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Can I Sell My Veterinary Practice and Keep Working? A 2026 Owner’s Guide

By Author: Melani Seymour / August 14, 2026 / Comments Off on Can I Sell My Veterinary Practice and Keep Working? A 2026 Owner’s Guide

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,…

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Offering Partnership to an Associate Veterinarian in 2026

By Author: Melani Seymour / August 14, 2026 / Comments Off on Offering Partnership to an Associate Veterinarian in 2026

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…

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Who Is Buying Dental Practices in 2026?

By Author: Melani Seymour / August 13, 2026 / Comments Off on Who Is Buying Dental Practices in 2026?

Most owners can name three buyers. The ones with national advertising. Two of those three do not primarily buy existing practices at all. That gap between who owners think is buying and who is actually buying is worth real money, because the buyer most likely to pay the most for your practice is frequently one…

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How Long Do You Have to Stay After Selling Your Veterinary Practice in 2026?

By Author: Melani Seymour / August 13, 2026 / Comments Off on How Long Do You Have to Stay After Selling Your Veterinary Practice in 2026?

I watch owners do the same small thing when a sale becomes real. They draw an invisible line across a future calendar and ask which side finally belongs to them. The answer is not hiding in a market headline; it lives in the written deal, shaped by how much of the practice still depends on…

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Selling Your Veterinary Practice to CityVet: A 2026 Owner’s Guide

By Author: Melani Seymour / August 13, 2026 / Comments Off on Selling Your Veterinary Practice to CityVet: A 2026 Owner’s Guide

Key takeaways CityVet still speaks directly to sellers. Its live ownership page invites practice owners looking to sell, although the latest verified closed acquisition found here became effective in May 2024. Ownership has more than one layer. RiverGlade remains the private equity sponsor, while CityVet describes veterinarian equity at the clinic level. Growth is hybrid.…

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