HPH II / WM Partners to Acquire Great Lakes Gelatin Company

WM Partners' HPH II Fund Acquires Ultima Health Products

July 2, 2019

Food & Beverage

HPH II Investments Master Fund, LP, a private equity fund managed by WM Partners, has acquired Ultima Health Products, Inc., a maker of sugar-free electrolyte hydration products. WM Partners (based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) said Ultima will be grown via channel expansion, new product development and operational improvements; terms were not disclosed.

HPH II (WM Partners) Acquires Vega

July 29, 2021

Food & Beverage

HPH II Investments Master Fund, LP (backed by WM Partners) has acquired Vega (Sequel Naturals, ULC and Vega US, LLC), a leading plant-based nutrition and protein powder brand founded in Burnaby, British Columbia. The acquisition is part of HPH II's buy-and-build strategy in the health and wellness sector to expand its portfolio and leverage Vega's distribution strength across conventional and e-commerce channels.

WM Partners / HPH II Acquires Feel Good Organics (FGO)

February 17, 2021

Food & Beverage

WM Partners' fund HPH II Investments Master Fund, LP (HPH II) acquired Feel Good Organics (FGO), an organic superfoods brand sold exclusively on Amazon. The acquisition is intended as an add-on to HPH II's functional foods holding company to expand product lines and distribution across the fund's health and wellness portfolio.

HPH II / WM Partners Acquires Jade Leaf Matcha

January 12, 2021

Food & Beverage

HPH II Investments Master Fund, LP, through WM Partners, has acquired Jade Leaf, LLC, the U.S. category leader in organic Japanese matcha. The acquisition will consolidate Jade Leaf into HPH II's functional foods holding company as part of a buy-and-build strategy to scale complementary health and wellness brands.

HPH III (WM Partners) Acquires Prime6 Brands (Primal Harvest)

September 12, 2023

Consumer Products

HPH III Investments, LP, a fund managed by WM Partners, has acquired a majority control position in Prime6 Brands GmbH, the owner of DTC supplement brand Primal Harvest and skincare brand BeautyLux. The acquisition supports HPH III's buy-and-build strategy in the natural consumer health sector to scale Prime6's DTC capabilities and expand across North America and Europe; terms were not disclosed.

WM Partners' HPH III Acquires Allergy Research Group LLC

July 7, 2023

Consumer Products

WM Partners, through its fund HPH III Investments, LP, has acquired Allergy Research Group LLC (ARG) from Kikkoman Corporation. ARG is a practitioner-channel focused supplements company (with a UK Nutri-Link subsidiary); terms were not disclosed and the deal is positioned as the first acquisition for the HPH III fund to build a natural consumer health portfolio.