Mars Petcare Acquires Champion Petfoods (ORIJEN & ACANA)
November 1, 2022
Mars Petcare (part of Mars, Incorporated) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Champion Petfoods, the Edmonton-based maker of premium pet food brands ORIJEN and ACANA, from an investor group led by Bedford Capital and the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan. The undisclosed-value transaction — which brings Champion's more than 800 employees into the Mars Petcare family — is expected to close in the first half of 2023 and will expand Mars' premium pet nutrition portfolio and global distribution footprint.
- Buyers
- Mars Petcare (Mars, Incorporated)
- Targets
- Champion Petfoods
- Sellers
- Bedford Capital, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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