Private equity firm takes over Petmate
Feb 9, 2011
The Doskocil Manufacturing Company (trading as Petmate) has been acquired by Wind Point Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm. In spite of the takeover, Petmate will continue to manufacture under its previous company name. For Wind Point, Petmate is its first acquisition of a company in the pet sector. The new CEO at Petmate will be Joe Messner, who was CEO of Bushnell Outdoor Products from 1998 to 2008 prior to his appointment. At the same time as benefiting from Wind Point's investment, Petmate acquired the products of Bamboo, the pet products division of Munchkin, Inc. Bamboo's products include pet grooming tools and the "Fat Cat" brand of dog and cat toys.
