Transition Corporate Finance

Amsterdam (30 December 2024) – Tijssen Goed voor Dieren B.V. (“Tijssen”), the Netherlands-based family-owned company operating as a B2B provider of high-quality pet food, has announced the acquisition of Netherlands-based industry peer Jaap Koopman for Pets (“JKD”). Tijssen was founded in 1858 and is currently owned and managed by the 5th generation of the Tijssen family. Tijssen produces pet food for all types of pets and offers a wide range of own brands and private label products. In addition, Tijssen acts as a wholesaler for a diversified range of third-party brands. With its 80 employees, more than 1000 pet shops in the Netherlands are supplied through its distribution network and logistic capabilities. JKD has its facility in Schoonebeek and was founded in 1965. The company acts as a producer of own brands and private label pet food as well as a wholesaler of third-party pet food.

Paul-Peter Tijssen, commercial director of Tijssen: “Central to our philosophy is that we value the partnerships and the relationships we have built across our industry throughout the years such as our longstanding fruitful collaboration with JKD. With the acquisition of JKD, we are convinced that the pooling of JKD’s skills and resources with those of our group should enable us to strengthen our position on the pet food market”.

Daan Zandbergen, Partner with Transition Corporate Finance adds: “The wider pet food market is still highly fragmented and has proven to be an interesting market for consolidation. Consumers’ growing consciousness of their own nutrition has translated into increasing care over what their pets eat leading to strong and stable underlying growth prospects. On top of that, benefits of economies of scale form the ideal landscape for M&A activity. It has been our pleasure to advise on this transaction and collaborate with all parties to preserve JKD’s continuity in the safe hands of Tijssen”.