Twinlab Finds Potential Buyer In IdeaSphere: End Of Blechman Era?
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The proposed acquisition of Twinlab by nutritional products seller IdeaSphere would mark the end of the Blechman family ownership of the company, in place since the company's founding 35 years ago
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