Ownership profile
Who owns Country Life Vitamins?
Country Life Vitamins is a privately held company owned and controlled by Lion Equity Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm, which acquired it in August 2023 from Kikkoman Corporation via its third fund, Lion Equity Fund III, LP.
Ownership profile
Country Life Vitamins
Country Life, LLC
Evidence (9)
As of July 2026, Country Life remains a portfolio company of Lion Equity Partners, having just completed an add-on acquisition of Aura Cacia from Frontier Co-op — its first acquisition under Lion Equity ownership.
https://peprofessional.com/2026/07/country-life-catches-a-whiff-of-growth-with-aura-cacia/The operating legal entity is Country Life, LLC, headquartered at 180 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, New York 11788, and the brand's own website uses the name 'Country Life Vitamins, LLC'.
https://countrylifevitamins.com/pages/country-life-authorized-reseller-policyLion Equity Partners is described as a Denver-based private equity firm specializing in corporate carve-outs; equity for the Country Life acquisition was sourced through Lion Equity Fund III, LP.
https://peprofessional.com/2023/08/lion-carves-country-life-from-kikkoman/Lion Equity Partners, through its affiliate Lion Equity Fund III, LP, acquired Country Life, LLC from KI NutriCare Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kikkoman Corporation, in August 2023.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230802261444/en/Lion-Equity-Partners-Completes-Acquisition-of-Country-Life-LLC-From-Kikkoman-CorporationLion Equity Partners' own portfolio page confirms the acquisition of Country Life, LLC from KI NutriCare Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kikkoman Corporation.
https://www.lionequity.com/portfolio/country-lifeTracxn data as of October 2026 still lists Country Life as an active portfolio company of Lion Equity Partners, with no exit recorded.
https://tracxn.com/d/private-equity/lion-equity-partners/__rWILzDHakMOiNgfy8fv_W2hgFXcOWBPzK83hsNrEpfUPitchBook classifies Country Life Vitamins as 'Private Equity-Backed' with Lion Equity Investment Advisors as the investor and the latest deal type as Buyout/LBO.
https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/267720-58Trademark registrations for COUNTRY LIFE, DESERT ESSENCE, and related marks are held by COUNTRY LIFE, LLC, confirming the operating legal entity name.
https://trademark.justia.com/owners/country-life-llc-186746Crunchbase lists Country Life as acquired by Lion Equity Partners, with the operating entity identified as Country Life, LLC.
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/country-lifeWhat's uncertain
- No SEC EDGAR filings found directly for Country Life, LLC — it is a private LLC and not subject to public reporting requirements.
- The precise equity stake percentage held by Lion Equity Fund III, LP has not been publicly disclosed; controlling ownership is inferred from the acquisition press releases and portfolio page language describing a full carve-out buyout.
- Country Life Vitamins was previously a corporate subsidiary of Kikkoman Corporation (via KI NutriCare Inc.) before the August 2023 acquisition — older sources (e.g., highperformr.ai) may still inaccurately list Kikkoman as parent.
- No evidence of a PE exit was found as of October 2026; Lion Equity's typical hold period for carve-outs suggests an exit may occur in the 2026–2028 timeframe, but this is speculative.