Prestige Brands Makes "Seismic Shift" To OTC With Blacksmith Acquisition
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
On the eve of Blacksmith Brands' one-year anniversary, co-founder and CEO Peter Mann fulfills his promise to cash in on the startup in a $190 million sale to Prestige Brands Holdings, which Mann also helped launch
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