KKA Partners supports MBO with Mühldorfer Nutrition

Mühl­dorf - Mühl­dor­fer Nutri­tion AG, a leading German manu­fac­tu­rer and marketer of pet food, animal feed and animal health products, has reached a signi­fi­cant mile­stone — a part­ner­ship with private equity firm KKA Part­ners as part of a manage­ment buyout (MBO). The support of KKA Part­ners crea­tes a solid foun­da­tion for the company’s next phase of growth and further expan­sion. Carls­quare advi­sed the share­hol­ders of Mühl­dor­fer Nutri­tion AG on this MBO. 

Mühl­dor­fer Nutri­tion AG will remain under the manage­ment of its foun­der and CEO Klaus Mitter­meier and COO Andreas Alter­mann, ensu­ring conti­nuity and a strong focus on further development.

Part­ner­ship with KKA to imple­ment the stra­te­gic vision

The coope­ra­tion with KKA is based on a shared vision: to provide our beloved pets with the best possi­ble nutri­tion and health­care — for their health and gene­ral well-being. Toge­ther with KKA, Mühl­dor­fer Nutri­tion AG will pursue a buy-and-build stra­tegy to build an inte­gra­ted pet food company. In addi­tion, the company will leverage KKA’s exper­tise in the areas of tech­no­lo­giza­tion and digi­ta­liza­tion to achieve further growth and acce­le­rate the Group’s expansion. 

“We are deligh­ted to have found a part­ner in KKA for the next phase of the busi­ness and look forward to the jour­ney ahead of us. KKA’s expe­ri­ence, network and growth capi­tal will enable us to realize our vision of buil­ding an inte­gra­ted pet food company and promote sustainable growth — for the bene­fit of the company, our employees and all other stake­hol­ders,” says Klaus Mitter­meier, foun­der and CEO.

Patrick Feller, foun­ding part­ner of KKA, adds: “Mühl­dor­fer Nutri­tion AG is charac­te­ri­zed by its inno­va­tive strength — a clear compe­ti­tive advan­tage. KKA is looking forward to working with the company and its employees to further expand its market-leading posi­tion through targe­ted acquisitions.”

Mühl­dor­fer Nutri­tion AG was foun­ded in 2003 by Klaus Mitter­meier in Mühl­dorf. The company is a specia­li­zed manu­fac­tu­rer and marketer of pet food, animal feed and animal health products — for both private labels and own brands. In a highly frag­men­ted produc­tion and conso­li­da­ted trading envi­ron­ment, the company connects retail custo­mers with produ­cers and offers compre­hen­sive brand and supply chain manage­ment services 

About KKA

Foun­ded in 2018, KKA Part­ners is a Berlin-based private equity firm that invests in leading small and medium-sized compa­nies in Germany, Austria and Switz­er­land. It invests in estab­lished, profi­ta­ble and growing niche cham­pi­ons through its strong access to the DACH Mittel­stand. KKA supports its port­fo­lio compa­nies in reali­zing their full poten­tial by combi­ning tradi­tio­nal and tech­­no­­logy-based value crea­tion stra­te­gies. — www.kkapartners.com

Carls­quare acted as exclu­sive advi­sor to Mühl­dor­fer Nutri­tion AG and its shareholders:

As part of the tran­sac­tion, KKA had the plea­sure of working with Singu­lar (CDD), RSM Ebner & Stolz (FDD & TDD) and CMS (LDD & Legal).

Consul­tant Mühl­dor­fer Nutri­tion AG and Klaus Mittermeier:
Carls­quare (M&A) and Lupp + Part­ner (Legal)