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)--Wellful, Inc. (“Wellful”) a premier omni-channel health and wellness platform and a Kainos Capital portfolio company, today announced the acquisition of Ancient Nutrition from VMG Partners, Hillhouse Investment and other unit holders.

)--Wellful，Inc.（“Wellful”）是一家卓越的全渠道健康和保健平台，也是一家Kainos Capital投资组合公司，今天宣布从VMG Partners、Hillhouse Investment和其他单位持有人手中收购Organic Nutrition。

Wellful combines advanced e-commerce technology with scientifically formulated solutions to help consumers live happier and healthier lives across its portfolio of vitamin, supplement, and food brands. The acquisition of Ancient Nutrition will further strengthen Wellful’s omnichannel presence in a number of vitamin, mineral, and supplement (VMS) categories and expand its distribution footprint into the natural retail channel..

Wellful将先进的电子商务技术与科学制定的解决方案相结合，帮助消费者在其维生素、补充剂和食品品牌组合中过上更快乐、更健康的生活。收购古代营养品将进一步加强Wellful在多个维生素、矿物质和补充剂（VMS）类别中的全渠道业务，并将其分销足迹扩展到自然零售渠道。。

Ancient Nutrition was built upon the mission of making history’s most powerful superfoods accessible to everyone through the development of high-quality supplements and a commitment to transforming the way food is grown. Ancient Nutrition's core product categories include protein, gut health, and greens.

古代营养学的使命是通过开发高质量的补充剂和致力于改变食物的生长方式，使每个人都能获得历史上最强大的超级食品。古代营养品的核心产品类别包括蛋白质、肠道健康和绿色食品。

Since inception, Ancient Nutrition has sustained substantial growth, and is the fastest-growing VMS brand and the largest collagen brand within the natural channel..

自成立以来，古代营养一直保持着大幅增长，是VMS增长最快的品牌，也是天然渠道中最大的胶原蛋白品牌。。

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We are thrilled to bring Ancient Nutrition onto the Wellful platform,' said Brandon Adcock, CEO of Wellful. '

Wellful首席执行官布兰登·阿德科克（BrandonAdcock）说，我们很高兴能将古老的营养带到Wellful平台上

The Ancient Nutrition team has done a phenomenal job of building a scaled brand with considerable future growth potential. Ancient Nutrition fundamentally stands for something within the industry and delivers real results to its customers. We’re very excited to further strengthen the brand and to expand the product portfolio that customers have come to know and trust.'.

古老的营养品团队在打造具有巨大未来增长潜力的规模化品牌方面做了出色的工作。古代营养品从根本上代表了行业内的一些东西，并为客户提供了真正的结果。我们非常高兴能够进一步加强品牌，扩大客户所了解和信任的产品组合。”。

Jordan Rubin, co-founder of Ancient Nutrition, added, “

古代营养学联合创始人乔丹·鲁宾补充道

I am proud of how far Ancient Nutrition has come in our mission to Save the World with Super Foods and look forward to seeing our innovative products become a staple in every North American household and beyond. I’ve appreciated the partnership with VMG and Hillhouse Investment in helping us build one of the leading brands in the natural products industry.”.

我为古老的营养学在我们用超级食品拯救世界的使命中取得的成就感到骄傲，并期待着看到我们的创新产品成为每个北美家庭和其他地区的主食。我很感谢与VMG和Hillhouse Investment的合作，帮助我们建立了天然产品行业的领先品牌之一。”。

Dr. Josh Axe, co-founder of Ancient Nutrition, continued, “

古代营养学联合创始人乔什·阿克斯博士继续说道

I’ve dedicated my life to educating others on how to achieve their health objectives and Ancient Nutrition has been an incredible platform to help bring this dream into reality. VMG and Hillhouse Investment brought instrumental resources in helping us achieve our goals.”

我毕生致力于教育他人如何实现他们的健康目标，古老的营养学是一个难以置信的平台，有助于实现这一梦想。VMG和Hillhouse投资为我们实现目标带来了工具性资源。”

Colt Morton, CEO of Ancient Nutrition, will continue to lead the business as part of Wellful.

作为Wellful的一部分，古代营养品首席执行官科尔特·莫顿（ColtMorton）将继续领导该业务。

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I couldn’t be prouder of what our team has achieved and the momentum we continue to experience as the fastest-growing VMS brand in the natural channel,' said Mr. Morton. “

莫顿说，作为自然频道中增长最快的VMS品牌，我们团队取得的成就以及我们继续保持的势头让我感到无比骄傲。“”

Partnering with Wellful marks an exciting new chapter in our journey. Wellful’s resources and our shared vision for innovation position Ancient Nutrition to bring our mission to even more people while staying true to the values and culture that have brought us here.”

与Wellful的合作标志着我们旅程中令人兴奋的新篇章。Wellful的资源和我们对创新的共同愿景使古代营养学能够将我们的使命带给更多的人，同时忠实于为我们带来的价值观和文化。”

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The acquisition of Ancient Nutrition establishes Wellful as the largest independent VMS platform in North America,” said David Gassko, Partner at Kainos. “

收购古代营养品使Wellful成为北美最大的独立VMS平台，”Kainos合伙人David Gassko说。“”

We are excited to welcome the Ancient Nutrition team to the Wellful family and to support their mission of Saving the World with Super Foods. Wellful continues to have ample dry powder to invest in the continued growth of its brand portfolio, including R&D, marketing, or future acquisitions.”

