HedgeCo.Net — Yellow Wood Partners said Tuesday it had agreed to acquire Nestlé’s Holistic Health vitamins, minerals, and supplements platform for $1.0 billion. The Yellow Wood PR Newswire release is the primary. NutraIngredients independently printed the same $1.0 billion price, the same seven-brand slate, and the same first-half-2027 close window subject to regulatory approvals.
The portfolio includes Nature’s Bounty, Osteo Bi-Flex, Ester-C, Gard, Nuun, Puritan’s Pride, and Sisu, plus associated U.S. private-label operations and dedicated manufacturing, packaging, warehousing, and distribution assets. Nestlé reported the business generated $1.2 billion of sales in 2025 and operates predominantly in the United States with presence in Canada, China, and other markets. Yellow Wood described Nature’s Bounty as the number-two overall VMS brand and a leading women’s health brand in the U.S., consumed in more than 20 percent of U.S. households.
Yellow Wood framed the deal as its sixth significant carveout from five major global consumer companies, including prior transactions involving Bayer, Reckitt, Unilever, and Haleon. Nestlé said the divestiture lets it concentrate on premium, science-led VMS brands such as Solgar and Pure Encapsulations. Perella Weinberg Partners and Canaccord Genuity advised Yellow Wood; Goodwin Procter provided legal counsel. Close is expected by the first half of 2027 pending applicable clearances.
This is an agreed carveout, not a close. Mark $1.0 billion purchase price, $1.2 billion 2025 sales, seven named brands, and 1H 2027 as the working timetable. Do not invent EBITDA or a premium to Nestlé’s carrying value. The allocator object is a consumer-specialty PE firm taking a mainstream VMS platform out of a global food conglomerate after a strategic review.