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Abernathy MacGregor is handling the push of Luxembourg-based JAB Holdings, which has controlling stakes in Coty, Panera Bread, Keurig Dr Pepper, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Pret a Manger and Jacobs Douwe Egberts coffee, into the pet hospital business via its $1.2B deal for Compassion-First Pet Hospitals.
The move puts JAB in competition with pet care market leaders Nestle and Mars.
Founded in 2014, C-FPH operates 41 specialty, emergency and general veterinary care facilities in 13 states.
JAB partner David Bell called C-FPH an attractive investment opportunity as it “continues to deliver industry-leading organic growth and executes on its long-term strategy.”
JAB is acquiring the chain from Quad-C private equity firm in Charlottesville, VA.
AbMac’s Tom Johnson and Pat Tucker represent JAB.
Hut 8, energy infrastructure platform, has named NextEra Energy's Mark Eidelman head of IR and SVP of strategic finance.
Teneo handles easyJet as Minneapolis investment firm Castlelake mulls a possible takeover of the British budget airline.
Brunswick Group represents Universal Music Group as it rejects the unsolicited $65B takeover offer by billionaire Ed Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management because it “fundamentally and materially undervalues” the world’s largest music company.
Prosek Partners brings on Danielle O’Brien as a managing director in its investor relations practice, based in the firm’s New York office.
Houston’s Dancie Perugini Ware PR represents Fertitta Entertainment as it takes Caesars Entertainment private in a $17.6B cash deal. 
