Posts by Author: Melani Seymour

How Long Does It Take to Sell a Veterinary Practice? The Real 2026 Timeline Key takeaways A veterinary practice sale typically runs 5 to 10 months from the day you engage an advisor to the day the money lands, and roughly 4 to 5 months at the fast end when the practice is fully prepared.…

Selling Your Veterinary Practice to Lakefield Veterinary Group: A Vet’s 2026 Guide Key takeaways Lakefield Veterinary Group is a family-owned veterinary practice acquisition company headquartered in Kent, Washington — founded in 2014 and rooted in the Pacific Northwest, with a network of more than 80 hospitals across roughly a dozen states. The Desmarais family holds…

Selling Your Veterinary Practice to American Veterinary Group: A Vet’s 2026 Guide Key takeaways American Veterinary Group (AVG) is a private equity-backed veterinary network founded by veterinarians in 2015 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida, operating a network of general practice hospitals concentrated across the South and Southeast plus more than 95 UrgentVet urgent-care clinics across…

Selling Your Veterinary Practice to VetEvolve: A Vet’s 2026 Guide Key takeaways VetEvolve is a veterinary practice support platform headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, founded in 2014, operating more than 50 general practice hospitals across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast as of 2026. Varsity Healthcare Partners has owned VetEvolve since 2023, when it acquired the platform from…

Veterinary Practice Letter of Intent in 2026: The Two Documents That Decide Your Deal Key takeaways Two documents decide your deal: the letter of intent (LOI), which locks structure, price, and exclusivity, and the definitive purchase agreement, which allocates the risk. Almost everything that matters to your after-sale life is settled in one of the…