CCPA Group (via Euro-Nutec Premix) Acquires Nutrisur

Mérieux NutriSciences Acquires Certified Group

August 18, 2026

Professional Services

Mérieux NutriSciences agreed to acquire Certified Group, a Warburg Pincus-backed provider of laboratory testing, certification, auditing, contract research, and regulatory consulting services. The acquisition added 31 North American laboratories, approximately $300 million in revenue, and more than 1,600 employees to Mérieux NutriSciences’ network; it was completed on October 21, 2026.

Unicharm Acquires Nutrire Indústria de Alimentos for Entry Into Brazil Pet Care Market

May 15, 2026

Consumer Products

Unicharm Corporation has agreed to acquire 100% of Nutrire Indústria de Alimentos Ltda., marking its full-scale entry into Brazil, the world’s third-largest pet care market. The acquisition is intended to combine Nutrire’s production base and export network with Unicharm’s marketing and research-and-development capabilities to expand across Central and South America.

The Nutriment Company Acquires Puromenu

February 7, 2025

Food & Beverage

Sweden-based pet-food supplier The Nutriment Company (owned by Nordic PE firm Axcel) has acquired Spanish raw pet-food producer Puromenu; financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands TNC into the Spanish market and is part of its strategy to enter strategic, high-growth regions.

Summa Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Nutris

September 3, 2024

Food & Beverage

Impact investor Summa Equity has acquired a majority stake in Nutris, a Croatian plant-based protein ingredients manufacturer founded in 2019. The investment will support scaling Nutris’s manufacturing capacity and R&D to expand production of fava-bean protein isolates and other plant-based ingredients for food, sports nutrition and dairy/meat alternative markets.

PAI Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Nutripure

July 25, 2024

Consumer Products

PAI Partners, through its PAI Mid-Market Fund, has agreed to acquire a majority, controlling stake in Nutripure from Ardian. The investment will support Nutripure’s product development, community growth and European expansion while founders and Bpifrance remain shareholders.

FoodChain ID Acquires Nutraveris

July 30, 2020

Food & Beverage

FoodChain ID, a Paine Schwartz Partners portfolio company, has acquired Nutraveris, a France-based scientific and regulatory affairs consultancy and AI-driven software provider for the health, nutrition and supplements markets. The acquisition expands FoodChain ID's technology-enabled compliance, claim verification and regulatory capabilities across Europe and strengthens its global food safety, quality and sustainability platform.