Carlyle to Buy NBTY (NTY) for $3.8 Billion

U.S. nutritional supplements maker NBTY (NTY) said it agreed to be bought by Carlyle Group for $3.8 billion in one of the biggest private equity deals so far this year. Carlyle’s $55.00 a share cash offer represents a 47 percent premium to NBTY’s Wednesday close. The deal represents the biggest acquisition by a private- equity firm this year – Reuters