Kirkland Advises CapVest Portfolio Company Inspired Pet Nutrition on Acquisition of Ultra Premium Direct

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Inspired Pet Nutrition, a portfolio company of CapVest, on its acquisition of Ultra Premium Direct (UPD), France’s leading direct-to-consumer online pet food company.

The finalization of the transaction remains subject to the conclusion of the information and consultation process with the company’s trade unions, as well as approval from the competition authorities. It should be finalised in the fourth quarter of 2025.

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The Kirkland team includes corporate lawyers Vincent Ponsonnaille, Carlos Gil Rivas, Lucy Bower, Eléonore Béthouart and Joe Timmins; and debt finance lawyers Evgeny Zborovsky, Karen Ford, Jerome Hoyle, Anastasis Voskos, Brent Tan, Phil Rigley and Yi Wen Lee.