This Month
US issues order mandating bird flu testing of milk supply
The virus has infected more than 500 dairy herds in top milk state California, and more than 700 nationwide since March.
- Leah Douglas
October
Animal spirits: sponsors, trade stalk Apiam Animal Health
Sources said Vizard has fielded a handful of non-binding, indicative proposals this year, including from EQT, Quadrant and a trade player out of Canada.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
October 2023
Swedish private equity firm EQT to acquire VetPartners for $1bn-plus
Binding offers for the up-for-grabs veterinary chain, which makes about $131 million a year, were received from EQT and rival firm Affinity Equity Partners.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Final bids due for $1b-plus VetPartners sale
Sell-side adviser Jefferies has been shepherding suitors through a tight timetable.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
August 2023
EQT wags tail for billion-dollar VetPartners; bids loom
EQT Partners is wagging its tail for vet chain VetPartners, which is expected to fetch as much as $1.4 billion.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Cat out of the bag: $104 million-a-year VetPartners sends sale flyer
In particular, Jefferies is keen to point out the company is “the only scaled player” in the sector, with more clinics than Greencross and massive growth.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
November 2021
Nathan Tinkler hit by new vet debt claim
A Queensland veterinary clinic that specialises in equine health has told the Federal Court it is owed money by Nathan Tinkler.
- Max Mason and Peter Ker
January 2021
‘All Creatures Great and Small’ rehabilitates cows and soothes
An unlikely theme for a TV series – a rural veterinarian in Yorkshire in the 1930s – has turned into a long-running favourite.
- Roslyn Sulcas
September 2019
Apiam Animal Health buys Bendigo-based 'bespoke' vaccine business
Rural veterinary service provider Apiam has agreed to buy Australia’s biggest custom vaccine and diagnostic laboratory, ACE Laboratory Services, for $16 million.
- Natasha Gillezeau