MCLEAN, Va. and LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mars, Incorporated and VCA Inc.
(NASDAQ: WOOF) today announced the successful completion of Mars'
previously announced acquisition of VCA. On January 9, 2017, Mars and VCA announced that they
had entered into an agreement for Mars to acquire VCA for
$93 per share in a transaction valued
at approximately $9.1 billion. VCA
will operate as a distinct and separate business within Mars
Petcare, alongside its other veterinary services businesses,
BANFIELD® Pet Hospital, BLUEPEARL® and PET PARTNERS™. VCA will
continue to be led by Bob Antin, a
co-founder of VCA, as Chief Executive Officer, and will remain
headquartered in Los Angeles,
California.
"I want to welcome the 25,000+ VCA team members to the Mars
Petcare family of companies," said Mars Global Petcare President
Poul Weihrauch. "This is a great day
for all of us as we take a significant step forward in providing
quality care and health services for thousands of more pets. VCA's
partnerships with veterinarians and pet care providers, as well as
their breadth and expertise in veterinary services, diagnostics and
technology, will position all of us to deliver more comprehensive
care and continue on our journey supporting our Purpose: A BETTER
WORLD FOR PETS™."
Advisors
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and BDT & Co. are Mars'
financial advisors. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is
serving as Mars' legal advisor with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
providing legal advice for the debt financing.
Barclays was the exclusive financial advisor to VCA and Akin
Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP served as VCA's legal
advisor.
J.P. Morgan & Co provided financing to Mars for the
transaction.
About Mars, Incorporated
Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of
history making diverse products and offering services for people
and the pets people love. With almost $35
billion in sales, the company is a global business that
produces some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's®,
SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®,
WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN'S®, MARS DRINKS
and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that
include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, BLUEPEARL® Specialty and Emergency
Pet Hospitals and PET PARTNERS™ Veterinary Hospitals. Headquartered
in McLean, VA, Mars operates in
more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality,
Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its
more than 85,000 Associates to create value for all its partners
and deliver growth they are proud of every day.
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About VCA Inc.
VCA is a leading provider of pet health care services in the
country delivered through over 800 small animal veterinary
hospitals in the US and Canada, a
preeminent nationwide clinical laboratory system that services all
50 states and Canada (Antech
Diagnostics), the leading animal diagnostic imaging company in the
market (Sound), and Camp Bow Wow (CBW), the nation's Premier Doggy
Day and Overnight Camp® franchise.
Media Contacts
Mars, Incorporated
Brunswick Group
Blake Sonnenshein
(212) 333-3810
VCA Inc.
Tomas W. Fuller
Chief Financial Officer
(310) 571-6505
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