Khaitan, Kirkland, AZB, Macfarlanes act on Bain Capital's $1 billion acquisition of Vitabiotics

Bain Capital is set to acquire Vitabiotics Limited, including its UK operations and the wider VB Group, including Meyer Organics in India, and its operations in Africa which includes VB Egypt, for $1 billion.

Khaitan & Co advised Bain Capital on the India leg of the global transaction.

Kirkland & Ellis served as the lead legal counsel for Bain Capital on the overall transaction.

The transaction team consisted of Jacob Traff (Partner), Srinivas S. Kaushik, P.C. (Partner), James Whybrow (Partner), Carmella Crinnion (Partner), Associates Angie Ertel, Emma Luo and Edward Mort. The following provided assistance:

Tax lawyers: Alan Walker (Partner), Michael Akpomiemie (Partner), Bryan Leighton (Associate);

Technology & IP transactions lawyers: Emma L. Flett (Partner), Ben Zeris (Partner), Stephen Coudounaris (Associate);

Debt Finance lawyers: Jacqueline Zheng (Partner), Sam Sherwood (Partner), Christopher Shield (Partner), Karen Ho (Partner)

AZB & Partners advised Vitabiotics and its Indian subsidiary Meyer Organics Private Limited on this transaction.

The transaction team consisted of Zia Mody (Founder & Managing Partner), G. Padmanabhan (Senior Partner), Nandish Vyas (Senior Partner), Anshuman Bharadwaj (Partner), Prerak Ved (Partner), Deepti Narayanan (Senior Associate), Labdhi Doshi (Senior Associate), and Priya Venkatesan (Senior Associate).

Macfarlanes served as the lead legal counsel for Vitabiotics on the overall transaction.

The transaction team was led by M&A Partners Tim Redman and Alice Temkin.

The M&A team also included Stephen Pike (Sponsor Solutions Partner), Senior Associates Robert Longman, Emma Wolf, San-Marie Saaiman, Natasha Sellayah, Associates Jamie Kelly, Sanjana Singh, Finn Marshall, Rhian Edwards and Harris Grigoriou;

Trust and Tax advice were led by Jonathan Arr (Partner), Piers Barclay (Partner), Chloe Edworthy (Partner), Greg Price (Partner), Gideon Sanitt (Partner), and Mark Stichbury (Partner), with support from Emma Cohen (Senior Counsel), Joanna Constantis (Senior Counsel), Beth Leggate (Senior Counsel), Senior Associates Sarah-Louise Fernandez, Will Fletcher, Carrie Holmes, Ed Parry-Smith, Associates Mollie Biggadike, Beth Cooper, Jamie Golding , Ellie Herve, Susie Hucker, George Mitkov, Luca Parrott and Chris Ward;

Malcolm Walton (Partner) led on competition, supported by Matthew Jones (Senior Associate) and Megan Humphreys (Associate);

Clare Breeze (Partner) led on property, supported by Helen Sculthorpe (Senior Counsel) and Russell Fancourt (Associate);

Martha Campbell (Senior Counsel) and Julia Inselseth (Associate) supported on commercial matters.

Lorna Emson (Partner) and Francis Bond (Senior Associate) also supported on various advisory matters.

Baker McKenzie advised Professor Ajit Lalvani, one of the sellers and the son of Vitabiotics founder Professor Kartar Lalvani, on the sale of Vitabiotics to Bain Capital.

The transaction was led by David Scott (London Head of M&A), with support from Ryan Howlett (Senior Associate) and Nikki Bradford (Associate).

A&O Shearman has advised the arrangers in relation to the committed financing for Bain Capital's acquisition of Vitabiotics.

The transaction was led by Matt Del Rosso (Partner), Gautam Narasimhan (Partner) and Daniel Tan (Partner), with support from Associates Glen Tay and Jia Min Lim, Trainees Annika Shah and Hannah McGreevy.

Vitabiotics is a leading British nutraceutical company founded in 1971 by Professor Kartar Lalvani, which has pioneered advances in nutritional healthcare for 55 years, with a portfolio that includes supplement brands such as Perfectil, Pregnacare, Wellman, Wellwoman and Menopace.

Bain Capital will leverage its local market expertise in India, along with sector knowledge, portfolio assets, and global capabilities, to assist Vitabiotics in expanding its brands, enhancing its international presence, and investing in sustainable growth across important markets like MENA and China.

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