Centre Partners Exits Kaz in $260M Deal

Publicly traded Helen of Troy Ltd has acquired health care and home environment company Kaz in a $260 million deal, providing an exit for buyout shop Centre Partners Management. Centre Partners made an undisclosed strategic investment in Kaz in 2002. Centre Partners Management has offices in New York and Los Angeles. Formed in 1926, Southborough, Mass.-based Kaz makes products including vaporizers, humidifiers and blood pressure monitors.

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