Private Equity-Backed Veterinary Acquisitions

VetEvolve announced a joint venture partnership with Gentle Care Animal Hospital in Forest, Virginia, marking the company's 51st practice and its first JV arrangement. Gentle Care will continue operating under its existing name with founder Dr. Barbara Stevens remaining involved, expanding VetEvolve's Mid-Atlantic density and regional collaboration.

PAI Partners, via its PAI Mid-Market Fund, has agreed to acquire Nuzoa, the leading integrated animal health products and services distributor in Iberia, from Abac Capital. PAI plans to accelerate Nuzoa's growth through further consolidation in the fragmented Iberian market, expansion into other European markets and by developing additional vet-focused services such as digital solutions and laboratory diagnostics.

Custom Veterinary Services (a portfolio company of Align Capital Partners) has acquired Green Mountain Animal, LLC, combining capabilities in soft chew, powder and liquid pet health products. The combined business will be rebranded as CompletePet to create a larger CDMO/pet health products platform with expanded R&D, manufacturing and supply-chain capacity.

Best Friends Pet Care, a portfolio company of Mosaic Capital Partners, has acquired Paws Pet Resort, a regional pet resort and services company based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Peakstone served as exclusive M&A advisor to Paws Pet Resort; terms were not disclosed. The deal is an add-on to Best Friends Pet Care's platform to expand its pet care footprint and service offering.

L Catterton Latin America has made a strategic growth investment in WeVets, an independent veterinary hospital group in Brazil. The capital will support WeVets' continued expansion of hospitals and diagnostic labs across Brazil through both acquisitions and organic growth.

Los Angeles-based private investment firm Carmelina Capital Partners has completed a growth investment in KVP International, a McKinney, Texas–headquartered manufacturer and supplier of veterinary and small-animal wellness products. KVP's CEO Ken Bowman will remain in place as the company pursues product innovation, capacity expansion and add-on acquisitions supported by Carmelina's capital and partnership.

Charme Capital Partners (via its Charme IV fund) has agreed to take a 56% stake in Animalia through a capital increase, partnering with founders Antonino Santalucia and Giorgio Romani who will remain co-CEOs and minority shareholders. The investment will fund Animalia's consolidation and organic growth plan—including targeted add‑ons and expansion of clinic services—across its network of more than 75 clinics in Italy.

Revival Animal Health, a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, has acquired Equine Medical and Surgical Associates to expand its equine product offerings. Revival — based in Orange City and backed by Incline — was advised by Blue River Financial Group on the add-on acquisition; Equine Medical & Surgical develops and distributes all-natural equine supplements.

MedVet LLC received a minority capital investment from Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., alongside a senior term loan provided by Oak Hill Advisors to support the company's continued growth in specialty and emergency veterinary care. The financing will accelerate expansion of MedVet's services while providing liquidity for minority shareholders from the 2019 investment and partial liquidity for some employee owners; Huntington Bank will continue to provide treasury and cash management services.

WagWay Group, a platform company of Access Holdings, announced a partnership to bring Pawville — a Southeast U.S. provider of boarding, daycare, grooming, training and veterinary centers — into the WagWay network. The deal expands WagWay's footprint into suburban Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic markets and adds veterinary medical center capabilities to the platform.

Swifto, a technology-driven pet care operator, has acquired Wagz 'n Whiskerz, a dog walking and pet-sitting business in the Lake Norman / Huntersville area of North Carolina. The deal gives Swifto its third-state footprint (joining New York City and Miami), preserves local staff, and will integrate Swifto's GPS tracking and real-time updates to scale services locally.

Pet Resort Hospitality Group (a platform formed by Queens Court Capital and Trivest Partners) has acquired five pet resort brands — Meadowlake Pet Resort and Training Center, Olde Towne Pet Resorts, Playtime Pet Resort, Paws ‘n’ Rec, and Williamsburg Pet Hotel & Suites — expanding the platform to 17 locations. The transactions bring experienced founder- and family-owned operators into the PRHG portfolio as part of a buy-and-build strategy to scale daycare, boarding, grooming, and training services across the U.S.

