UNAVETS
UNAVETS is a Madrid-based veterinary healthcare consolidator operating 161+ veterinary practices across Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar, backed by Oaktree Capital Management. It acquires independent clinics, provides shared back-office services, and serves pet owners through general, specialty, and 24-hour emergency care plus Healthcare Plus subscription plans.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersMadrid, Spain
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What UNAVETS does
UNAVETS is a veterinary healthcare consolidation platform headquartered in Madrid, Spain, operating a network of 161+ veterinary practices and hospitals across Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar. Founded in 2019 and backed by majority shareholder Oaktree Capital Management (with Santalucía taking a minority stake in December 2025), the company acquires independent veterinary clinics and integrates them under sub-brands including ONEVET (Portugal) and OneAcademy (training), providing acquired clinics with a centralized shared services stack covering marketing, finance, IT, operations/purchasing, digital, professional development, HR, and facilities/renovation. End services delivered to pet owners span general medicine, surgery, diagnostic imaging, clinical analysis, hospitalization, 24-hour emergency care, dental prophylaxis, rehabilitation, laser therapy, home visits, grooming, and pet retail, plus a roster of specialty services (cardiology, dermatology, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, intensive care, exotic pet care, feline medicine, ethology, and traumatology).
The company's revenue model combines transactional fees from in-clinic services and retail sales with a recurring subscription leg via the Healthcare Plus plan family — Dog Health Plan and Cat Health Plan tiers segmented by life stage (puppy/adult/senior for dogs; kitten/adult/senior for cats) — offering unlimited consultations, preventive care, vaccinations, parasite control, and discounts on surgeries, diagnostics, and treatments on a monthly billing cadence. Distribution is primarily direct-to-consumer through the clinic network with online appointment booking (via third-party PetsApp), supplemented by a retail partnership with Carrefour in Spain offering veterinary benefits to the retailer's members. Operational technology is light: third-party scheduling integrations, a multilingual CMS website (English, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese), and a YouTube-based educational channel (UNAVETS Channel), with no disclosed proprietary technology platform or AI/ML capabilities.
Strategically, UNAVETS runs a roll-up playbook — funded by a €116M Ares Management Credit facility (November 2022) and equity from Oaktree and Santalucía — and has announced at least five clinic acquisitions between June 2025 and May 2026 across northern Spain (Pamplona), Andalusia (Córdoba via Animal24), central Portugal (MVet Group), and the Algarve (Clínica Veterinária da Guia), with leadership transitions (new CEO Enrique Cardona, Deputy CEO Guilherme Assis, and NED Ricky Loyal) reinforcing execution capacity. The platform is led by ~1,500 clinical and commercial team members across Iberia, and continues to expand both its specialty/24-hour hospital footprint and its subscription product surface.
UNAVETS firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- UNAVETS
- Legal name
- UNAVETS CORP S.L.
- Website
- https://unavets.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- UNAVETS is a Madrid-based veterinary healthcare consolidator operating 161+ veterinary practices across Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar, backed by Oaktree Capital Management. It acquires independent clinics, provides shared back-office services, and serves pet owners through general, specialty, and 24-hour emergency care plus Healthcare Plus subscription plans.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
UNAVETS industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Veterinary Healthcare Services
- NAICS
- Veterinary Services (54194), Veterinary Services (541940), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)
- SIC
- Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Hospitals (8060)
- akta.pro primary industry
- General Practice Veterinary Clinics (Wellness & Primary Care) (HLAMAAAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Veterinary Surgery Centers (Soft Tissue/Orthopedic/Neuro) (HLAMACAC), Veterinary Internal Medicine & Oncology Centers (HLAMACAD), Companion Animal Veterinary Clinics & Hospitals (AFAEANAA)
Keywords
Where UNAVETS is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Madrid
- HQ country
- Spain
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices9 records
Markets served
UNAVETS business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Veterinary Services: Revenue from consultations, surgeries, diagnostic imaging, clinical analysis, hospitalization, emergency care, and other veterinary medical services across 161+ clinics
- Pet Health Plans: Subscription-based health plans for dogs and cats offering preventive care, consultations, vaccinations, surgeries, diagnostics, and treatments at discounted rates
- Pet Care Retail: Revenue from pet shops, grooming services, specialized pet food, and accessories at clinic locations
- Clinic Acquisitions: Growth strategy through acquisition of independent veterinary practices, integrating them into the UNAVETS network
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Cat Health Plan - Kitten |
| Subscription | Monthly | Cat Health Plan - Adult |
| Subscription | Monthly | Cat Health Plan - Senior |
| Subscription | Monthly | Dog Health Plan - Puppy |
| Subscription | Monthly | Dog Health Plan - Adult |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels6 records
UNAVETS product offering
Product offeringCore offering
UNAVETS operates a network of over 161 veterinary clinics and hospitals across Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar, providing general medicine, surgery, diagnostic imaging, 24-hour emergency care, preventive medicine, and specialty services (cardiology, dermatology, oncology, neurology, etc.) for dogs, cats, and exotic pets. The company consolidates independent veterinary practices under a shared-services model that supplies member clinics with marketing, finance, IT, operations, HR, and professional development support, and offers subscription-based preventive healthcare plans (Healthcare Plus) for dogs and cats.
