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Das Unternehmen hat sich insbesondere in den Segmenten <em>Nassfuttererg\u00e4nzungsmittel<\/em> und <em>Toppings<\/em> eine starke Marktpr\u00e4senz aufgebaut. Im Jahr 2020 erweiterte Agras seine Kapazit\u00e4ten durch die \u00dcbernahme von <strong>Cerere Produzione<\/strong>, einem in Neive ans\u00e4ssigen Hersteller, der sich auf Trockenfutter f\u00fcr Haustiere unter Eigenmarken spezialisiert hat. Agras ist mit einem Portfolio bekannter Marken wie Schesir, Stuzzy und ADOC t\u00e4tig und erzielt einen Umsatz von \u00fcber 100 Millionen Euro.<\/p><p>Whitebridge Pet Brands mit Hauptsitz in den Vereinigten Staaten produziert eine breite Palette an nat\u00fcrlichen Lebensmitteln, Erg\u00e4nzungsfuttermitteln, Toppings und Leckerbissen f\u00fcr Haustiere. Zum Markenportfolio geh\u00f6ren Tiki Pets, Dogswell, Grizzly, Cloud Star, Buddy Biscuits, Pet Botanics, Crazy Dog und Petite Cuisine.<\/p><p>Diese strategische Kombination steht voll und ganz im Einklang mit der Mission von Whitebridge, ein weltweit f\u00fchrender Anbieter von nat\u00fcrlicher Tiergesundheitsern\u00e4hrung zu werden. Die Transaktion wird voraussichtlich das Wachstum beider Unternehmen durch den Ausbau der Innovationskapazit\u00e4ten und der globalen Reichweite beschleunigen.<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/de\/team\/luca-maccagnani-castelli\/\"><strong>Luca Maccagnani Castelli<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Managing Partner bei Livingstone<\/strong><em> <\/em>sagte: <em>\u201eDiese Transaktion spiegelt die F\u00e4higkeit von Livingstone wider, unter engen Zeitvorgaben zu arbeiten und gleichzeitig hervorragende Ergebnisse in Bezug auf die strategische Passgenauigkeit und Wertmaximierung f\u00fcr unsere Kunden zu erzielen.\u201c<\/em><\/p><p>\u201eIch bin fest davon \u00fcberzeugt, dass die beiden Teams durch ihre Zusammenarbeit das Unternehmen zu einem einzigartigen Global Player in der Welt der nat\u00fcrlichen Ern\u00e4hrung machen werden. Ich werde mich daf\u00fcr einsetzen, die Integration bestm\u00f6glich zu begleiten\u201c, kommentierte <strong>Pietro Molteni, CEO von Agras Pet Foods.<\/strong><\/p><p>Diese grenz\u00fcberschreitende Transaktion st\u00e4rkt die F\u00fchrungsposition von Livingstone im Konsumg\u00fctersektor und seine langj\u00e4hrige Erfahrung bei Transaktionen in den Bereichen Tierpflege und Premium-Ern\u00e4hrung.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strategische grenz\u00fcberschreitende Transaktion vereint zwei f\u00fchrende Unternehmen im Bereich nat\u00fcrliche Tiernahrung, um globale Expansion und Innovation 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