Posts by Author: Melani Seymour

What Mission Pet Health Looks for in a Practice in 2026 Key takeaways Mission Pet Health is the largest newly formed veterinary platform in the United States — the product of the late-2024 merger of Southern Veterinary Partners (SVP) and Mission Veterinary Partners (MVP), backed by Shore Capital Partners and Silver Lake Partners, valued at…

Southern Veterinary Partners Is Now Mission Pet Health: What It Means for Sellers in 2026 I had a call last spring with a vet in Georgia who had been tracking Southern Veterinary Partners for a couple of years — reading their materials, watching their growth, mentally categorizing them as one of the likely buyers for…

Questions to Ask Before Selling to Mission Pet Health in 2026 Key takeaways Mission Pet Health is the post-merger entity of Southern Veterinary Partners (SVP) and Mission Veterinary Partners (MVP) — the merger closed late 2024 and the unified brand launched July 21, 2025, backed by Shore Capital Partners and Silver Lake, with 930-plus locations…

Mission Pet Health Review 2026: What Sellers Should Know Before Deciding Key takeaways Mission Pet Health is the combined successor to Southern Veterinary Partners (SVP) and Mission Veterinary Partners (MVP) — formally merged December 2024, unified brand launched July 2025, backed by Shore Capital Partners and Silver Lake at an approximately $8.6 billion valuation. Scale:…

Mission Pet Health vs NVA vs Mars: The 2026 Buyer Comparison Guide Key takeaways Mission Pet Health, NVA, and Mars are the three largest buyer categories in US veterinary practice M&A in 2026, but they differ fundamentally in ownership, exit timeline, and how they approach a deal. Mission Pet Health is the newest of the…