Investment Summary

CK Life Sciences Int’l. Invests In VITAQUEST International

On February 6, 2006, CK Life Sciences Int’l. invested in consumer products company VITAQUEST International from MidOcean Partners for 166M USD

Investment Highlights
  • This is CK Life Sciences Int’l.’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is CK Life Sciences Int’l.’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is CK Life Sciences Int’l.’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is CK Life Sciences Int’l.’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

Investment Summary
Date 2006-02-06
Target VITAQUEST International
Sector Consumer Products
Investor(s) CK Life Sciences Int’l.
Sellers(s) MidOcean Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase
Deal Value 166M USD

Target

VITAQUEST International

West Caldwell, New Jersey, United States
VITAQUEST INTERNATIONAL has built a reputation over three decades as a trusted leader in the formulation, development and manufacture of custom dietary supplements. We pride ourselves on our ability to innovate, creating more than 2000 new products every year for clients in more than 40 countries around the world.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

CK Life Sciences Int’l.

Tai Po, China
Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Life Science
Employees1,932
Revenue 5.3B HKD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

CK Life Sciences Int’l. is an entity that bears the mission of improving the quality of life, CK Life Sciences is engaged in the business of research and development, commercialisation, marketing and sale of health and agriculture-related products. CK Life Sciences Int’l was founded in 1999 and is based in Tai Po, China.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 5
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 1
Type (Stake Purchase) 1 of 1
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

MidOcean Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

MidOcean Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in middle-market companies throughout North America. The Firm has a preference for consumer and business services sectors including automotive, food/beverage, retail, consumer products, information services, infrastructure services, training and more. MidOcean seeks opportunities valued between $150 and $750 million where it can commit $75 to $300 million. In addition to investing equity, MidOcean also looks to provide flexible credit solutions as well. MidOcean Partners was formed in 2003 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 36
Sector (Consumer Products) 3 of 11
Type (Stake Purchase) 1 of 2
State (New Jersey) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 5 of 31
Year (2006) 1 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 16 of 16
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