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Petco
Pet retail and services chain with 1,500+ locations, taken private and public multiple times by PE firms including TPG, Leonard Green, and CVC
Research depth
Transactions sourced
At least one recorded transaction has a public source.
Record updated Sept. 2, 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.
1 ownership record has an unresolved current/former status.
Ownership and transaction history
Chronology from recorded ownership periods, transactions and reviewed outcome events. Event order does not imply causation.
Nov. 23, 2015
Acquisition announcedR1
Sponsor: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board · Sponsor: CVC Capital Partners
Recorded history
Date not recorded
Acquisition completedR1
Sponsor: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board · Sponsor: CVC Capital Partners
Recorded history
Date not recorded
Sources and evidence
Recorded transaction sources
These support a recorded transaction row. They have not passed the separate evidence-review process.
- R1CVC Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to Acquire Petco
CPP Investments · Company announcement · Nov. 23, 2015
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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