Is PetSmart owned by private equity?
PE-backed
Yes. Owned since 2015 by a group led by private-equity firm BC Partners; funds managed by Apollo, another private-equity firm, bought a minority stake in 2023.
Details
- Owner
- PetSmart
- Backers
- BC Partners; Apollo
- Since
- 2015
- PE stake
- majority
- Website
- petsmart.com
- Confidence
- Medium
Sources
- “Apollo Funds to Make Strategic Equity Investment in PetSmart” ir.apollo.com, 2023-07-24
- “Consortium led by BC Partners to Acquire PetSmart for $83.00 per Share in Cash” bcpartners.com, 2014-12-15
Checked 2026-11-04. A label describes who owns the brand, not the quality of its products. How we label · Report a correction
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