Posts by Author: Melani Seymour

Selling Your Veterinary Practice to Hometown Veterinary Partners: A 2026 Guide Key takeaways Hometown Veterinary Partners is a private equity-backed group founded in 2023 and headquartered in the Minneapolis area, launched as the first portfolio company of Boston-based Briarcliff Capital Partners. Hometown positions itself as “not a corporation,” describing its entity as a partnership founded…

Selling Your Veterinary Practice to EverVet Partners: A Vet’s 2026 Guide Key takeaways EverVet Partners is a private equity-backed veterinary acquisition and support platform founded in 2020 by Joe Luceri and Len Podolsky, headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. EverVet is co-owned by two private equity firms — Freeman Spogli & Co. and Tailwind Capital — as…

Selling Your Veterinary Practice to Encore Vet Group: A Vet’s 2026 Guide Key takeaways Encore Vet Group is a private equity-backed veterinary consolidator founded in 2018, headquartered in Saratoga Springs, New York, operating approximately 62 hospitals across an East Coast and Midwest regional footprint per the VetIntegrations roll call. North Castle Partners, a Greenwich, Connecticut…

Selling Your Veterinary Practice to Destination Pet: A 2026 Guide Key takeaways Destination Pet is a private equity-backed pet health and wellness platform founded in 2017 by Shane Kelly and headquartered in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, per the company’s own materials. LetterOne owns it through its L1 Health arm, having agreed to acquire Destination Pet in…

Selling Your Veterinary Practice to Companion Pet Partners: A 2026 Guide Key takeaways Companion Pet Partners is a private equity-backed platform formed by Cortec Group in January 2020, headquartered in Los Angeles, and focused on acquiring and operating general-practice hospitals across the Western United States, per Cortec’s portfolio page. The footprint is roughly 30 hospitals…