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

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 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.

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 to Acquire Great Lakes Gelatin Company

August 5, 2020

Food & Beverage

HPH II Investments Master Fund, LP (HPH II), via a vehicle affiliated with WM Partners, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Great Lakes Gelatin Company, a collagen and gelatin products company based in Grayslake, Illinois. The acquisition is positioned as part of a buy-and-build strategy to establish a platform in the functional foods/health & wellness subsector and to expand Great Lakes' reach across e-commerce, mass and wholesale channels.

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.

WM Partners / HPH II Completes Majority Recapitalization of Raw Sugar

August 31, 2021

Consumer Products

WM Partners, via its HPH II fund, completed a majority recapitalization investment in Raw Sugar, LLC and entered into a partnership with founders Ronnie Shugar and Donda Mullis; terms were not disclosed. Balance Point Capital provided debt financing to support WM Partners' majority recapitalization. Raw Sugar is a Sarasota, Florida–based natural personal care brand founded in 2014.