Yellow Wood Partners, a private equity firm, has announced it has completed the sale of PDC Brands To CVC Capital Partners for $1.425 billion. 

PDC Brands, founded in 1981, is a rapidly growing provider of beauty, personal care, and wellness brands. Its portfolio includes category-leading brands in wellness, hair care, beauty & cosmetics, fragrance, and bath & body care. The company’s brands include Dr. Teal’s, Cantu, Body Fantasies, BOD Man and Eylure.

Dana Schmaltz, founding partner of Yellow Wood Partners, comments, “Over the past five years of our partnership with PDC, the Company has successfully grown into a multinational consumer products company providing unique and innovative beauty and personal care products marketed to the most attractive segments of the global consumer base…We will miss working with our good friends at PDC and wish them continued success on their growth trajectory. Our focus at Yellow Wood going forward will be to continue to identify similar companies that can benefit from our operational expertise to build a portfolio of strong companies that will create exceptional value for our investors.”