Houlihan Lokey Advises CompletePet

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that CompletePet, LLC (the company), a portfolio company of Align Capital Partners (ACP), has been acquired by Blue Sea Capital, LLC.

Headquartered in Miami, Florida, with an additional facility in Milton, Vermont, CompletePet is an industry-leading developer, formulator, and manufacturer of pet wellness products. The company partners with pet wellness brands to develop and manufacture high-quality, innovative pet health products, including soft chews, topical liquids and sprays, oils, powders, and other customized formats. With integrated facilities, custom formulation capabilities, and decades of scientific and operational expertise, CompletePet delivers consistent, scalable solutions that support pet supplement brands’ growth.

ACP is a growth-oriented private equity firm that partners with business owners and management teams to help create shared success. ACP manages $3.2 billion in committed capital with investment teams in Cleveland, Ohio, and Dallas, Texas. ACP brings experience and resources to help lower-middle-market companies accelerate their growth, benefiting management, employees, and the firm’s investors. ACP makes control investments in differentiated companies within the business services, technology, specialty manufacturing, and distribution sectors.

Blue Sea Capital is a private equity firm based in West Palm Beach, Florida, that invests in growth-oriented middle-market healthcare companies valued up to $500 million. With over $2.3 billion in assets under management, Blue Sea Capital’s strategy is to partner with talented leaders and differentiated companies, typically as the first or second institutional investor, and deliver strategic and operational value-add that drives growth acceleration, industry outperformance, and business transformation.

Houlihan Lokey served as sellside financial advisor to CompletePet.

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