Posts by Author: Melani Seymour

Preparing a Veterinary Practice for Sale: The 2026 Value-Building Roadmap Key takeaways The work that moves your sale price happens 12 to 24 months before you go to market, not in the deal itself — the levers buyers pay for need a track record before they’ll underwrite them. Owner clinical dependence is the first thing…

Who Should I Sell My Veterinary Practice To? A 2026 Buyer-Type Guide Key takeaways There are 3 buyer types for a veterinary practice in 2026: private equity-backed groups, strategic buyers, and individual veterinarians or small regional groups. Each is a legitimate, well-funded path. No single buyer type is best for everyone. The right one depends…

Selling Your Veterinary Practice to Community Veterinary Partners: A Vet’s 2026 Guide Key takeaways Community Veterinary Partners (CVP) is a private equity-backed veterinary consolidator headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 2009, with a hospital network concentrated in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States. OMERS Private Equity is the current owner per public ownership disclosures, the…

Selling Your Veterinary Practice to Veterinary Practice Partners: A Vet’s 2026 Guide Key takeaways Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP) is a private equity-backed partnership group founded in 2011, headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, partnering with general practice hospitals across more than 20 US states. Audax Private Equity has owned VPP since 2021 per public deal…

Selling Your Veterinary Practice to CareVet: A Vet’s 2026 Guide Key takeaways CareVet is a private equity-backed veterinary network founded in 2018 by veterinarian Dr. Kent Thornberry and entrepreneur Greg Siwak, headquartered in the St. Louis, Missouri area and grown to more than 200 hospitals across 35-plus states. Compass Group Equity Partners, a St. Louis-based…