LAC Acquires MASQUELIER'S® French Pine Bark Extract, Deepening V3 Group's Push Across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa

 

18 August 2026, Singapore — LAC Global, the health and wellness supplements business under V3 Group Limited, has closed its acquisition of MASQUELIER'S® French Pine Bark Extract. The deal brings more than 70 years of European nutritional science research directly into LAC's portfolio, pairing that scientific pedigree with LAC's already-established retail footprint across Asia.

Seven Decades of Research, Now Under One Roof

MASQUELIER'S® traces back to the work of French scientist Professor Jack Masquelier, one of the earliest researchers to dig into oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs). What sets the brand apart isn't just the ingredient itself but the proprietary, fingerprinted extraction method behind it — a process backed by decades of clinical research into how OPCs behave as antioxidants.

“Health is becoming one of the defining priorities for consumers globally. People are living longer, but the opportunity is to help them live better. The acquisition of MASQUELIER'S® brings decades of European nutritional science into LAC, strengthening the scientific foundation of our portfolio. Singapore remains our home market, and we are grateful for the trust our customers have placed in us over the years. We remain committed to serving them through our extensive retail presence across Singapore's malls, even as we take LAC into new markets and pursue our ambition to build a health and wellness brand born in Asia for consumers globally,” said Ron Sim, Founder and Executive Chairman of V3 Group.

More Than a Product Line

MASQUELIER'S® is also the originator and trademark holder behind MASQUELIER'S® Anthogenol, one of the more recognizable OPC supplement names in Asia Pacific. What LAC actually acquired here goes beyond a single product — it's the intellectual property and scientific foundation behind an entire category. The extract itself has sold north of 250 million tablets to date, making it one of LAC's most established product lines across its Asian markets.

A Regional Footprint That Keeps Growing

This acquisition comes as LAC continues expanding at pace through 2026, building on close to three decades of organic growth across the region. The company now runs more than 250 retail stores across Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Vietnam, with franchise operations in Mongolia, India, Indonesia, and Thailand rounding things out. A growing e-commerce arm supports all of that physical presence, and LAC products are already reaching consumers in select markets across Africa, the Middle East, and South America as well.

Behind the expansion is a fairly clear ambition — LAC wants to be recognized as Asia's own homegrown health and wellness brand. Through its owned retail and e-commerce channels, backed by continued product development, the company is betting that demand for preventive health and everyday wellness will keep climbing as populations age and health awareness rises across the region.

What Comes Next

LAC's next moves involve going deeper in markets it already operates in while still chasing new opportunities elsewhere in Asia Pacific and beyond. Product innovation stays a priority too, with continued investment aimed at preventive health, healthy aging, and the broader shifts in what consumers actually want from their supplements.

As LAC's parent, V3 Group will keep backing that growth with capital, operational support, and regional connections. Across its wider portfolio, the group says it's staying focused on businesses with strong fundamentals and long-term upside — the goal being category-leading brands built out of Asia for a global audience.

About V3 Group

V3 Group is a Singapore-based holding company with a diversified global portfolio spanning well-being, luxury gourmet, capital markets, real estate, and integrated healthcare services. The group traces its roots to the iconic OSIM brand, founded by entrepreneur Ron Sim more than 40 years ago. Since then, Sim has built out a wider set of brands and assets across e-commerce, nutrition, gourmet lifestyle, real estate, and healthcare services. Collectively, V3's brands reach over 3 million customers worldwide across more than 5,000 retail touchpoints in 118 cities and 26 countries.

More information is available at v3group.com.

About LAC Global

Headquartered in Singapore, LAC Global is one of Asia's largest specialty retailers of nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals, and herbal products, covering categories like anti-aging and beauty, immunity, weight management, sports nutrition, and energy. The company owns the LAC brand — short for Leader in Antioxidative Control™ — which has spent years developing science-based formulas that draw on both eastern and western approaches to fighting oxidative stress. Since establishing a global presence in 1997, LAC's reach now spans Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Vietnam, the U.S., Central and South America, Africa, and the Middle East.

More information is available at lac.com.

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