SportPet Acquires Mission Pets

Topspin Consumer Partners Makes Growth Investment in MISSION

January 11, 2022

Consumer Products

Topspin Consumer Partners has made a growth investment in MISSION, a developer of proprietary wearable cooling technologies, partnering with the company's founders as well as DCF Capital and Allstar Innovations. The minority growth capital will support MISSION's scaling across consumer, fitness/health and jobsite channels; terms were not disclosed.

Topspin Consumer Partners Invests in SportPet

August 10, 2021

Consumer Products

Topspin Consumer Partners made a minority growth investment in SportPet, a Waukesha, Wisconsin–based designer and manufacturer of branded and private-label pet products. The founder and CEO Adam Kellogg remains a significant shareholder and will continue to lead the company; KeyBank provided a senior term loan and revolver to support the transaction.

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.

Platinum Equity-backed Petmate Acquires Cosmic Pet from Guardian Capital Partners

November 2, 2021

Consumer Products

Platinum Equity (through its portfolio company Petmate) has acquired Cosmic Pet, a Wichita, Kansas-based designer, marketer and distributor of pet hard goods, toys, chews and treats. Cosmic Pet will be combined with Petmate to create a larger pet-products platform; financial terms were not disclosed and Guardian Capital Partners was the seller.

Targeted PetCare Acquires Pet Brands

January 19, 2024

Consumer Products

Targeted PetCare, a Wind Point Partners portfolio company, has acquired Pet Brands, a high-growth provider of private-label and branded dog and cat treats. The deal expands Targeted PetCare's pet treat portfolio and adds sourcing, design and packaging capabilities to support growth across grocery, mass and e-commerce channels.

Destination Pet Acquires Pet Palace Pet Boarding Resort

June 21, 2023

Veterinary

Destination Pet has acquired Pet Palace Pet Boarding Resort, a luxury pet care operator with 11 locations across Ohio, Indiana, North Carolina and Pennsylvania and more than 500 employees. The acquisition expands Destination Pet’s national pet resort and clinic network, adds a luxury resort brand, and enables wider rollout of Destination Pet’s connected care model and Yourgi app; Pet Palace founder Brian Hudock will remain as a strategic advisor.