PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. to be Acquired by Texas Pacific Group and Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. for $29.00 per Share in Cash
SAN DIEGO, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PETC), a leading specialty retailer of premium pet food, supplies and services, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by two private equity investment firms, Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. and Texas Pacific Group, for $29.00 per share in cash. The total value of the transaction, including assumed debt, is approximately $1.8 billion.
The Board of Directors of PETCO, on the recommendation of an Independent Committee of Directors, has approved the merger agreement and recommends that PETCO’s stockholders adopt the agreement. The transaction, which is expected to close by the fourth quarter of 2006, is subject to approval by PETCO’s stockholders, as well as other customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals. PETCO will file the merger agreement today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The merger agreement will also be posted in the Investor Relations section of PETCO’s website at www.PETCO.com.
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