11.22.05
New York based-Harvest Partners, a private equity investment firm, has acquired Levlad, Inc. and its subsidiary, Arbonne International, Inc.—manufacturers and distributors of Nature’s Gate personal care products with combined net sales of approximately $200 million in 2004. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Harvest Partners has formed Natural Products Group LLC, a special purpose holding company under which Levlad and Arbonne will operate.