M&A Deal Summary

KKR Acquires The Nature s Bounty

On July 24, 2017, private equity firm KKR acquired consumer products company The Nature s Bounty from The Carlyle Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KKR’s 8th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is KKR’s 103rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is KKR’s 11th transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-07-24
Target The Nature s Bounty
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) KKR
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

The Nature s Bounty

Ronkonkoma, New York, United States
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The Nature's Bounty Co. is a a vertically integrated manufacturer, marketer and distributor of a broad line of high-quality, value-priced nutritional supplements in the United States and throughout the world. The Nature's Bounty was founded in 1971 and is based in Ronkonkoma, New York.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 510.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 241 of 429
Sector (Consumer Products) 8 of 16
Type (Secondary Buyout) 49 of 103
State (New York) 11 of 18
Country (United States) 103 of 189
Year (2017) 25 of 41
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-24 The Bountiful

Bohemia, New York, United States

The Bountiful is a manufacturer, marketer, distributor and retailer of vitamins, nutritional supplements, sports & active nutrition and ethical beauty products. The Bountiful is based in Bohemia, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-02 PharMerica

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

PharMerica is a provider of pharmacy services and serves the long-term care, hospital pharmacy management services, specialty home infusion, and oncology pharmacy markets. PharMerica operates 96 institutional pharmacies, 20 specialty home infusion pharmacies, and 5 specialty oncology pharmacies in 45 states. PharMerica's customers are institutional healthcare providers, such as skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, hospitals, individuals receiving in-home care, and patients with cancer. PharMerica was founded in 2006 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.

Buy $1.4B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 376.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 324 of 443
Sector (Consumer Products) 12 of 14
Type (Secondary Buyout) 70 of 114
State (New York) 10 of 19
Country (United States) 191 of 250
Year (2017) 11 of 26
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-24 The Bountiful

Bohemia, New York, United States

The Bountiful is a manufacturer, marketer, distributor and retailer of vitamins, nutritional supplements, sports & active nutrition and ethical beauty products. The Bountiful is based in Bohemia, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-27 EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants

San Francisco, California, United States

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants is a unique and innovative retail property & casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consulting firm. EPIC's expertise across key lines of insurance, including risk management, property and casualty, employee benefits, unique specialty program insurance, and private client services. EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants was founded in 2007 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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