Bessemer Investors Makes Significant Investment in Pet Flavors, LLC
December 20, 2021
Bessemer Investors has made a significant investment in Pet Flavors, LLC, a Melbourne, Florida-based manufacturer of pharmaceutical‑grade flavor bases and palatants for pet pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. Founder Mark Pieloch will remain as President while Bessemer intends to establish Pet Flavors as its platform investment in the companion animal health industry; financial terms were not disclosed.
- Buyers
- Bessemer Investors LLC
- Targets
- Pet Flavors, LLC
- Industry
- Pharmaceuticals
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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