Posts by Author: Melani Seymour
You Got an Unsolicited DSO Offer. The First Five Things to Do
An owner forwarded me an email chain last year. Three messages long, top to bottom. The first was the approach. Friendly, complimentary, signed by someone in “partnerships.” The second was his reply. Somewhere in the middle of a perfectly polite paragraph he had written a number. Everything that happened over the next four months happened…
Read MoreThe Documents You Need to Sell Your Veterinary Practice in 2026
Key takeaways Build one master inventory. Every record needs a file name, date, source, owner, reconciliation target, open exception, version, and access tier. Collect, verify, then share. A record belongs in the internal register before any approved version enters a buyer-facing folder. Missing is a status, not a secret. Expired, unsigned, disputed, or inconsistent records…
Read MoreWhat Happens to Your Dental Practice if You Die or Become Disabled?
Nobody wants to read this one. I understand that, and I will keep it practical. A dental practice is probably one of the two largest assets you own. It is also the most fragile one you own, in a way that a rental property or a share portfolio is not, because its value depends on…
Read MoreWho Owns NVA in 2026—and What It Means if You’re Selling to Them
Key takeaways JAB is the ultimate owner. NVA is the operating company, and published records describe JAB as a privately held investment group controlled by the Reimann family. NVA and Ethos are distinct platforms. The 2023 separation placed general-practice operations with NVA and specialty-and-emergency operations with Ethos, while both remained connected to JAB. The contract…
Read MoreWhen Your Dental Partner Wants Out: Buy Them Out or Sell Together?
The conversation is almost never a surprise by the time it happens. Usually there were months of signals. Fewer days. Less interest in the equipment decision. A slightly different tone about the five-year plan. Then one afternoon your partner says they are thinking about winding down, and a question you had been avoiding becomes the…
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