Who Owns PetSmart?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of PetSmart. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
PetSmart
PetSmart is a privately held North American chain of pet superstores offering pet food, supplies, and services such as grooming, training, and boarding.
BC Partners
BC Partners is a leading international alternative investment manager focused on private equity, private credit, and real estate across Europe and North America.
PetSmart
PetSmart is a privately held North American chain of pet superstores offering pet food, supplies, and services such as grooming, training, and boarding.
BC Partners
BC Partners is a leading international alternative investment manager focused on private equity, private credit, and real estate across Europe and North America.
Major Shareholders
PetSmart
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Funds advised by BC Partners Private equity funds advised by BC Partners led the 2015 leveraged buyout of PetSmart and, together with co-investors, continue to hold a controlling majority stake and board control as of the July 2023 Apollo investment. | Institutional | — | Jul 2023 |
GIC Private Limited Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC participated as a major co-investor in the BC Partners-led take-private of PetSmart and is described, alongside BC Partners, as part of the majority shareholder group retaining board control after the 2023 Apollo deal. | Government | — | Jul 2023 |
Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management Apollo-managed funds agreed on July 24, 2023 to make a strategic equity investment in PetSmart, acquiring a significant minority stake while BC Partners and co-investors remained in majority control. | Institutional | — | Jul 2023 |
PetSmart management team (collective equity holders) Members of PetSmart’s senior management hold a meaningful rolled-over equity stake; transaction announcements state that BC Partners, together with co-investors including GIC and the PetSmart management team, continues to form the majority shareholder block after Apollo’s minority investment. | Other | — | Jul 2023 |
La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) CDPQ, the Québec public pension fund, was a named limited-partner co-investor in the BC Partners-led consortium that acquired PetSmart in 2015 and is later referenced as an ongoing co-investor in the company. | Government | — | Jul 2023 |
Longview Asset Management LLC Longview Asset Management, which owned or managed roughly 9% of PetSmart’s shares before the buyout, rolled part of its position into the BC Partners-led acquisition and is identified as a continuing co-investor in PetSmart. | Institutional | — | Jul 2023 |
StepStone Group StepStone Group participated as a limited-partner co-investor alongside BC Partners in the 2015 take-private of PetSmart and is cited in industry reports as one of the ongoing co-investors in the company. | Institutional | — | Jul 2023 |
BC Partners
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
BCPL Holdings Limited UK Companies House shows BCPL Holdings Limited (company no. 13564129) as the sole registrable person with significant control of BC Partners LLP (OC404426), with 75% or more of the voting rights, 75% or more rights to surplus assets, and the right to appoint and remove members. BC Partners’ 2025 Modern Slavery Act statement also describes BCPL Holdings Limited as a parent undertaking of BC Partners LLP. | Corporate | — | Feb 2025 |
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