Outward Hound Acquires Best Friends by Sheri
April 6, 2021
Outward Hound, a Prospect Hill Growth Partners portfolio company, has acquired Best Friends by Sheri to expand its product portfolio into the growing pet bed category. The acquisition adds the well-known Original Calming Donut Pet Bed and other bestselling pet-bed SKUs to Outward Hound’s brand family and broadens its consumer product offering.
- Buyers
- Outward Hound, Prospect Hill Growth Partners
- Targets
- Best Friends by Sheri
- Platforms
- Outward Hound
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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