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

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.

Lincolnshire Management Acquires Phoenix Brands LLC

May 20, 2016

Consumer Products

Lincolnshire Management purchased Phoenix Brands LLC, a Stamford, Connecticut-based maker of laundry detergents (brands including Ajax, Dynamo and Fab), from Trilantic Capital Partners for about $145 million in late 2010. The deal included Phoenix’s brands, manufacturing and logistics assets; Phoenix had roughly $130 million in revenue and product distribution in about 40 countries at the time.

Spectrum Brands Acquires For Life Products (Rejuvenate)

April 21, 2021

Consumer Products

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. agreed to acquire For Life Products, LLC (the Rejuvenate brand) for approximately $300 million, subject to customary adjustments. The purchase gives Spectrum an immediate leadership position in the household cleaning, maintenance and restoration category, enabling supply-chain, manufacturing and revenue synergies; the transaction was expected to close in the first half of 2021.

Turnspire Capital Partners Acquires LifeLine Foods and ICM Biofuels, Forming The LifeLine Group

November 12, 2025

Food & Beverage

Turnspire Capital Partners (with partner AgraMarke Quality Grains) acquired LifeLine Foods LLC and ICM Biofuels LLC and combined operations under The LifeLine Group. The combined platform will operate LifeLine Foods (food-grade corn ingredients) and LifeLine Biofuels (renewable fuels produced from starch streams) to capture operational synergies and expand capabilities across food, building products and biofuels markets.

FitLife Brands Acquires Nutrology

April 13, 2021

Food & Beverage

FitLife Brands, Inc. (OTC Pink: FTLF) acquired substantially all of the assets of Nutrology in an all-cash deal that closed April 7, 2021. The acquisition adds Nutrology’s plant‑based and natural sports nutrition product line to FitLife’s portfolio and is expected to be immediately accretive while expanding FitLife’s presence in the growing natural/vegan supplement category.

Kadenwood Acquires Probulin Probiotic Brand from HempFusion Wellness

January 18, 2023

Food & Beverage

Kadenwood, a Newport Beach-based plant‑based wellness company, has acquired Probulin, a probiotic and microbiome health brand previously owned by HempFusion Wellness, Inc. The deal expands Kadenwood’s portfolio into the probiotics category and adds retail and e‑commerce distribution channels to accelerate growth across natural, drug and mass retail outlets.