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Veterinary health

March

Listed UK veterinary company CVS Group has been buying up vet practices in Australia. 

Why a British vet giant is circling Australia

London-listed pets-and-vets company CVS Group has already spent more than $200 million on buying vet practices Down Under. Here’s why the UK player is so keen.

December 2024

The pace of testing will depend on whether virus is detected in initial sampling, said Rosemary Sifford, USDA’s chief veterinarian.

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.

October 2024

Victorian businessman Bruce Dixon.

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.

October 2023

EQT has chased furry deals aggressively over the past decade.

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. 

VetPartners is expected to be worth $1.4 billion.

Final bids due for $1b-plus VetPartners sale

Sell-side adviser Jefferies has been shepherding suitors through a tight timetable.

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August 2023

VetPartners is expected to be worth $1.4 billion.

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.

Jefferies highlights VetPartners “successful M&A track-record resulting in 228 clinics acquired since 2016.

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.

November 2021

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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.

January 2021

Nicholas Ralph stars in "All Creatures Great and Small".

‘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.

September 2019

Apiam managing director Dr Chris Richards says there has been  a "real drive within industry to reduce reliance on antibiotics as new technology comes to market".

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.

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