Sidley is representing Performance Investment Partners LLC in their recently announced acquisition, in partnership with Kingswood Capital Management LLC, of The Vitamin Shoppe from the bankrupt Franchise Group. The transaction is anticipated to close in the second quarter of 2025. The Vitamin Shoppe is one of the largest pure-play omnichannel retailers of vitamins and nutritional supplements in the U.S.
The Sidley team was led by Martin Wellington and Dr. Idan Netser (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, M&A) and includes Feifei Bian, Rob R. Carlson, Ryan M. Hicks, Peiyu Yu, Samantha L. Carvalho, and Becca A. Davis (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, M&A and Private Equity); Genevieve G. Weiner, Sam Newman, Jeri Leigh Miller, and Lexi Schneider (Restructuring); Bruce Banks, Angela Fontana, and Adam M. Nelson (Global Finance); Teresa A. Napoli and Madeline Clasen (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Alvin Wang (Tax); and Ash Nagdev (Privacy and Cybersecurity).
