Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) Acquires Sopral

Accenture to Acquire SIPAL Integrated Product Support (IPS) Business in Italy

June 3, 2025

IT Services

Accenture has agreed to acquire the Integrated Product Support (IPS) business of SIPAL in Italy. The deal is intended to strengthen Accenture’s engineering capabilities for Italian and European aerospace and defense clients, particularly across the product lifecycle and digital engineering areas.

Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) Acquires Butcher's Pet Care

August 23, 2024

Food & Beverage

Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN), the CapVest-controlled UK pet food group, has agreed to acquire Butcher's Pet Care (BPC), a leading UK wet pet food manufacturer. The deal (terms undisclosed) will create an enlarged group with combined sales of approximately £350 million and is expected to close in Q4 2024; IPN will appoint Arthur van Benthem as CEO of the combined business.

Solina Acquires Saratoga Food Specialties

October 4, 2022

Food & Beverage

Solina, a France-based producer of savoury ingredient solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire Saratoga Food Specialties to accelerate its North American expansion. The deal (subject to regulatory approval) will add Saratoga's liquid-sauce capabilities, three U.S. manufacturing sites and approximately 500 employees to Solina's North American footprint.

Inspired Pet Nutrition Acquires Pet Food UK

December 3, 2021

Food & Beverage

Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN), the CapVest-controlled UK pet food group, has agreed to acquire Pet Food UK (PFUK) — owner of the Barking Heads, Meowing Heads and AATU brands — from Piper PE LLP and the company's founders. The deal, an add-on to IPN’s platform, is intended to broaden IPN’s premium and digital-first brand portfolio and support international and e-commerce-led growth; terms were not disclosed.

Solina Acquires Food Compounds B.V.

October 6, 2021

Food & Beverage

French savoury-ingredients group Solina (majority-owned by PE firm Astorg) has completed the acquisition of Food Compounds B.V., a Netherlands-based specialist in powder-based premixes and coating systems for potato processors. The deal strengthens Solina's coating expertise and R&D capabilities as part of its ongoing expansion strategy; financial terms were not disclosed.

CapVest Acquires Inspired Pet Nutrition from L Catterton

December 21, 2020

Food & Beverage

Funds managed by CapVest Partners have agreed to acquire Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN), the U.K.'s leading independent pet food platform, from L Catterton. IPN—home to the Harringtons and Wagg brands—was scaled under L Catterton through manufacturing investment, brand marketing and DTC capabilities; CapVest said it will support further expansion across the U.K. and Europe. Terms were not disclosed.