Investment Summary

Warburg Pincus Invests In Pet Center

On January 1, 2013, private equity firm Warburg Pincus invested in retailer Pet Center

Investment Highlights
  • This is Warburg Pincus’ 8th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Warburg Pincus’ 3rd transaction in Brazil.
Investment Fate
  • Pet Center went public in 2020.

Investment Summary
Date 2013-01-01
Target Pet Center
Sector Retail
Investor(s) Warburg Pincus
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Pet Center

São Paulo, Brazil
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Pet Center is a specialist pet retailer of pet food, accessories, pets, and services, including veterinary and grooming centers, that offers a large store format experience for its customers. Pet Center was formed in 2002 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Warburg Pincus

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1966
PE ASSETS 83.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Warburg Pincus is a mega-sized, global private equity firm focused on investment opportunities across North America, Asia, and Europe. Warburg will consider investing at various company stages, from early-stage opportunities to distressed situations. Warburg Pincus is organized by industry groups. Verticals include financial services, healthcare, technology, media & telecommunications, energy, consumer & industrial, and real estate. Within financial services, Warburg will consider asset/wealth managers, banks, exchanges, financial technology, insurance, transaction processing, private banking, and specialty/consumer finance. Within healthcare, specific areas of interest include medical devices, healthcare services, and biotech/pharmaceuticals. Within technology/media/communications, Warburg targets software, media/internet/information, financial technology, telecom, business services, and systems/semiconductors. Within energy, specific areas of interest include oil/gas exploration, power generation/transmission, and alternative energy. Warburg Pincus raised its first fund in 1966 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 228 of 475
Sector (Retail) 8 of 13
Type (Growth Capital) 57 of 157
Country (Brazil) 3 of 11
Year (2013) 1 of 13
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