A leading global brand in health and wellness

Branford Castle Partners, LP (“Branford Castle”), a New York City-based private equity firm, today announced that its affiliate has purchased Earthlite Massage Tables (“Earthlite”), a pre-eminent manufacturer and supplier of health and wellness equipment. The sellers were the company’s founders.

The company offers over 300 active SKUs of massage tables, alternative beauty and wellness equipment, supplies and accessories, oils and creams, manicure and pedicure equipment and medical exam equipment. Earthlite serves a diverse customer base of more than 3,700 customers in over 120 countries. The existing Earthlite management team invested in the transaction alongside Branford Castle’s affiliate and will continue to lead the company.

Headquartered in Vista, CA, Earthlite’s most prominent products are its massage tables, which garner 20% global market share. The company has a family of six proprietary brands of massage tables that are among the longest-standing and most-respected in the market, including Living Earth Crafts, Stronglite, Earthlite and Inner Strength. (www.earthlite.com)

Across the company’s wide spectrum of products, end-customers include most leading international hotel chains, many of the leading brands in the fast-growing franchised day spa segment and thousands of individual massage therapists. Earthlite has received American Spa Magazine’s Professional’s Choice Awards in the following distinguished categories: “Favorite Treatment Table Manufacturer” every year from 2010 through 2015, “Favorite Nailcare Furniture Manufacturer” in 2014 and 2015, and “Favorite Company for Manufacturer Support.”

“We look forward to working closely with Branford Castle in the next stage of growth of our business,” said Chenevey. “The health and wellness market is expanding globally, and Earthlite is in an excellent position to take advantage of the growth opportunities.”

Branford Castle was advised by its legal counsel, Akerman LLP.

Stout Risius Ross, Inc. served as financial advisor to Earthlite and TroyGould PC served as their legal advisor. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.