The rumors started swirling in December. BSN had finally entered into an agreement with another company to purchase them. There were a few companies looking to purchase BSN, because of their continued growth and great products, but when we heard that Glanbia was emerging as the front runner, it got interesting. Because Glanbia, in our industry, is a known company, being the owners of Optimum Nutrition and American Body Boduilding products, and because they have given these two companies great support and leeway into building the brands into what they are. By January 1st, everything looked to be in order, but no one except the dealmakers knew when the final acquisition date would take place, or if there would be snags. This morning, everything was complete. BSN was purchased for $144 million dollars, debt free. In a conference call to BSN employees today at 9am Eastern time, Hugh McGuire, CEO of Glanbia, spoke of the purchase and how they intend to keep continuing making BSN a household name and the great brand they are. In a conference call to Optimum and ABB employees an hour later, they were told that the acquisition was complete. The companies would stay separate for…