Summary
Zooplus SE is an online retailer of pet food and supplies with headquarters in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1999, the E-commerce company ships to 30 countries in Europe, including the United Kingdom.[1] Since its IPO in 2008, Zooplus has been listed at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange[2] and is a constituent of the SDAX stock market index.[3]
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| FWB:ZO1 | |
| ISIN | DE0005111702 |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | 30 countries |
| Products | Pet food |
| Website | www |
Sales for the first half of 2015 were 344 million euros, up 34% compared with the first half of 2014. The company expected 2015 sales to total at least 725 million Euro.[4]
In the following years, Zooplus continued an upward streak of sales. In fall 2018, Amazon started to sell pet food in Europe under its own brands.[5] Despite the new competitor from the US, Zooplus realised 1,342 million Euro of total sales in 2018. A growth of 21% compared to the previous year.[6]
In August and September 2021, Zooplus was the subject of a bidding war between private equity firms Hellman & Friedman, KKR & Co., and EQT Partners,[7] with the highest bid reaching €470 per share (~€3.36 billion).[8]
References edit
- ^ "About Us". Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Milestones zooplus AG". investors.zooplus.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "SDAX Constituents". Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Zooplus H1 total sales up 34 pct". Reuters. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Weiss, Richard (Feb 25, 2019). "Amazon's Foray Into Pet Food Fails to Faze Germany's Zooplus". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "zooplus AG: Sales increase 21% in 2018 to more than EUR 1.3 bn" (PDF). Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Reuters Staff, "Hellman & Friedman raises bid for Germany's Zooplus to $3.9 billion" Reuters, 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Private equity firm EQT bids $3.94 billion for Germany's Zooplus," Reuters, 24 September 2021.
External links edit
- Official Website