Investment Summary

TPG Invests In Schiff Nutrition International

On October 15, 2010, private equity firm TPG invested in food company Schiff Nutrition International

Investment Highlights
  • This is TPG’s 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is TPG’s 111th transaction in the United States.
  • This is TPG’s 1st transaction in Utah.
Investment Fate
  • Schiff Nutrition International was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2012 for 1.4B USD.

Investment Summary

Date 2010-10-15
Target Schiff Nutrition International
Sector Food
Investor(s) TPG
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Schiff Nutrition International

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Schiff Nutrition International develops, manufactures, markets and distributes branded and private label vitamins, nutritional supplements and nutrition bars in the U.S. and throughout the world. The company offers a broad range of capsules, tablets and nutrition bars through a portfolio of recognized brands, including Move Free, Schiff Vitamins, MegaRed, Tiger's Milk and Fi-Bar, and is primarily marketed through mass markets (including club stores), and, to a lesser extent, health food stores.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

TPG

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 296.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TPG Capital is a global, mega-sized private investment firm that manages a family of funds focused on private equity, real estate, venture capital, public equity and debt investing. TPG invests in opportunities across a broad range of industries and geographies. TPG generally seeks to invest in established businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operational experience and connections. Industries of interest include consumer, retail, healthcare, industrials, digital media, natural resources, energy, real estate, technology, and software. TPG was formerly known as Texas Pacific Group and was originally established in 1992 by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price. The Firm is based in Forth Worth, Texas with additional offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 161 of 451
Sector: Food M&A 2 of 7
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 11 of 37
State: Utah M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 111 of 298
Year: 2010 M&A 21 of 28
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-15 Hong Kong Energy

China

Hong Kong Energy Holdings is a subsidiary of HKC (Holdings) Limited. The company's primary activity is in wind power development, investment and operation in China. HKE currently has six operating wind assets in the Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Gansu and Heilongjiang provinces. HKE also has a waste-to-energy power plant in the Shangdong province.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-19 Sisulan Sports

Quanzhou, China

Sisulan Sports designs develop, manufacture, and markets stylish casual sportswear in China under the Sisulan brand. Sisulan is a national brand of stylish casual sportswear, with relative strength in the second-and third-tier provinces. Products range from apparel, footwear to accessories.

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