Herbalife Buyout By Equity Groups Achieves Long-Sought Private Ownership
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The pending acquisition of Herbalife by equity firms Whitney & Co. and Golden Gate Capital ends a two-and-a-half year effort, initiated by late founder and CEO Mark Hughes, to take the direct marketer private
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Herbalife goes private
Supplement direct marketer's stock delisted from NASDAQ July 31 upon same-day shareholder approval, completion of $685 mil. transaction to take company private. Holders of approximately 73.9% of all shares of voting common stock gave their consent to the transaction, with stockholders receiving $19.50 per share. Herbalife was acquired by an investor group led by equity firms Whitney & Co. and Golden Gate Capital, in partnership with direct marketer's distributors, senior management. Whitney Chairman & Managing Partner Peter Castleman is new chairman of Herbalife, while Francis Tirelli remains president, CEO. Transaction brings closure to almost three-year effort initiated by late founder Mark Hughes to take the firm private (1"The Tan Sheet" April 15, 2002, p. 5)...
Herbalife goes private
Supplement direct marketer's stock delisted from NASDAQ July 31 upon same-day shareholder approval, completion of $685 mil. transaction to take company private. Holders of approximately 73.9% of all shares of voting common stock gave their consent to the transaction, with stockholders receiving $19.50 per share. Herbalife was acquired by an investor group led by equity firms Whitney & Co. and Golden Gate Capital, in partnership with direct marketer's distributors, senior management. Whitney Chairman & Managing Partner Peter Castleman is new chairman of Herbalife, while Francis Tirelli remains president, CEO. Transaction brings closure to almost three-year effort initiated by late founder Mark Hughes to take the firm private (1"The Tan Sheet" April 15, 2002, p. 5)...
Herbalife goes private
Supplement direct marketer's stock delisted from NASDAQ July 31 upon same-day shareholder approval, completion of $685 mil. transaction to take company private. Holders of approximately 73.9% of all shares of voting common stock gave their consent to the transaction, with stockholders receiving $19.50 per share. Herbalife was acquired by an investor group led by equity firms Whitney & Co. and Golden Gate Capital, in partnership with direct marketer's distributors, senior management. Whitney Chairman & Managing Partner Peter Castleman is new chairman of Herbalife, while Francis Tirelli remains president, CEO. Transaction brings closure to almost three-year effort initiated by late founder Mark Hughes to take the firm private (1"The Tan Sheet" April 15, 2002, p. 5)...