Veterinary Pharmaceutical Solutions (VPS), a Granite Creek Capital Partners portfolio company, acquired Diamond Animal Health from Mars Corporation. Granite Creek supported the deal with a follow-on investment from its FlexCap II fund, creating an integrated animal health platform combining VPS's compounding capabilities with Diamond's contract manufacturing and vaccine production.

Turning Rock Partners, a New York-based private investment firm, provided a growth investment in Best Friends Pet Care, an employee-owned premium pet services operator headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. The capital will support Best Friends' national footprint expansion and an aggressive acquisitive growth strategy; existing shareholders also participated in the financing.

Revival Animal Health, a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, has acquired Creative Science, a St. Louis–based supplier of pet and veterinary health products. The deal expands Revival’s product and service offerings to veterinary professionals, breeders and shelters and represents an add-on acquisition to Revival’s platform.

Animal Dermatology Group, the largest veterinary dermatology platform in the U.S., acquired two specialty veterinary dermatology practices: Animal Dermatology & Allergy of Rocklin, California and SkinVet Clinic of Lake Oswego, Oregon. The transactions expand ADG's footprint in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest as part of its continued platform growth.

Medivet has acquired a majority stake in Torquay-based Animal Health Centre through its Branch Partnership model, with practice owner Marni Miller retaining equity and becoming a Branch Partner. The clinic's team of 4 vets and 6 nurses join Medivet as part of the company's push to grow its UK footprint by 50% toward a network of over 600 practices.

WellHaven PetHealth, a Martis Capital‑backed veterinary platform, acquired Blue Cross Veterinary Clinic in Arizona in October 2023 as an add‑on to its multi‑regional platform. The acquisition expands WellHaven’s footprint into Arizona and brings the platform to more than 40 hospitals across six active markets.

Varsity Healthcare Partners completed a strategic growth investment to acquire VetEvolve, a Richmond, Virginia-based multi-location veterinary care platform. The transaction was a sale by Align Capital Partners; VetEvolve operates 32+ clinics across the Mid-Atlantic and employs over 600 team members, and VHP will partner with management to expand the platform into new geographies.

EQT has agreed to acquire VetPartners, the largest provider of veterinary and animal health services in Australia and New Zealand, from National Veterinary Associates. VetPartners operates a network of 267 clinics and specialty hospitals with over 4,300 clinical and support staff; EQT says it will invest in diagnostic equipment, technology, recruitment and training to support continued growth and improved clinical outcomes. The transaction is subject to customary approvals and is expected to close around the end of the calendar year.

L Catterton, a global consumer-focused private equity firm, has made a strategic growth investment in Withmal, a Tokyo-based veterinary services group. The investment will support Withmal's expansion across Japan and help accelerate clinic rollouts while addressing succession challenges among small clinic owners.

Perwyn has completed the acquisition of a collection of UK veterinary clinics and rebranded the group as Kin Vet Community, appointing Ciara McCormack MVB as CEO. The private equity firm says the investment establishes a veterinary platform to accelerate growth in the resilient UK pet-care market.

TSG Consumer Partners has acquired a majority stake in Pathway Vet Alliance from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP); Pathway management will continue to lead the company and retain a significant minority interest. Pathway is a multi-site operator of more than 270 general practice, specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals and 86 THRIVE clinics in the United States, and also operates Veterinary Growth Partners, an MSO serving ~5,500 member hospitals.

Trivest Partners and Queens Court Capital Management launched Pet Resort Hospitality Group (PRHG), a platform focused on multi-unit pet services. PRHG has acquired Play All Day, a five-location pet resort in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, as its first add-on to the new platform; Amanda Field, Play All Day's founder, will remain involved post-transaction.

Synergy Pet Group, a Lakewood, New Jersey–based provider of pet-related employee benefits, tech-enabled services, and veterinary software, received a minority growth investment from LoneTree Capital. LoneTree will support Synergy’s product rollouts, new business lines and strategic add-on activity, and Matt Koven will join Synergy’s board; terms were not disclosed.

Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP) has entered a partnership with Caring Hands Animal Hospital, bringing the eight-hospital Caring Hands network into VPP’s community and elevating 21 associate doctors to equity partners (17 of whom are women). The agreement preserves veterinarian ownership and clinical autonomy while VPP provides operational support to help the Caring Hands practices grow and focus on patient care.

AmeriVet Veterinary Partners (San Antonio, TX) acquired 14 veterinary practices from Northeast Veterinary Partners in a buyout announced October 11, 2022, marking the first time AmeriVet has purchased another veterinary consolidator. The deal expands AmeriVet’s clinic network (bringing it to about 186 clinics at the time) and adds locations across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, California and Maine as part of its ongoing consolidation and network expansion strategy.

Veritas Veterinary Partners, a national network of specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals, has acquired Veterinary Surgical Specialists (VSS) in Tustin, California. The add-on expands Veritas's presence in Southern California and will support VSS's growth and expansion of specialty service offerings; terms were not disclosed.

VetCor, a PE-backed operator of veterinary practices (portfolio company of funds managed by Harvest Partners and Cressey & Company), has acquired People, Pets & Vets (PPV), a veterinarian-led network of more than 150 animal hospitals across the western and southern United States. The deal expands VetCor's national footprint and combines two multi-location veterinary operators to broaden clinical resources, support services and career opportunities for veterinary teams.

TAG - The Aspen Group (TAG) has reached an agreement to acquire AZPetVet, a network of 22 veterinary hospitals in the greater Phoenix area. The acquisition will add veterinary services to TAG's consumer healthcare platform and support AZPetVet's growth toward a national brand.

Revival Animal Health, a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, has acquired Exodus Breeders Corp, a York, Pennsylvania-based distributor of equine and canine reproductive supplies. The deal expands Revival’s product offering into the equine market and enhances its reproductive and neonatal health capabilities for breeders, shelters and pet health professionals.

Veritas Veterinary Partners, a national network of specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals, announced the acquisitions of Pet Emergency & Specialty Center of Marin (PESCM) and Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital. The add-on deals (terms undisclosed) expand Veritas' presence in California’s North Bay and the Greater Denver area and broaden its network capabilities and emergency specialty care footprint.

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners, a Portland, Maine–based operator of veterinary practices (majority backed by Revelstoke Capital Partners), has acquired Massachusetts-based Vet's Best Friend, adding 47 locations to Rarebreed's existing 71 practices. The transaction creates one of the largest, well-capitalized veterinary practice platforms in the U.S. and is positioned to accelerate expansion of general practice, urgent care, and specialty emergency hospitals.

Funds affiliated with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and TPG Capital agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Covetrus for $21.00 per share in cash, implying an enterprise value of approximately $4.0 billion. The transaction, which closed in October 2022, takes Covetrus private; the company will continue to be led by CEO Benjamin Wolin and remain headquartered in Portland, Maine.

Main Street Capital Corporation provided $36.4 million in a combination of first‑lien term debt and a minority equity investment to facilitate the recapitalization of Jorgensen Laboratories, LLC (JorVet). Main Street and an unnamed co‑investor partnered with the company’s existing owners and management to complete the transaction and support the business, a longtime supplier of veterinary equipment and supplies headquartered in Loveland, Colorado.

DW Healthcare Partners completed a growth capital investment in Vets Plus, Inc. and Noble Pharma, LLC, backing the animal-health manufacturer to scale operations and expand pharmaceutical capabilities. As part of the transaction, Dave Nelson becomes President and CEO of Vets Plus while founder Raj Lall transitions from day-to-day management and remains on the board.

Chicago-based private equity firm New Harbor Capital completed a growth equity investment in IndeVets, a Philadelphia-based tech-enabled provider of veterinarian staffing services. The financing will support IndeVets' growth and geographic expansion as it scales its proprietary scheduling platform and expands its network of veterinarians and partner hospitals.

Main Street Capital Corporation led a $42.2 million financing package (first-lien senior secured term debt plus a direct equity investment) to recapitalize Valley Veterinary Clinic, LLC d/b/a Valley Vet Supply. The transaction included a revolving credit facility from Main Street and co-investors to support Valley Vet Supply's growth initiatives and working capital needs.

