Rover Acquires Cat In A Flat

Rover Group Acquires Meowtel

January 28, 2026

E-Commerce

Rover Group, Inc. has acquired Meowtel Inc., a U.S.-focused cat-sitting marketplace, to accelerate Rover's investment in cat-centric care. Meowtel will continue to operate as an independent brand under its co-founders Sonya Petcavich (CEO) and Bruno Leveque (CTO); terms were not disclosed.

Paw Prosper Acquires UK Online Marketplace K9 Mobility

November 11, 2024

E-Commerce

Paw Prosper, a pet health and wellness portfolio based in Colorado, has acquired K9 Mobility, a UK-based online marketplace for canine mobility products. The acquisition gives Paw Prosper a dedicated e-commerce presence in the United Kingdom and broader Europe, enabling easier access to veterinarian-recommended rehabilitative and supportive pet products across the region.

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.

Blackstone Acquires Rover Group for $2.3 Billion

November 29, 2023

E-Commerce

Private equity funds managed by Blackstone completed the all-cash acquisition of Rover Group, Inc. for approximately $2.3 billion, paying $11.00 per share. The transaction takes Rover private to accelerate investment in the business, expand its global footprint and support growth initiatives for the online pet-care marketplace.

Kajeet Acquires LTE Business Assets from Red Rover Ltd.

August 11, 2021

Telecommunications

Kajeet has launched a private LTE networks practice and acquired the LTE portion of Red Rover Ltd.'s broadband network design business. The deal brings Red Rover president Steve Rovarino to Kajeet as senior business development manager and expands Kajeet's capabilities in private 4G/5G and CBRS/EBS deployments for education, municipalities and enterprise customers.

SpotHero Acquires Rover Parking

September 10, 2020

Transportation

SpotHero has signed an agreement to acquire Rover Parking, a Toronto-based consumer parking app, accelerating SpotHero’s expansion into Canada and adding thousands of parking locations and Rover’s team to its commercial supply business. The deal is expected to close in Q4 2020 and will see Rover CEO Tim Wootton become SpotHero’s Head of Canada.