Nestlé Acquires The Bountiful Company's Core Vitamin Brands for $5.75B
August 9, 2021
Nestlé (via Nestlé Health Science) agreed to acquire the core vitamin and supplement brands of The Bountiful Company from KKR and Carlyle for $5.75 billion, integrating brands such as Nature's Bounty, Solgar, Puritan's Pride and Osteo Bi‑Flex into its NHSc portfolio. The deal (expected/closed in H2 2021) brings roughly 4,000–4,500 employees into Nestlé Health Science and establishes Nestlé as a global leader in vitamins, minerals and nutritional supplements across mass retail, specialty retail and e‑commerce.
- Buyers
- Nestlé, Nestlé Health Science
- Targets
- The Bountiful Company
- Sellers
- KKR, The Carlyle Group
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- New York, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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