onefourzero assists Cinven in its acquisition of Arcaplanet

Pet care

With the help of digital data-led commercial consulting firm onefourzero, Cinven has acquired a majority stake in pet care retail chain Arcaplanet. As part of the transaction, Cinven and Arcaplanet will jointly acquire Maxi Zoo Italia, the third largest pet care operator in the Italian market, and a subsidiary of Fressnapf Group. The combination of […]

The Luxury Pet Food & Supplies Market’s Private Equity Pedigree

The Luxury Pet Food and Supplies Market Continues Its PE Pedigree Run

Amongst the top 10 major pet supplies brands, search demand has risen by 38% since June 2018, and in pet food brands specifically demand is up 24%. When we looked at 30 of the leading brands across both supplies and food, we observed an increase of 22% overall.

Why Private Equity loves pets

private equity pet industry

Recent weeks have seen a flurry of activity from Private Equity firms in the pet supply industry. London-based firm Cinven last week bought the Hungarian manufacturer Partner in Pet Food for an undisclosed sum, while earlier this month US firm L. Catterton sold premium pet food manufacturer Ainsworth Pet Nutrition for $2 billion, making an […]