Avista Healthcare Partners portfolio company WellSpring Consumer Healthcare, acquired vH Essentials from Wisconsin Pharmacal Company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.WHO: vH Essentials offers a comprehensive portfolio of OTC products for women's intimacy care designed for everyday problem solutions, including protection (Relieve), daily support (Maintain), and clean and reset solutions (Refresh). The brand's products are distributed through an extensive network of leading brick-and-mortar retailers and e-commerce channels such as Amazon.Founded in 1999 in Sarasota, Florida, WellSpring Consumer Healthcare, a developer and marketer of leading over-the-counter and personal care brands, is a portfolio company of Avista Healthcare Partners, a leading middle-market healthcare private equity firm with expertise in building growth-oriented healthcare businesses. The WellSpring portfolio includes well-known therapeutic skincare brands such as A+D, Bactine and Solarcaine, Bonine and Emetrol, and FDS.WHY: The addition of vH Essentials bolsters scale portfolio diversity, and provides opportunities to accelerate WellSpring's fast-growing Women's Health segment.IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Chris Brown, CEO of WellSpring, said: "We are thrilled with the addition of vH Essentials. WellSpring's women's health franchise is now anchored by two scaled high-growth brands, vH Essentials and FDS, with exciting and compelling opportunities to accelerate growth in retail and e-commerce channels. vH Essentials aligns with our core mission to improve the health and wellness of our consumers, and this acquisition helps to unlock the next leg of growth for WellSpring.