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Short Takes Key M&A Activity

Source:LOHAS Weekly Newsletter
Published:Sunday, October 01, 2000

Nutripeak.com Merges

With eNutrition

Culver City, CA-based supplements e-tailer Nutripeak.com on Sept. 14 announced its acquisition of Woodland Hills, CA-based

eNutrition in a stock-for-stock transaction. Additionally, the company reported that it has closed $5 million in Series B Preferred financing, led by Brentwood Associates, idealab!

Capital Partners, and Entertainment Media Ventures. According to Nutripeak Chairman and CEO Barry Blake, the eNutrition transaction is the company’s fifth and largest acquisition in the nutrition e-commerce industry this year.

NBTY Acquires Feeling Fine

NBTY (NBTY) on Sept. 6 announced that it has acquired for an undisclosed sum certain assets of Feeling Fine Co., a distributor of nutritional products and wellness information programs. Company co-founders Dave Brubaker and Art Ulene, M.D., will continue their association with the Feeling Fine brands, NBTY says.