CMS advises BE Investment and founder of Barfer’s Wellfood on sale to Perwyn Capital

Cologne – Private equity investor Perwyn Capital has acquired a majority stake in Barfer’s Wellfood GmbH, Berlin. The target company produces pet food for dogs and cats on a BARF (Biologically Appropriate Raw Feeding) diet, selling the products through its own shops and online. Perwyn Capital acquired the shares by way of a structured auction from the company founder and a fund managed by BE Investment Partners as the sole shareholders. The founder and CEO of the target will remain on board as managing shareholder. The details of the transaction were not disclosed.

A CMS team headed by partners Dr Malte Bruhns and Dr Thomas Sonnenberg advised BE Investment Partners and the founder of Barfer’s Wellfood GmbH on all legal aspects of the deal. Cologne-based BE Investment Partners specialises in taking active stakes in mid-market companies in Germany. Its portfolio comprises various companies across a wide range of industries. The sale of Barfer’s Wellfood GmbH is the second successful exit this year that BE Investment has carried out with the assistance of CMS.

CMS Germany

Dr Malte Bruhns, Lead Partner, Cologne
Dr Thomas Sonnenberg, Co-Lead Partner, Cologne
Laura Christin Stein, Counsel, Cologne, all Corporate/M&A
Dr Martin Friedberg, Counsel, Düsseldorf, Tax
Dr Tobias Kilian, Principal Counsel, Frankfurt
Dr Dirk Baukholt, Counsel, Frankfurt, both W&I Insurance
Kai Neuhaus, Partner, Brussels
Moritz Pottek, Senior Associate, Brussels, both Merger Control
Patricia Jares, Principal Counsel, Cologne, Employment

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