Somafina, a nutraceutical manufacturing company based in Cedartown, Georgia, has acquired Layton’s UST Corp., a contract manufacturer of vitamins, minerals and supplements. Somafina is a portfolio company of Norwalk, Connecticut-based private equity firm Heartwood Partners.

UST Corp. offers an end-to-end solution for its customers, ranging from formulation and product development to production and packaging. In addition, with an ISO-certified in-house testing lab, UST produces science-based supplement types and formats.

“We are deeply excited to partner with UST,” said John Niemi, CEO of Somafina. “Situated in a key hub of nutraceutical supplement manufacturing in Please log in to see the rest of this story.