert, which plans to restructure and grow the portfolio as part of a U.S. buy-and-build strategy in the non-alcoholic beverage sector.