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Key takeaways Buyer-list quality over quantity; careful qualification matters more than the size of a contact list. Indications versus offers; price range, assumptions, structure, and conditions must become clear before proposals are comparable. Price and terms together; cash, retained equity, contingent payments, employment obligations, and tax allocation can change what a headline means. Current activity…

Key takeaways Vets Pets still addresses practice sellers. Its current page covers acquisitions, partial partnerships, and transitions for owners who do not want to keep working. The model is regional. Vets Pets says it is open throughout North Carolina and surrounding areas, not across an unlimited national footprint. Growth comes through different paths. Acquisitions, associate…

Key takeaways No fixed revenue rule works: a veterinary practice does not reliably sell for 1× revenue or any preset percentage in 2026. Revenue multiple is an output: enterprise value divided by annual revenue summarizes a result after the valuation work is done. Normalized earnings come first: buyers apply an EBITDA multiple only after testing…

Key takeaways Selling and continuing to practice can coexist, but the post-closing role must be negotiated in writing; it does not arrive automatically with the sale. Separate the economic buckets: purchase consideration, employment compensation, rollover equity, and earnout each pay for something different and carry different risks. Stay-on terms vary, so define the schedule, duties,…

Key takeaways Partnership works only when the promise is real: name the ownership form, value process, dates, financing path, decision rights, and exit mechanics before recruiting with it. Ownership, phantom equity, and bonuses are different: direct ownership carries actual rights, phantom equity tracks value without current control, and profit-sharing remains compensation. The owner must decide…