Helen of Troy Acquires Healthy Directions

Helen of Troy is a global consumer products company with a diverse portfolio of brands. Helen of Troy operates through three business segments. These include Housewares, Healthcare / Home Environment and Personal Care. Helen of Troy's Housewares segment includes the OXO family of brands whose product offerings include food preparation tools, gadgets and storage containers, cleaning, organization, and baby and toddler care products. Helen of Troy's Healthcare / Home Environment segment focuses on health care devices such as thermometers, humidifiers, blood pressure monitors, and heating pads; water filtration systems; and small home appliances such as portable heaters, fans, air purifiers, and insect control devices. Helen of Troy's Personal Care segment’s products include electric hair care, beauty care and wellness appliances; grooming tools and accessories; and liquid, solid- and powder-based personal care and grooming products. Helen of Troy was founded in 1968 and is based in El Paso, Texas.

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ACI Capital is a private investment firm that targets investments in mid-sized companies. ACI primarily looks for US based businesses with revenues between $25 and $500 million and operating profits of at least $5 million. ACI prefers control investments and will consider a variety of investment structures including buyouts, restructurings, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, PIPEs, secondary purchases, and bridge financings. Sectors of interest include consumer (consumer products, direct marketing, restaurants, franchising, healthy living), industrial (niche manufacturing, transportation, infrastructure, alternative energy), and services (business services, healthcare services, financial services, logistics, media). ACI Capital was formed in 1995 and is based in New York City.

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American Securities is a large private equity firm that typically partners with management when pursuing company acquisitions. American Securities typically targets US-based companies and generally seeks to commit $300 to $700 million per transaction. Areas of interest include consumer products, restaurants, healthcare, industrial, aerospace, defense, agriculture, environmental, paper/packaging, energy, and specialty chemicals. The Firm was originally formed in 1947 as the family office for William Rosenwald, an heir to the Sears Roebuck & Company, and began accepting outside investors in 1994. American Securities is headquartered in New York City.

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