我们很高兴欢迎古老的营养团队来到这个健康的家庭，并支持他们用超级食物拯救世界的使命。Wellful继续拥有充足的干粉来投资其品牌组合的持续增长，包括研发、营销或未来收购。”

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Demand continues to grow for efficacious science-backed solutions to help consumers manage their lives,” Mr. Adcock added. “

对有效的科学支持解决方案的需求持续增长，以帮助消费者管理他们的生活，”阿德科克先生补充道。“”

Ancient Nutrition is the perfect addition to our already robust portfolio of brands and further cements our commitment to and belief in the VMS industry. Our investments in our brands and vertical integration allow us to continually innovate to improve the lives of our customers.”

古老营养是我们已经强大的品牌组合的完美补充，进一步巩固了我们对VMS行业的承诺和信念。我们对品牌和垂直整合的投资使我们能够不断创新，改善客户的生活。”

Piper Sandler & Co. served as financial advisor and Greenberg Traurig, LLP served as legal counsel to Ancient Nutrition. Winston & Strawn LLP served as legal counsel to Wellful.

Piper Sandler&Co.担任财务顾问，Greenberg Traurig，LLP担任古代营养学的法律顾问。Winston&Strawn LLP担任Wellful的法律顾问。

About Wellful

关于Wellful

Wellful, Inc. is a premier omnichannel health and wellness company that combines innovative technology with scientifically formulated solutions to help consumers live happier and healthier lives. Wellful's portfolio of clinically studied wellness brands includes such brands as Nugenix, Ancient Nutrition, Peptiva, Instaflex, Super Beta Prostate, Doctors’ Preferred, Jenny Craig, and Nutrisystem.

Wellful，Inc.是一家领先的全渠道健康和保健公司，它将创新技术与科学制定的解决方案相结合，帮助消费者过上更幸福、更健康的生活。Wellful的临床研究健康品牌组合包括Nugenix、Angular Nutrition、Peptiva、Instaflex、Super Beta Prostate、Doctors's Preferred、Jenny Craig和Nutrisystem等品牌。

Wellful, Inc. is a Kainos Capital portfolio company..

Wellful，Inc.是一家Kainos资本投资组合公司。。

About Ancient Nutrition

关于古代营养学

At Ancient Nutrition, we believe the human body was built for high performance. In the modern world, we are disconnected from the traditions and nutritional principles that were honored and celebrated throughout history. Our real food nutritional products are designed to provide Ancient Nutrients in a modern, convenient form to power the body and mind, restoring us to the health, strength, and vitality of our ancestors.

在古代营养学中，我们认为人体是为了高性能而建造的。在现代世界，我们与历史上备受推崇的传统和营养原则脱节。我们真正的食品营养产品旨在以现代方便的形式提供古老的营养物质，为身体和心灵提供动力，使我们恢复祖先的健康、力量和活力。

For more information, please visit .

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www.ancientnutrition.com

www.ancientnutrition

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About Kainos Capital

关于Kainos Capital

Kainos Capital is a middle market private equity firm with an exclusive focus on the food and consumer sector. The Kainos team has extensive investment and operating experience in the industry, having completed more than 45 transactions with a total transaction value of more than $7 billion. The firm's strategy is to build a diversified portfolio of growing and strategically relevant food and consumer businesses.

Kainos Capital是一家中等市场私人股本公司，专注于食品和消费行业。凯诺斯团队在该行业拥有丰富的投资和运营经验，已完成超过45笔交易，总交易价值超过70亿美元。该公司的战略是建立一个多元化的投资组合，包括不断增长且具有战略意义的食品和消费业务。

For more information, visit .

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www.kainoscapital.com

www.kainoscapital.com

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About VMG Partners

关于VMG合作伙伴

VMG Partners is a leading private equity firm focused on partnering with entrepreneurs and managers to support the growth and strategic development of transformative consumer brands and services, and the technologies that power them. VMG currently invests through its Consumer and Technology funds. Since its inception in 2005, VMG has provided financial resources and strategic guidance to drive growth and value creation in over 60 companies.

VMG Partners是一家领先的私人股本公司，专注于与企业家和经理合作，以支持变革性消费品牌和服务的增长和战略发展，以及为其提供动力的技术。VMG目前通过其消费者和技术基金进行投资。自2005年成立以来，VMG为60多家公司提供了财务资源和战略指导，以推动增长和价值创造。

For more information, please visit .

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www.vmgpartners.com

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About Hillhouse Investment

关于山屋投资

Founded in 2005, Hillhouse Investment (“Hillhouse”) is a global alternative investment manager dedicated to partnering with high quality businesses for the long-term. With nearly two decades of experience, Hillhouse has grown to be among the largest alternative asset managers with a range of investment strategies that span public equities, private equity (across buyout, venture capital and growth strategies), private credit and real assets.

Hillhouse Investment（“Hillhouse”）成立于2005年，是一家全球另类投资管理公司，致力于与高质量企业长期合作。凭借近二十年的经验，Hillhouse已发展成为最大的替代资产管理公司之一，拥有一系列投资策略，涵盖公共股权、私人股权（跨越收购、风险投资和增长策略）、私人信贷和实物资产。

Hillhouse collaborates with industry-defining enterprises, aiming to establish alignment with sustainable, forward-thinking companies across healthcare, business services, consumer, and industrial sectors. The firm manages capital for global institutions, including non-profit foundations, endowments, and pensions.

Hillhouse与行业定义企业合作，旨在与医疗保健、商业服务、消费者和工业部门的可持续、前瞻性公司保持一致。该公司管理全球机构的资本，包括非营利基金会、捐赠基金和养老金。

For more information, please visit .

有关更多信息，请访问。

www.hillhouseinvestment.com

www.hillhouseinvestment.com

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