Vestar Capital Partners Makes Majority Investment in PetHonesty

Vestar Capital Partners Makes Majority Growth Investment in Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods

January 21, 2021

Food & Beverage

Vestar Capital Partners has made a majority growth investment in Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods, a family-founded maker of plant-based frozen and refrigerated foods. The Praeger and Somberg families will remain significant investors and the deal will support product innovation, distribution expansion and continued brand growth; terms were not disclosed.

Vestar Capital Partners Makes Minority Investment in Simple Mills

October 7, 2019

Food & Beverage

Vestar Capital Partners has agreed to make a minority growth investment in Simple Mills to support the natural-foods company's new product development, brand-building and distribution expansion. Terms were not disclosed; the deal is expected to close in October 2019 and Simple Mills will continue to operate as an independent company under founder and CEO Katlin Smith.

Digital Fuel Capital Acquires Majority Stake in PuppySpot

October 26, 2022

E-Commerce

Digital Fuel Capital, a private equity firm focused on e-commerce, announced a majority investment in PuppySpot, the leading online puppy placement marketplace. The investment will support PuppySpot’s next phase of growth by investing in performance marketing, technology and marketplace capabilities to expand its consumer-facing platform.

Ethos Partners Completes Buyout of Pet Mate

April 12, 2024

Consumer Products

Ethos Partners has completed a buyout of UK-based Pet Mate, the designer, manufacturer and distributor of pet products (brands include Cat Mate, Dog Mate and Fish Mate). Ethos and its HNW investor base provided equity while Shawbrook Financial Sponsors provided senior debt; the deal aims to support product innovation and domestic and international expansion under CEO Andrew Lane.

Whistler Capital Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Heart + Paw

January 3, 2024

Healthcare Services

Whistler Capital Partners, a Nashville-based healthcare-focused private equity firm, has made a significant strategic growth investment in Heart + Paw, a multi-service veterinary and pet care platform. The capital will support Heart + Paw’s de novo expansion, technology and operations investments, and its veterinarian joint-venture model; financial terms were not disclosed.

VetCor Acquires People, Pets & Vets

September 7, 2022

Veterinary

VetCor, a PE-backed operator of veterinary practices (portfolio company of funds managed by Harvest Partners and Cressey & Company), has acquired People, Pets & Vets (PPV), a veterinarian-led network of more than 150 animal hospitals across the western and southern United States. The deal expands VetCor's national footprint and combines two multi-location veterinary operators to broaden clinical resources, support services and career opportunities for veterinary teams.