M&A Deal Summary

Highlander Partners Acquires RMS Beauty

On October 8, 2021, private equity firm Highlander Partners acquired consumer products company RMS Beauty

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Highlander Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Highlander Partners’ 28th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Highlander Partners’ 1st transaction in South Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-10-08
Target RMS Beauty
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Highlander Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) William Blair (Financial)
Giannuzzi Lewendon (Legal)

Target

RMS Beauty

Charleston, South Carolina, United States
RMS Beauty is a provider of beauty based products. RMS Beauty was founded in 2009 and is based in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Highlander Partners

Dallas, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Highlander Partners LP is a private equity firm focuses on making both direct private equity and mezzanine investments in companies located in US and Europe. The firm seeks to target to invest in small and mid-size private companies with strong management teams, fundamentally strong operations and positive cash flows. HP looks to invest $10 to $50 million as an equity and $10 to $25 million in mezzanine financing in companies with revenues of $10 to $500 million and enterprise value up to $100 million. Specific areas of interest include manufacturing, food, healthcare products and services, and healthcare IT, retail and building materials. Types of transaction include buyouts, growth capital, divestitures, consolidation and recapitalization. Highlander Partners LP was formed in 2004 and is based in Dallas, Texas with additional office in Warszawa, Poland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 42 of 48
Sector (Consumer Products) 2 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 22 of 26
State (South Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 28 of 34
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-30 Bettera Brands

Plano, Texas, United States

Bettera Brands operates as a holding company for Bettera Wellness, Nutravail, and Hillside, which focus on using confection products as an alternative delivery systems for vitamins, minerals and supplements. Bettera Wellness is a manufacturer of branded and private label gummy vitamins and better-for-you gummy confection products. Bettera operates two fully integrated production facilities located in Indiana and California that are SQF Level 3 and CFR 111 certified for dietary supplements. Nutravail, operating from a CFR 111 facility in Chantilly, Virginia, is a leading developer and manufacturer of health and wellness food products that manufactures proprietary soft chew delivery systems with its low-temperature processing technology. Hillside is a manufacturer of organic, sugar-free, and branded confection products (through its GoOrganic brand), as well as incorporating nutraceutical ingredients into lozenge delivery systems. Bettera Brands was formed in 1898 and is based in Plano, Texas.

Sell $1.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-12 TheLian

Shanghai, China

TheLian is a branded e-commerce digital agency service provider focused on Asian and mid-sized cosmetics and skincare brands. TheLian serves 21 cosmetics and skincare brands. TheLian is based in Shanghai, China.

Sell -