Bridges Consumer Healthcare Acquires Clarion Brands from Swander Pace Capital

Clarion Brands (Swander Pace Capital portfolio) Acquires American Lifeline (Florajen)

July 19, 2016

Consumer Products

Clarion Brands, a portfolio company of Swander Pace Capital, has acquired American Lifeline, Inc., the maker of the Florajen probiotic supplement brand. Cleary Gull acted as exclusive financial advisor to American Lifeline; the acquisition adds a leading pharmacist-recommended probiotic brand to Clarion's consumer health portfolio.

Charlesbank-Backed Bridges Consumer Healthcare Acquires North American Rights to ThermaCare from GSK

November 30, 2020

Consumer Products

Funds affiliated with Charlesbank Capital Partners and newly formed Bridges Consumer Healthcare (led by Robert Long and Blair Ramey) have acquired the North American rights to the ThermaCare HeatWraps brand from GSK Consumer Healthcare. Bridges will serve as a consumer healthcare platform focused on OTC and personal care brands and intends to grow the business organically and via further acquisitions.

Lumanity Acquires Clarion Healthcare from Svoboda Capital Partners

November 8, 2022

Healthcare Services

Lumanity, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired Boston-based life sciences consultancy Clarion Healthcare from Svoboda Capital Partners. The undisclosed transaction expands Lumanity’s U.S. commercialization and product lifecycle consulting capabilities and creates greater global scale for life sciences strategy services.

Perrigo Acquires Oral Care Assets of High Ridge Brands

April 2, 2020

Consumer Products

Perrigo Company plc completed the acquisition of the oral self-care assets of High Ridge Brands, acquiring brands including Firefly, REACH and Dr. Fresh. The tuck-in purchase expands Perrigo's consumer self-care portfolio and builds on its July 2019 Ranir acquisition to strengthen its position in value children's oral care and broader oral self-care offerings.

WellSpring Consumer Healthcare Acquires A+D, Solarcaine and Other OTC Skin Care Brands from Bayer

April 4, 2023

Consumer Products

WellSpring Consumer Healthcare, a portfolio company of Avista Capital Partners, acquired a portfolio of OTC skin care brands from Bayer AG — including A+D, Solarcaine, Cortate and Complex 15 — to expand scale, product diversity and accelerate its innovation pipeline. Financial terms were not disclosed; the transaction is described as WellSpring's first add-on acquisition since Avista's investment in August 2022.

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.