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The competitive process on Arcaplanet, a chain among the leaders in Italy of products and pet food, is at the bidding stage after last spring the shareholder Permira decided to sell the subsidiary. Mediobanca and Bofa Merrill Lynch have been appointed in the last month.
Other private equity and financial groups, such as Cinven, Pamplona and Pai, are interested. An interest from strategic groups such as the German Maxizoo and the British Pets at Home (acquired in 2010 by Kkr and then listed in London in 2014) cannot be excluded.