NovaQuest Capital Management has acquired TechAccel LLC's ownership stake in Covenant Animal Health Partners, a development and registration partnership focused on revenue-ready animal health products. The move gives NovaQuest full ownership (or increased control) of Covenant to expand its animal health development capabilities and advance new assets into industry partner portfolios.

Warburg Pincus has made a $170 million growth investment in Bond Vet to support expansion of the tech-enabled veterinary clinic chain and to fund equipment, training, culture and technology improvements. Talisman Capital, Bond Vet's initial capital provider, will continue to support the company as it scales its multi-location urgent care and telehealth veterinary services from its New York base.

FoodScience, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, has acquired Pet Tech Labs, a contract manufacturer of animal nutritional supplements based in Syracuse, Nebraska. The add-on expands FoodScience's contract-manufacturing capabilities and establishes a Midwest manufacturing and distribution presence while enabling the retiring owners Paul Jonjak and Carol Potter to exit.

DW Healthcare Partners completed an investment in Bio Agri Mix LP, Canada’s largest manufacturer and distributor of medicated feed additives and water-soluble animal medications. As part of the transaction DWHP partners join Bio Agri Mix’s board and will support expansion of the company’s product portfolio and growth across the North American livestock market.

ProSites, a Murrieta, California-based marketing technology provider and portfolio company of Rockbridge Growth Equity, acquired LifeLearn Animal Health of Guelph, Ontario to expand ProSites’ offerings into the veterinary market and establish a Canadian footprint. Rockbridge provided strategic support for the add-on acquisition; advisors on the deal included Copper Run Capital (buy-side) and Sampford Advisors (sell-side).

Align Capital Partners (ACP) has completed a majority recapitalization of Custom Veterinary Services (CVS), a Miami-based contract manufacturer and custom formulator of nutritional, dermatological, and grooming products for companion animals. As part of the transaction, industry executive Worth Turner joined CVS as a shareholder and CEO to help scale operations, while founder Ruben Martinez and family remain involved; ACP intends to provide capital and growth expertise to expand the company's manufacturing and R&D capabilities.

York-based veterinary group VetPartners has acquired Pet Cremation Services (PCS), a family-run pet crematoria business based in Guilsborough, Northamptonshire. PCS operates 14 sites with 153 employees and will continue to be led by managing director Glenn Tuck; VetPartners said the deal expands its end-of-life care services for pet owners and veterinary practices.

Revelstoke Capital Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm, completed a growth equity investment in Vet's Best Friend, a Waltham, Massachusetts-based operator of general practice veterinary clinics. The capital will provide liquidity to support VBF's expansion through acquisitions and de novo development across the Northeast.

Oak Hill Capital has acquired American Veterinary Group (AVG) from sellers Trive Capital and Latticework Capital Management. AVG, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, operates nearly 50 general practice and urgent care veterinary clinics across the South and Southeast U.S.; management will remain with an ownership stake and Oak Hill plans to support continued growth.

IK Investment Partners' IX Fund has entered exclusive discussions to acquire a majority stake in Innovad Group from founder and CEO Jamal Al‑Saifi. The transaction — which includes Italian feed additives supplier Add‑Co Nutrition becoming a full subsidiary — will see co‑founder Ben Letor become CEO and reinvest alongside management; financial terms were not disclosed and closing is subject to regulatory approvals.

The Equine Network has acquired Spalding Laboratories, a long-standing provider of all‑natural insect control products and recurring membership services for horses, livestock and pets, serving more than 60,000 customers annually. The transaction was completed with financial support from private equity firm Growth Catalyst Partners; founder Tom Spalding will remain involved in day‑to‑day strategic initiatives and product development. Terms were not disclosed.

Pittsburgh-based private equity firm Incline Equity Partners has acquired Revival Animal Health, a pet health products distributor headquartered in Orange City, Iowa, in a transaction alongside the Company's management team. Incline plans to support Revival's growth through enhanced digital marketing, proprietary brand expansion, operational improvements and evaluation of potential add-on acquisitions.