Global pet industry news and analysis.
Charterhouse Capital Partners completed its £235.2M acquisition of UK veterinary pharmaceutical company Animalcare Group, taking the AIM-listed firm private at 336 pence per share — the latest PE-driven consolidation in animal health.
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PetIQ acquires MYOS Corp and its Fortetropin® muscle health platform, adding clinically validated preventive pet nutrition to its OTC wellness empire.
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Central Garden & Pet acquires ~80% of Germany's TRIXIE for up to €400M, creating the leading global pet supplies platform with 30,000+ European retail doors.
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Pet Service Holding NV acquired Dutch e-commerce pet company RHR Concepts in a bankruptcy asset deal, adding €7M+ in annual revenue and pushing the group's combined sales past €20 million.
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Backed by US PE firm Wind Point Partners, Assisi Pet Care has agreed to buy UK natural pet-food maker Forthglade from IK Partners, deepening its European premium-natural platform.
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Private-equity firm H.I.G. Capital has taken control of Colorado-based Outward Hound, one of the largest independent pet accessory and enrichment-toy makers in North America.
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Japanese seafood and pet-food conglomerate Umios will acquire a 51% controlling stake in Malaysia’s Pet World International for about ¥11.4B (~$70.4M).
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Belgium-based private-label manufacturer United Petfood has taken a 50% stake in Germany’s SmartPetPro, a premium wet-food producer, in a long-term strategic partnership.
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UK-based Burgess Pet Care has bought German small-animal specialist Bunny Nature, adding a loyal customer base and sharply lifting the share of revenue it earns outside Britain.
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Century-old Japanese food company Umios is taking a controlling 51% stake in PWI, Malaysia's second-largest pet-food maker, filling a dry-food gap and building an integrated wet-and-dry platform for fast-growing Southeast Asia.
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Australian supermarket giant Coles is reportedly negotiating with TPG to buy Greencross, owner of the Petbarn chain and Greencross Vets — a move that would reshape the country's pet retail and veterinary market.
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Pet Media Group has acquired Deine Tierwelt, a German pet marketplace drawing around 45 million visits a year, deepening its classifieds footprint in continental Europe.
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Burgess Pet Care (Goole, UK) has acquired German small-animal nutrition brand Bunny Nature, lifting international revenue roughly five-fold to £12.5M.
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German dry-food maker bosch Tiernahrung has bought wet-food producer Fair Petfood, adding fresh and wet manufacturing capability to its dry-food expertise.
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A leading Chinese pet-food group has agreed to buy the China brand assets of New Zealand premium labels K9 Natural and Feline Natural for up to RMB 225 million.
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