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Sard Verbinnen & Co. represents Montreal’s Atrium Innovations as the “science-based” natural supplements company agrees to be acquired by Nestle for $2.3B cash/debt.
Artrium markets products in more than 50 countries under brands such as Garden of Life, Douglas Laboratories, Genestra Brands and Pure Encapsulations.
CEO Peter Luther said Atrium shares Nestle Health Science group’s philosophy of “helping people lead healthier lives by providing good-for-you products that are made with the highest standards for quality and efficacy.”
Permira Funds, which has invested in more than 30 consumer companies such as Dr. Martens, Hugo Boss, John Masters Organics and Akindo Sushiro sushi restaurant company, controls Atrium.
SV&C’s Brooke Gordon, Devin Broda and Julie Rudnick handle the deal that is expected to close during the first-quarter of 2018.
Edelman handles Viking Holdings, the river and ocean luxury cruise line that plans to raise $1B via an IPO priced in the $21 to $25 per share range.
Teneo is handling the initial public offering of CVC Capital Partners, one of Europe’s largest private equity firms with nearly $200B in assets under management.
Brunswick Group represents Endeavor Group Holdings as it agrees to go private via its acquisition by Silver Lake technology investment firm, which is handled by Edelman Smithfield.
Tod Donhauser, a nine-year veteran of Edelman, has joined H/Advisors Abernathy as managing director and head of its San Francisco office.
Intelligent Group Ltd, a Hong Kong-based financial PR firm, has priced its initial public offering of 1.9M shares at $4, which is the low end of the $4 to $5 range.
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