LifeStyles Condoms is a brand of

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made by the former

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n company

Ansell Limited Ansell is an Australian company which manufactures protective industrial and medical gloves. It was previously well known as a condom manufacturer but sold that division in 2017. History Early years Ansell was formed as Dunlop Pneumatic T ...

, previously known as Pacific Dunlop Limited. In 2017, Ansell sold their condom business to a Chinese consortium for over US$600 million. Lifestyles HealthCare and all other Ansell affiliated condom brands: Skyn (non-latex condom brand sold globally), Blowtex (sold in Brazil), LifeStyles (sold in Australia and in United States), Manix/

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(sold in Europe: France, UK and others countries), Unimil (sold in Poland), Jissbon (sold in China). In 2017, Ansell announced the sale of their sexual wellness business to Chinese companies Humanwell Healthcare and CITIC Capital; the acquisition was completed on the same year. On November 9, 2020, Humanwell Healthcare, which held a 60% stake in the sexual division (the remaining 40% was held by CITIC Capital), announced the sale of a 40% stake for US$ 200 million to Chinese private equity firms Hillhouse Capital, Boyu Capital and CareCapital Partners, through the subsidiaries LFSY Holdings Limited, Autumn Appaloosa Limited and CareCapital Lifestyles Holdings, Ltd. After this announcement, the new ownership structure is 40% CITIC Capital, 20% Humanwell Healthcare, 18% Hillhouse Capital, 16% Boyu Capital and 6% CareCapital Partners. On July 23, 2021,

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reported that the owners of Lifestyles Healthcare, led by majority shareholder CITIC Capital, are considering selling the condom and lubricant maker's operations outside of China for about US$500 million. Therefore, current shareholders intend to keep the condom maker's business in China after the divestment. On September 29, 2022, the Australian newspaper

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reported that the owners of Lifestyles Healthcare, led by majority shareholder CITIC Capital, are in final talks with an US-based Private Equity firm for the sale of the global operation (excluding the Chinese market) for a value of more than US$500 million. On December 1, 2022, Linden Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, announced the acquisition of LifeStyles Healthcare. As part of the transaction, the Chinese operations of LifeStyles, including the Jissbon brand, will be separated from the parent company and be retained by the selling shareholders.

Advertising and marketing

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epidemic. In 1996, the company began advertising on television in the United States, where broadcasters had previously been unwilling to air the commercials.

Product line

*LifeStyles Skyn Condoms *LifeStyles X2 Lubricated Condoms *LifeStyles Ultra Thin Condoms *LifeStyles Ultra Sensitive Condoms *LifeStyles Ultra Sensitive Lubricated Condoms *LifeStyles Ultra Lube Plus Condoms *LifeStyles Ultra Lubricated Condoms *LifeStyles Pleasure Tripped Condoms *LifeStyles Ribbed Pleasure Condoms *LifeStyles Sheer Pleasure Condoms *LifeStyles Warming Pleasure Condoms *LifeStyles His n' Her Pleasure Condoms *LifeStyles Triple Pleasure 3-in-1 Condoms *LifeStyles MEGA Condoms *LifeStyles Studded Condoms *LifeStyles Flavors/Colors Condoms *LifeStyles Snugger Fit Condoms *LifeStyles Condom Discs *LifeStyles Classic Collection of Condoms *LifeStyles Condom Pleasure Pack *LifeStyles Premier Collection Lubricated Condoms *LifeStyles Sensual Kit *LifeStyles Ultra Ribbed Condom N' Ring Kit

References

External links

LifeStyles official site

Humanwell official site
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