Posts by Author: Melani Seymour

Selling a Single-Doctor Veterinary Practice in 2026: The Owner’s Guide Key takeaways Single-doctor practices sell, but to a different buyer pool. The active buyers are associates buying in, individual buyers using SBA financing, and smaller groups, because large PE-backed platforms generally prefer scale. The discount comes from owner dependence, not size. A buyer replaces your…

Veterinary Real Estate Sale-Leaseback: A 2026 Owner’s Guide Key takeaways A sale-leaseback turns your building into cash without moving the practice — you sell the real estate to an investor and sign a long lease to keep operating in the same place, realizing close to 100 percent of the equity instead of the 65 to…

Your Veterinary Employment Agreement After Sale: What Your Post-Sale Role Looks Like in 2026 Key takeaways Selling rarely means walking out the door. PE-backed and consolidator buyers commonly require a stay-on of at least 2 years, with most wanting 3 or more; sellers usually remain 12 to 36 months, often in a reduced role. You’ll…

Closing a Veterinary Practice Sale: What Happens at the Finish Line in 2026 Key takeaways Closing day is mostly procedural — the real work happens in the 3 to 4 months before it. Signatures get exchanged, the agreed funds get wired, and the deal is declared closed once the money lands. The settlement statement controls…

The Veterinary Practice Purchase Agreement in 2026: Reps, Warranties, and Indemnification Key takeaways The veterinary practice purchase agreement is where the real deal lives. It is the 50 to 80 page binding contract that follows the largely non-binding letter of intent, usually structured as an asset purchase, and nearly every word of it is enforceable.…