Petmate

Petmate, based in Arlington, Texas, provides a variety of pet products, including carriers, shelters, collars & leashes, feeding & watering systems, toys and pet beds. Petmate’s products are marketed under the brands Bamboo, Booda, Dogzilla, Fat Cat, LeBistro and Kennel-aire.

Petmate’s highly sophisticated distribution and sourcing operations in Texas, Colorado and China manage over 4,000 pet products sold via pet specialty retailers, distributors, catalog and internet retailers, mass merchants, grocery stores, drugstores and club warehouses.  

Wind Point acquired Petmate in January 2011. Our value creation plan includes driving new product innovation, improving marketing and expanding the product portfolio through complementary add-on acquisitions in the highly fragmented durable pet products market.

Wind Point acquired Petmate in partnership with Joe Messner.  Joe previously partnered with Wind Point as CEO of Bushnell Performance Optics, a Wind Point portfolio company from 1999–2007. Joe most recently served as Special Committee Chairman for Simmons Bedding Company, a Thomas H. Lee Partners portfolio company.  He previously worked with Thomas H. Lee Partners to turn around First Alert, where he more than doubled equity value over two years.

Petmate is Seeking Acquisitions

Petmate is seeking strategic acquisitions that will complement its product lines or increase its geographic presence. For additional information or to discuss a possible transaction, please contact Paul Peterson.