Mergers and Acquisitions

IVC Nutrition Corporation in its acquisition of Vita Health Products Inc.

IVC Nutrition Corporation
Key Contact
Hugo-Pierre Gagnon

Partner, Corporate, Montréal

Team
Susan Newell

Partner, Health, Toronto

Sydney Young

Associate, Intellectual Property, Toronto

Julien Ranger

Partner, Pensions and Benefits, Montréal

Michelle Lally

Partner, Competition/Antitrust and Foreign Investment, Toronto

 

On September 30, 2021, IVC Nutrition Corporation (IVC) completed its acquisition of Vita Health Products Inc. (Vita Health). This strategic partnership will enable the scale, breadth and capabilities that IVC is able to offer in the Canadian market.

IVC is a multinational corporation in the nutrition and wellness space, providing services and products across OTC and VMS, with headquarters in Jiangsu, China and present in 80 countries, including the US, Europe and China.

Based in Winnipeg, Vita Health is a vertically integrated manufacturer, marketer and distributor of a broad line of high-quality OTC products throughout Canada.

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP advised as lead transaction counsel IVC with a team led by Hugo-Pierre Gagnon and consisting of Marc-William Carrothers, Han Rui Cui, Bhavish Beejan (Corporate), Susan Newell (Health), Sydney Young (Intellectual Property), Michelle Lally, Gajan Sathananthan (Antitrust), Noemi Blasutta (Labour & Employment), and Julien Ranger (Pension & Benefits). 

Value
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Date Closed
September 30, 2021
Lead Office
Montreal
Key Contact
Hugo-Pierre Gagnon

Partner, Corporate, Montréal

Team
Susan Newell

Partner, Health, Toronto

Sydney Young

Associate, Intellectual Property, Toronto

Julien Ranger

Partner, Pensions and Benefits, Montréal

Michelle Lally

Partner, Competition/Antitrust and Foreign Investment, Toronto