AlphaPet Ventures GmbH & Healthfood24 GmbH

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Die AlphaPet Ventures GmbH („AlphaPet“), mit Sitz in München, ist ein führender Anbieter von Eigen- und Fremdmarken für Hunde- und Katzenfutter, die insbesondere über eigene Online-Plattformen vertrieben werden. Das AlphaPet Management hat das Unternehmen mit einem Umsatzwachstum von ca. 30% p.a. in den letzten sechs Jahren zu einem führenden Anbieter im deutschen Online-Markt für Hunde- und Katzenfutter entwickelt.

Die Healthfood24 GmbH („Healthfood24“), mit Hauptsitz in Leipzig, gilt als Pionier für nachhaltige und hochwertige Nahrung im deutschen Premium-Tierfuttermarkt und steht hinter den Marken Wolfsblut und Wildcat.

Auf Basis der Expertise der jeweiligen Unternehmen im stationären bzw. Online-Tierfuttermarkt soll durch den Zusammenschluss der Firmen ein breit aufgestellter und führender Anbieter im wachsenden Premium-Tierfutter Segment entstehen. Die Unternehmen beschäftigen aktuell zusammen 125 Mitarbeiter.

Zur Transaktion

capiton beteiligt sich zusammen mit relevanten Bestandsinvestoren an einer Kapitalerhöhung der AlphaPet Gruppe, um Healthfood24 zu erwerben. Zusätzlich erwirbt capiton Secondary Shares von einzelnen Bestandsinvestoren der AlphaPet.

Die Übernahme steht noch unter Vorbehalt der Genehmigung der Kartellbehörden. Über den Kaufpreis haben die beteiligten Parteien Stillschweigen vereinbart. Die Finanzierung der Transaktion erfolgt aus Mitteln des Fonds capiton V.

capiton wurde bei dieser Transaktion von CODEX Partners und MTA Partners (Commercial, Technology), KPMG (Financial), EY (Steuern und Strukturierung), BMH (Legal), AvS (Management Audit), Tauw (ESG) sowie Ferber & Co. (Deal Advisory) beraten.

Pressemitteilungen

RAITH Group (“RAITH”), a leading developer and manufacturer of maskless nanofabrication systems and characterization solutions, announces the acquisition of Xnovo Technology ApS (“Xnovo”), an innovative technology development company specializing in advanced imaging methods and materials characterization. Xnovo was founded in 2012 as a spin-out from Denmark Technical University (DTU) and is headquartered in Køge, Denmark. […]

Oktober 30, 2024 – capiton AG hat seine Beteiligung an der GRITEC TopCo GmbH („GRITEC”) erfolgreich an die Viessmann Generations Group („Viessmann”) veräußert. GRITEC ist der größte Lösungsanbieter für schlüsselfertige Technikgebäude und -stationen für Energie-, Wasser- und Industrie-Infrastruktur in Deutschland. Das Unternehmen ist spezialisiert auf intelligente Infrastrukturlösungen und entscheidende Komponenten für die Transformation hin zu […]

KD Pharma Group (“KD Pharma”), a leading CDMO in pharmaceutical and nutritional lipids, announces the acquisition of dsm-firmenich’s Marine Lipids business. As part of the transaction, dsm-firmenich will obtain a minority stake in KD Pharma and become co-shareholder alongside the capiton Omega continuation fund vehicles and other minority shareholders. The transaction will close in the […]

capiton portfolio company Dec Group is proud to announce the acquisition of the activities of Hainspitz-based BAUSCH Germany, a specialist for the design, manufacture, and supply of high-quality pharmaceutical aseptic fill-finish packaging solutions. With almost 25 years of experience, BAUSCH Germany has built a reputation as an innovative and reliable partner for pharmaceutical companies around […]

As of 29 February 2024, capiton portfolio company Betonbau presents itself under the new company name GRITEC. This is a significant step, underlining the company’s development to date, its current positioning, and its long-term strategic direction. Derived from „Grid“ and „Technology“, the name reinforces the clear positioning as a full-service provider of system-relevant grid infrastructure […]

Raith, the leading manufacturer of precision technology for nanofabrication Instrumentation and part of capiton’s just recently, in January 2023 closed continuation vehicle Quantum, is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of NBF GmbH & Co. KG, a renowned supplier of precision technology, mechanical engineering, and system technology. The acquisition marks an important milestone in Raith’s […]

AlphaPet Ventures has further expanded its international brand platform with the acquisition of the Herrmann’s Manufaktur brand from Herrmann GmbH. Herrmann’s Manufaktur was launched as a leading organic premium pet food brand in Germany more than 17 years ago and enjoys great popularity among its loyal customers. The production of the Herrmann’s Manufaktur brand as […]

Successful Closing of Continuation Fund “capiton Quantum” for two leading German high-tech companies We are pleased to announce the closing of the €248m continuation fund “capiton Quantum”. capiton Quantum invested in Raith and AEMtec, two leading companies within the industrial technology space, originally acquired by capiton Fund V in 2016 and 2018, respectively. The continuation […]

capiton AG appoints Christoph Karbenk to the Management Board capiton AG is pleased to announce the appointment of Christoph Karbenk to the position of Managing Partner and Member of the Management Board, joining Frank-Markus Winkler and Manuel Hertweck. Christoph joined the firm in 2001 from Roland Berger Management Consultants, where he gained considerable operational expertise in […]

HR Group sells retail stores, repositions business to focus on successful system solutions business and logistics division As a result of realigning its strategic focus, HR Group is pleased to announce the sale of its RENO store network in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, as well as the RENO online business – to retail specialist cm.sports […]

capiton portfolio company Dec Group is proud to announce the acquisition of UK-Stoke-on-Trent based AWL, a specialist for the design, manufacturing and supply of continuous processing technologies and systems. Over the past decade, AWL has been at the forefront of continuous processing in the chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries by offering solutions from laboratory evaluation […]

capiton portfolio company Wundex is pleased to announce the acquisition of ELLIPSA, a wound care specialist with headquarters in Regensburg (Bavaria) and a second center of operations in Munich. In addition to the provision of wound care services and the wholesale supply of medical products, ELLIPSA has developed a proprietary digital education and training platform […]