Frontenac-backed Digs Dog Care Acquires 17 Pet Resorts

Frontenac Recapitalizes Dealer Services Network

March 29, 2022

Transportation

Chicago-based private equity firm Frontenac has completed a recapitalization partnership with Dealer Services Network (DSN), a Deerfield Beach, Florida-based provider of title, registration and compliance solutions for automotive dealers, fleet operators and government agencies. The partnership will fund DSN's U.S. expansion and support strategic organic growth and add-on acquisitions to scale its DealTracker TaaS platform.

Best Friends Pet Care Acquires Paws Pet Resort

January 1, 2025

Veterinary

Best Friends Pet Care, a portfolio company of Mosaic Capital Partners, has acquired Paws Pet Resort, a regional pet resort and services company based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Peakstone served as exclusive M&A advisor to Paws Pet Resort; terms were not disclosed. The deal is an add-on to Best Friends Pet Care's platform to expand its pet care footprint and service offering.

Destination Pet Acquires Pet Palace Pet Boarding Resort

June 21, 2023

Veterinary

Destination Pet has acquired Pet Palace Pet Boarding Resort, a luxury pet care operator with 11 locations across Ohio, Indiana, North Carolina and Pennsylvania and more than 500 employees. The acquisition expands Destination Pet’s national pet resort and clinic network, adds a luxury resort brand, and enables wider rollout of Destination Pet’s connected care model and Yourgi app; Pet Palace founder Brian Hudock will remain as a strategic advisor.

Legault Group Acquires Ren's Pets

August 3, 2021

Retail

Legault Group, the Quebec-based owner of Mondou stores, has acquired 100% of the shares of Ren's Pets, a Guelph, Ontario–based pet supply retailer with 35 stores and a distribution centre. The acquisition is Legault Group's first outside Quebec and aims to accelerate national growth through combined store networks and multi-channel distribution.

Antelope (backed by Alpine Investors) Acquires Diggin' Your Dog and Super Snouts

June 7, 2022

Consumer Products

Antelope, an omni-channel pet wellness platform backed by Alpine Investors, has acquired Diggin' Your Dog and Super Snouts, a supplier of pet CBD supplements, health products and treats. Diggin' Your Dog and Super Snouts will continue to operate under its brand with Christy Love remaining as CEO, and Antelope/Alpine will support growth through omni-channel marketing, infrastructure and investment.

Pet Resort Hospitality Group (PRHG) Acquires Five Regional Pet Resort Brands

January 31, 2024

Veterinary

Pet Resort Hospitality Group (a platform formed by Queens Court Capital and Trivest Partners) has acquired five pet resort brands — Meadowlake Pet Resort and Training Center, Olde Towne Pet Resorts, Playtime Pet Resort, Paws ‘n’ Rec, and Williamsburg Pet Hotel & Suites — expanding the platform to 17 locations. The transactions bring experienced founder- and family-owned operators into the PRHG portfolio as part of a buy-and-build strategy to scale daycare, boarding, grooming, and training services across the U.S.