L Catterton

L Catterton is a global private equity firm focused on consumer brands, formed from the merger of Catterton Partners and L Catterton, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. The firm provides capital and hands-on strategic and operational support to growth-oriented consumer companies, pursuing growth capital, mid to late venture and middle-market buyouts, including transactions backed by bank financing. It targets a wide range of consumer sectors, including food and beverage, retail and restaurants, consumer products and services, beauty and wellness, personal care, fashion and accessories, home and family equipment, and selective retailing such as e-commerce and luxury goods. L Catterton invests across regions and often takes majority or minority stakes, leveraging its global platform to help portfolio companies scale. The firm is described as a leading Pan-European and Pan-Asian consumer-focused private equity platform within a global firm, using cross-regional expertise to drive growth and value creation.

Tian Ai

Managing Director

Jean-Philippe Barade

Partner

Sacha Barry

Vice President

Todd Bartee

Operating Partner

Elia Besana

Vice President

Chinta Bhagat

Managing Partner

Johanna Buijsen

Associate

Riccardo Cammi

Associate

Arabella Caporello

Partner

Whitney Casey

Venture Partner

Christopher Casgar

Principal

Paolo Cavaiani

Vice President

Scott Chen

Managing Partner

Michael Chu

Global Co-CEO

Scott Dahnke

Global Co-CEO

Akash Desai

Principal

Akash Desai

Vice President

Eric Donado

Principal

Dirk Donath

Managing Partner, Latin America

David Dong

Vice President

Evan Einstein

Principal

Evan Einstein

Principal

Dennis B. Ever

Managing Partner

Michael Farello

Managing Partner, Growth Fund

Grégoire Faure

Senior Associate

Luigi Feola

Managing Partner

Ian Friedman

Partner and Managing Director, Growth Fund

Rahul Garg

Vice President

Liz Gordon

Principal

Jimmy Jin

Principal

Farah Khan

Managing Partner

Léonor Ladeira

Principal

Erin Lambroza

Vice President

Ramiro Lauzan

Partner

Mathieu Bozec

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Marzak Li

Managing Director

Matt Lischick

Partner

Sanjiv Mehta

Executive Chairman

Michael Meyer

Operating Partner

Michael Mitterlehner

Partner

Courtney Nelson

Principal

Christopher North

Managing Partner

Jonathan H. Owsley

Managing Partner

Avik Pramanik

Partner

Alice Raksin

Principal

Shahab Rashid

Managing Partner and Co-Head of Private Credit

Jennifer Reid

Partner

Chris Roberts

Partner, Growth Fund

Anjana Sasidharan

Partner

Tolga Sengel

Principal

Rajan Shah

Principal

Lily Shaw

Vice President

Spencer Silverman

Vice President

Howard Steyn

Partner for Global Initiatives

Ravi Thakran

Managing Partner and Chairman

Eduardo Velasco

Partner

Romain Verani

Vice President

Elizabeth Wells

Principal

Ryuhei Yamaguchi

Managing Director

Past deals in Pets

WeVets

Private Equity Round in 2024
WeVets is a veterinary health ecosystem based in Brazil, with locations in São Paulo and Porto Alegre. The company provides a comprehensive range of health services for pets, including veterinary surgery, imaging exams, laboratory tests, and vaccination. With a focus on personalized care, WeVets aims to meet the specific health needs of pets through its 24-hour admission services and various treatment options.

Sploot Veterinary Care

Series A in 2024
Sploot Veterinary Care is a provider of veterinary services focused on pet health and care. The company offers a range of primary and urgent care services, including surgeries, dental care, preventive treatments, and wellness check-ups for pets. Sploot Veterinary Care facilitates access to its services through various appointment types, such as online scheduling, urgent care, walk-in visits, and virtual consultations, allowing pet owners to receive professional support tailored to their needs.

Withmal

Venture Round in 2023
Withmal is a veterinary services provider that specializes in managing small pet clinics, offering an alternative to succession planning for aging veterinarians. Additionally, the company provides animal hospital management services, along with web design and consulting services tailored to the veterinary industry. These services include website production, pet media, web marketing, and social media marketing for veterinary hospitals and related facilities.

Butternut Box

Private Equity Round in 2023
Butternut Box is a UK-based company that delivers fresh, human-grade dog food made from real ingredients. The business emphasizes nutrition and health, offering personalized meal plans tailored to individual dogs’ age, size, allergies, and dietary requirements. Customers provide information about their pet, and Butternut Box creates meals to meet those needs. Meals are prepared with a homemade approach and delivered directly to customers’ doors, enabling pet owners to provide healthy, tailored nutrition for their dogs.

