Investors, suppliers, analysts and competitors sound off on Carlyle's $3.8 billion purchase
Aug. 1, 2010 12:00pm
The U.S. dietary supplement industry was in the spotlight in July- and not because of negative research findings or media scare tactics, but rather because of a blockbuster acquisition deal announced between NBTY and The Carlyle Group. On July 15, the private-equity firm agreed to buy publicly traded NBTY- the largest supplement company in the United States and the entity behind such brands as Vitamin World, Puritan's Pride, Solgar, Rexall and MET-Rx — for $3.8 billion. If completed, the deal would represent the largest transaction to take a...
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