Trivest Partners (“Trivest”), Queens Court Capital (“Queens Court”) and Pet Resort Hospitality Group (“PRHG”), announced the addition of Metro Dog in Richmond, California to the company’s portfolio, bringing the total number of pet resorts across the company to 17. Metro Dog is a leading daycare and boarding provider in the San Francisco Bay Area.
With 17 locations, 700+ staff members, and over 2,000 daily pet visits, this partnership continues to solidify PRHG as one of the leading pet services companies in the country. PRHG is pursuing strategic acquisitions with leading pet resorts across the US and is also focused on growing the existing brands in its portfolio.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Metro Dog to the PRHG family, marking our expansion into California. The team at Metro Dog are some of the best, most caring operators I’ve seen, and we look forward to working with them to expand our west coast presence in the near future” said Jason Duffy, CEO at PRHG.
“Metro Dog has been a labor of love for me for nearly 20 years. As I approached retirement, I sought a company with the industry knowledge to carry my legacy forward while keeping operational and programming decisions with my management team, who have a combined 50+ years of working at Metro Dog,” said Diane Livoti, founder of Metro Dog. “I also sought a successor with the capacity to weather the turbulence the world presents. I believe aligning with PRHG will provide surety in these uncertain times with the depth of resources and knowledge they bring, ensuring Metro Dog’s future for generations to come.”
Metro Dog is the first and only Green-certified animal care center in Contra Costa County. With 12,500 square feet of play space for dogs, 24-hour on-site supervision, and an emphasis on sustainable, green animal products, they’re at the forefront of conscious animal care. A behavior-based day care and boarding center, Metro Dog offers a boutique experience with the spaciousness and amenities of a large facility.
A day at Metro Dog is designed to mimic a dog’s natural rhythm. Staff curate social groups based on size and energy level, giving each group access to 9 play yards throughout the course of their day, with rest time between each play session. For less or non-social dogs, they offer custom programs to meet individual needs. Metro Dog does not use aversive techniques with dogs – no squirt bottles, no shaker cans, no leash corrections. They focus on shaping healthy behavior by using low-stress handling and
rewards-based methods with every dog in their care. Metro Dog’s goal is that every dog they care for becomes a better canine citizen in the world.
You can learn more about Metro Dog here.
About Pet Resort Hospitality Group
Pet Resort Hospitality Group is a provider of pet services including daycare, boarding, grooming, and training. PRHG is led by a management team with a lengthy track record of successful private equity transactions, with recent success in the animal companion space. Each business within the PRHG family benefits from the experience of the PRHG leadership team in areas such as acquisition planning and integration, growth planning and strategic tactics, brand and technology unification, scalable resources and support, and back-office management. The Company is currently pursuing strategic add-on acquisitions of pet services businesses throughout the United States. To learn more, visit www.petresorts.love
About Trivest
Trivest Partners LP, headquartered in Miami, with a presence in Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto, is a private investment firm that focuses exclusively on the support and growth of founder-led and family-owned businesses in the United States and Canada in both control and non-control transactions. To learn more, visit www.trivest.com
About Queens Court Capital Management
Queens Court Capital Management is a new-age private equity firm that incorporates the best practices of being an operator, an entrepreneur, and an investor. Led by Azhar Quader, Queens Court is a special situations, control-oriented, private equity firm building on a successful track record as an independent sponsor. In each investment, Queens Court activates value creation playbooks strategically and leverages deep operator networks, maximizing returns while protecting for the downside. To learn more, visit www.queenscourtcap.com
Contacts
Eyal Cohen
eyal@petresorts.love
