On the record · Investment firm
BC Partners
Private equity firm; led the 2015 take-private of PetSmart.
Research depth
Transactions sourced
At least one recorded transaction has a public source.
Record updated Sept. 27, 2026
Current ownership
Current owner not established
This record does not identify a current owner. That absence is a gap in the record, not a conclusion about ownership.
Ownership and transaction history
Chronology from recorded ownership periods, transactions and reviewed outcome events. Event order does not imply causation.
March 11, 2015
BC Partners-led investor group acquires PetSmart
Leveraged buyout · Completed · Recorded transaction
Aug. 14, 2019
Take-private · Announced · Recorded transaction
Dec. 29, 2022
Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction
Sources and evidence
Recorded transaction sources
These support a recorded transaction row. They have not passed the separate evidence-review process.
- R1PetSmart Completes Acquisition by BC Partners-Led Investor Group (Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1)
PetSmart, Inc. · SEC filing · March 11, 2015
Supports: Entity record; Recorded transaction
- R2Presidio, Inc. Announces Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by BC Partners — BC Partners
BC Partners · Company announcement · Aug. 14, 2019
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R3BC Partners enters agreement to acquire leading Account Based Marketing Platform Madison Logic — BC Partners
BC Partners · Company announcement · Dec. 29, 2022
Supports: Recorded transaction
What we do not know
These are gaps in the public record, not findings about the organization.
- The organization's operating status has not been researched.
- No current public ownership assessment has been published.
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