M&A Deal Summary

BDT & MSD Partners Acquires Designs for Health

On October 21, 2025, merchant bank BDT & MSD Partners acquired consumer products company Designs for Health from RoundTable Healthcare Management

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BDT & MSD Partners’ 4th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is BDT & MSD Partners’ 15th transaction in the United States.
  • This is BDT & MSD Partners’ 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-10-21
Target Designs for Health
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) BDT & MSD Partners
Sellers(s) RoundTable Healthcare Management
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Designs for Health

Palm Coast, Florida, United States
Designs for Health offers dietary supplements and functional foods to healthcare professionals and their patients. The company creates research-driven formulations with meaningful quantities of therapeutic ingredients that maximize the potential for successful health outcomes. Designs for Health was founded in 1989 and is based in Palm Coast, Florida.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BDT & MSD Partners


Category Merchant Bank
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 60.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BDT Capital Partners provides family-owned and entrepreneurially led companies with long-term, differentiated equity capital. BDT Capital Partners is an affiliate of merchant bank BDT & Company. The Firm is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 19
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 4 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 9 of 9
State: Florida M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 15 of 15
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-08-04 Summit Companies

Mendota Heights, Minnesota, United States

Summit Companies provides fire and life safety services and installation services, including inspection, testing, and monitoring, service and repair, installation, and consulting services for fire protection, life safety, and security systems. Summit Companies was established in 1999 and is based in Mendota Heights, Minnesota.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

RoundTable Healthcare Management

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 2.9B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

RoundTable Healthcare Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets equity and junior capital investments in the healthcare industry. Specific areas of interest include medical devices, medical products and disposables, specialty pharmaceuticals, medication delivery systems, specialty distribution, and outsourced healthcare services. RoundTable typically makes equity investments of approximately $5 to $50 million in platform companies with revenues ranging from $25 to $300 million. RoundTable will not invest in service-oriented provider segments (such as managed care companies, hospitals or nursing homes), internet or biotechnology companies, or start-up/venture situations. RoundTable was formed in 2001 and is based in Lake Forest, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 24
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 5 of 5
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 8 of 8
State: Florida M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 23 of 23
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-10-13 Renaissance

Lakewood, New Jersey, United States

Renaissance is a US-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for pharmaceutical and biotech. It has a track record of providing exceptional service and resources to clients from the development stage through commercial launch. Renaissance Lakewood was founded in 2010 and is based in Lakewood, New Jersey.

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