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BC Partners
Acquirer counsel
Kirkland & Ellis
Tom BartramPartner
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Jelani OkoruwaPartner
17 lawyers involved
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Kirkland & Ellis advises BC Partners on $200 million acquisition of PetLab Co
Deal Overview
- Value
- $200m
- Deal type
- M&A
- Structure
- Data in progress
- Status
- Data in progress
Advisors
ACQUIRER
Kirkland & Ellis Overview
- BC Partners is acquiring control of PetLab Co., a London-headquartered independent pet supplement brand. The target is positioned in pet supplements and is based in London.
- The transaction is structured as BC Partners acquiring a majority stake in PetLab Co. The disclosed economics center on control rather than a full buyout, with the co-founders remaining invested alongside BC Partners.
- Post-closing, PetLab Co.'s co-founders are set to retain a significant investment, indicating ongoing management and ownership continuity alongside BC Partners. That continuing stake is a notable feature of the deal's ownership structure.
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PetLab Co.
Seller counsel
Cooley
Ben ShribmanPartner
Kevin CooperPartner
Louise BurtAssociate
Eerik KukebalAssociate
Aaron PomeroyPartner
Paula HollandPartner
Harry CalkinAssociate
Rick JantzAssociate
Cooley Overview
- PetLab Co. is the target in a control transaction in which it agreed to sell a majority stake, positioning the company as the seller-side business changing ownership.
- A notable disclosed feature is that the transaction was announced on 2025-02-26 as a majority-stake sale to BC Partners, indicating post-signing ownership will shift to BC Partners as controlling investor.