Rover Group Acquires Meowtel

Property Meld Acquires Mezo

January 14, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Property Meld, a property maintenance operations platform, has acquired Mezo, an AI software provider that offers an AI virtual maintenance technician for residential work order intake, triage, and mitigation. The deal enhances Property Meld's AI capabilities to improve intake, remediation and data capture for faster, more efficient property maintenance operations.

Mews Acquires Quotelo

November 4, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Mews, the hospitality cloud platform, has acquired Quotelo, a French MICE and group booking software founded in 2021. The deal brings Quotelo's event-sales and catering capabilities into Mews' product suite as the company deepens its presence in France and expands its offering for hotels and resorts.

Rover Acquires Cat In A Flat

October 31, 2024

Consumer Products

Rover, the Seattle-based online marketplace for pet care, has acquired Cat In A Flat, a London-founded cat-sitting marketplace. The acquisition expands Rover's European footprint (adding Switzerland, Belgium, Austria and Ireland) and will allow Cat In A Flat to continue operating under its own brand while benefiting from Rover's resources.

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.

Platinum Equity Acquires Petmate

September 15, 2021

Consumer Products

Platinum Equity has acquired Petmate, a longtime Arlington, Texas-based manufacturer and marketer of pet products, from Olympus Partners. Platinum Equity plans to support Petmate's organic growth and pursue additional M&A to broaden the company's product portfolio and accelerate expansion in e-commerce and retail channels; financial terms were not disclosed.