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Petco acquired by CVC Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

CVC Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board agreed to acquire Petco, a US pet specialty retail brand, on Nov 23, 2015.

Transaction summary

Target
Petco
Seller
-
Announced
2015-11-23
Geography
United States
Type
Acquisition
Deal type
Control
Stake acquired
-
First added
2026-10-04
Latest update
2026-10-04

Value and multiples

100% enterprise value

USD 4.6B

100% enterprise value | USD

Basis: Estimated

Reported price is assumed to be 100% EV unless stated otherwise. Partial-stake estimates are qualified in the basis notes.

EV / revenue

-

Period: LTM Prior To November2015 Announcement 2015

Basis: Public source

EV / EBITDA

10x

EBITDA basis not stated

Basis: Public source

Basis

  • USD 4.6bn enterprise value is a FundComb estimate. Public sources reviewed confirm the transaction, but do not independently disclose every valuation input.
  • Valuation covers 100% of the target; the amount invested or paid for a stake is separate.
  • EV / EBITDA: 10x.
  • EBITDA basis was not stated in the source material.
  • Reported acquisition value approximately USD4.6bn is an estimated whole-company EV proxy under FCR-211. Fortune reports revenue nearly USD4bn for fiscal year ended January31,2015, a bound retained in notes. J.P. Morgan selected-transaction analysis in Rent-A-Center2018 SEC-filed supplemental proxy disclosure reports Petco10.0x firm value / LTM EBITDA for the twelve months prior to announcement. No EBITDA denominator inferred. Petco was already private; this2015 sale is not a take-private. Reported third-party10.0x firm value / LTM EBITDA; no denominator inferred. Third-party J.P. Morgan selected-transaction analysis in Rent-A-Center2018 supplemental proxy reports10.0x firm value / LTM EBITDA.

Source summary

Rent-A-Center 2018 Form 8-K, supplemental proxy disclosures

Confirmed

Petco Holdings, Inc. CVC Capital Partners Limited / Canada Pension Plan Investment Board November 2015 10.0x

Open source

Petco Fetches $4.6 Billion In Takeover Deal

Confirmed

Petco reported $75 million of net income on nearly $4 billion in revenue

Open source

Petco Fetches $4.6 Billion In Takeover Deal | Fortune

Confirmed

Petco on Monday confirmed that it will be acquired for around $4.6 billion

Open source

Packaged Facts: Petco Acquired by International Investors

Confirmed

The deal should close in early 2016.

Open source

Petco Fetches $4.6 Billion In Takeover Deal | Fortune

Confirmed

$75 million of net income on nearly $4 billion in revenue

Open source

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