Partner Pet

Private Equity Round in 2023
Partner Pet is a developer and retailer of pet food. It practices strict quality control over the supply of meat and other raw materials that help pet owners to provide better quality food for their pet partners.

Yummers

Seed Round in 2022
Yummers is an omnichannel pet lifestyle brand focused on providing nutritious meals for pets. The company produces and retails a diverse range of pet food specifically designed for dogs and cats. Yummers' products are rich in protein and free from artificial flavors, emphasizing the importance of a balanced diet for pets. In addition to standard pet food offerings, Yummers also provides meal mix-ins that enhance flavors and textures, creating an enjoyable mealtime experience for pets. Through its commitment to quality and nutrition, Yummers aims to transform the way pets experience their meals.

Pure & Natural

Private Equity Round in 2022
Pure & Natural is a premium pet food brand based in China, specializing in the development of pet food and health supplement products. The company focuses on delivering balanced nutrition to pets, allowing pet owners to provide their companions with a healthy diet. By prioritizing quality and health, Pure & Natural aims to enhance the well-being of pets through its carefully formulated offerings.

I and love and you

Series C in 2022
I and love and you is a company dedicated to producing high-quality, raw pet food products. The company focuses on creating healthy, whole-food nutrition for pets using premium ingredients sourced in the United States. Their offerings include real meat, fish, and poultry, with no grains, fillers, or artificial ingredients, ensuring easy digestion and a balanced diet for pets. I and love and you provides a comprehensive Total Pet Care Solution, encompassing food, treats, chews, supplements, and remedies, all designed to meet rigorous ingredient standards and approved by an on-staff holistic veterinarian.

Alliance Animal Health

Private Equity Round in 2022
Alliance Animal Health is a veterinary services platform that helps independent practitioners maintain clinical autonomy while gaining access to resources and assistance in business operations. Veterinarians retain the benefits of solo or small-practice medicine, with centralized support in administration, compliance, and operations. The platform can partner with veterinarians by offering growth resources and, in some cases, acquiring a majority stake in the practice to align incentives and enable scale, while clinicians continue to practice medicine independently as part of a larger organization.

PetLove

Series C in 2021
PetLove is an e-commerce platform that specializes in providing a diverse array of pet products and supplies. Originally established as PetSuperMarket in 1999, the company rebranded to PetLove after 12 years to strengthen its focus on fostering relationships between pet owners and their pets. The online store features over 10,000 items, including pet food, veterinary health products, and accessories for various animals such as dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, and rodents. Customers benefit from a loyalty program that offers discounts from their first purchase, enhancing the shopping experience. PetLove aims to ensure convenience by delivering products directly to customers' doorsteps.

Butternut Box

Venture Round in 2021
Butternut Box is a UK-based company that delivers fresh, human-grade dog food made from real ingredients. The business emphasizes nutrition and health, offering personalized meal plans tailored to individual dogs’ age, size, allergies, and dietary requirements. Customers provide information about their pet, and Butternut Box creates meals to meet those needs. Meals are prepared with a homemade approach and delivered directly to customers’ doors, enabling pet owners to provide healthy, tailored nutrition for their dogs.

PetLove

Venture Round in 2020
PetLove is an e-commerce platform that specializes in providing a diverse array of pet products and supplies. Originally established as PetSuperMarket in 1999, the company rebranded to PetLove after 12 years to strengthen its focus on fostering relationships between pet owners and their pets. The online store features over 10,000 items, including pet food, veterinary health products, and accessories for various animals such as dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, and rodents. Customers benefit from a loyalty program that offers discounts from their first purchase, enhancing the shopping experience. PetLove aims to ensure convenience by delivering products directly to customers' doorsteps.

Butternut Box

Series C in 2020
Butternut Box is a UK-based company that delivers fresh, human-grade dog food made from real ingredients. The business emphasizes nutrition and health, offering personalized meal plans tailored to individual dogs’ age, size, allergies, and dietary requirements. Customers provide information about their pet, and Butternut Box creates meals to meet those needs. Meals are prepared with a homemade approach and delivered directly to customers’ doors, enabling pet owners to provide healthy, tailored nutrition for their dogs.

I and love and you

Private Equity Round in 2017
I and love and you is a company dedicated to producing high-quality, raw pet food products. The company focuses on creating healthy, whole-food nutrition for pets using premium ingredients sourced in the United States. Their offerings include real meat, fish, and poultry, with no grains, fillers, or artificial ingredients, ensuring easy digestion and a balanced diet for pets. I and love and you provides a comprehensive Total Pet Care Solution, encompassing food, treats, chews, supplements, and remedies, all designed to meet rigorous ingredient standards and approved by an on-staff holistic veterinarian.
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