Tracked deals
3
3 tracked deals across 2021-2025.
Operating Company
Consumer
Inspired Pet Nutrition
Thirsk, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Award-winning FMCG pet food manufacturer and brand owner producing dry and wet pet foods and treats under brands including Wagg, Harringtons and Butchers, with manufacturing operations in Thirsk and Kinmel. Operates as CapVest’s pet food buy-and-build platform for scaling branded pet nutrition businesses in Europe.
- Focus Areas
- Branded pet nutrition, FMCG pet food manufacturing, Pet food manufacturing (dry, wet, baked)
- Website
- ipn.co.uk
Recent pace
0
0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Addon
3 addon
Inspired Pet Nutrition Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 3 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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July 8, 2025
- Buyer
- Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN)
- Target
- Sopral
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Brittany, France
- Type
- Addon
Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN), controlled by CapVest Partners, and Parquest agreed terms for IPN to acquire Sopral, a branded premium pet food platform with manufacturing operations in France. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions, and financial terms were not disclosed.
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August 23, 2024
- Buyer
- Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN), CapVest Partners LLP
- Target
- Butcher's Pet Care
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
- Type
- Addon
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.
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December 3, 2021
- Buyer
- Inspired Pet Nutrition, CapVest Partners LLP
- Target
- Pet Food UK
- Seller
- Piper PE LLP, Paul Hunter, Dave O'Regan, Jim Moloney
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Addon
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.
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