zooplus AG (XTRA:ZO1) on September 2, 2021 confirmed takeover talks with financial investor EQT AB (publ) (OM:EQT), three weeks after the German pet supplies retailer announced a €3 billion ($3.6 billion) bid from U.S. private equity firm Hellman & Friedman. Zooplus said the outcome of the talks with EQT were still open and that it was not sure the discussion would result in an official public takeover offer from the Sweden-based private equity firm.