Product overview
UNAVETS is a veterinary clinic consolidation platform operating a network of over 161 veterinary practices across Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar. The company acquires independent veterinary clinics and provides them with centralized shared services (marketing, finance, IT, operations, digital, training, HR, facilities). The core offering consists of the clinic network, supplemented by Healthcare Plus wellness plans (Dog Health Plan and Cat Health Plan) offering preventive care subscriptions. Individual acquired brands retain their identities while benefiting from UNAVETS' scale, with recent acquisitions including Animal24, MVet Group, Clínica Veterinária da Guia, Pamplona Veterinary Hospital, and NA Veterinarios. The network offers 24-hour emergency care, general medicine, and specialized services across anesthesia, cardiology, dermatology, neurology, oncology, and exotic pet care.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ONEVET: Regional veterinary brand operating in Portugal, part of the UNAVETS network.
- OneAcademy
- Healthcare Plus
Products and services
- UNAVETS Veterinary Clinic Network A network of more than 161 veterinary practices across Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar, offering general and specialized veterinary care (consultations, surgery, diagnostics, hospitalization, emergency care) under a shared-services infrastructure that provides marketing, finance, IT, operations, HR, and professional development support to member clinics.
- Healthcare Plus - Pet Health Plans (Dog Health Plan and Cat Health Plan) Subscription-based preventive health and wellness plans for dogs and cats covering unlimited consultations, vaccinations, parasite prevention, nutritional counseling, diagnostics, and discounted surgeries and treatments. Available in Kitten/Puppy, Adult, and Senior tiers.
- 24-Hour Emergency Care Round-the-clock emergency veterinary services offered at designated hospitals within the network, with separate hospitalization areas for dogs, cats, and infectious patients.
- Veterinary Specialties Specialized veterinary services across anesthesia and pain management, ethology, exotic pet care, cardiology, dermatology, feline medicine, internal medicine, intensive care, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, odontology, and traumatology.
Quantifiable outcome
- Dogs with health plans live 25% longer than those without
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use UNAVETS
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
UNAVETS technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
Feature1 record
UNAVETS partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.
- KPMGminorKPMG advised Santalucía on acquiring a minority stake in UNAVETS from Oaktree Capital Management. The advisory team provided comprehensive financial, legal, tax, and regulatory due diligence throughout the transaction.
- CarrefourminorCarrefour partnered with UNAVETS to offer benefits to its members, expanding access to veterinary care services through the retailer's loyalty program.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
UNAVETS competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- IVC Evidencia: Largest veterinary care consolidator in Europe, operating thousands of clinics across multiple countries. Closely comparable to UNAVETS in business model (clinic roll-up with shared services and referral centers) and target market (companion animal veterinary services), though at much greater scale and geographic breadth.
- Linnaeus: UK-based veterinary group operating primary care clinics, referral hospitals, and 24-hour emergency centers, part of the Mars Veterinary Health network. Directly comparable to UNAVETS in its mix of general practice clinics and specialty/emergency hospitals, with a similar PE-style consolidation backbone.
- VetPartners: European veterinary group operating hundreds of clinics and referral hospitals across multiple countries. Closely comparable to UNAVETS in the consolidation-and-shared-services model targeting companion animal practices, although primarily UK/European rather than Iberian in focus.
- AniCura: Pan-European veterinary group with clinics and specialty/emergency hospitals across multiple countries, part of Mars Veterinary Health. Operates the same general-practice-plus-specialty referral model as UNAVETS and competes for similar tuck-in acquisition targets across Europe.
Broad incumbents
- VCA Animal Hospitals: Large North American operator of animal hospitals and diagnostic laboratories, owned by Mars. Broadly comparable as a scaled veterinary consolidator with general practice, specialty, and emergency services, but with significantly larger scale, U.S. geographic focus, and broader diagnostic lab capabilities.
- Mars Veterinary Health: The veterinary division of Mars Inc., parent of Banfield, VCA, BluePearl, AniCura, and Linnaeus. Operates as the dominant global veterinary consolidator, providing the clearest competitive benchmark for scaled veterinary group economics and a likely acquirer of platforms like UNAVETS at exit.
Regional players
- Didika: Spanish veterinary clinic group operating multiple practices across Spain. Comparable to UNAVETS as an Iberian-focused consolidator targeting independent clinics, though at smaller scale; represents both a peer and a potential direct competitor for clinic acquisitions in Spain.
- Centro Veterinario Animalia: Veterinary services platform operating multiple clinics within Spain. Comparable to UNAVETS as a domestic Iberian clinic operator with general and specialty services, though at smaller scale and without the PE-backed consolidation mandate.
Others
- Covetrus: Global distributor of veterinary pharmaceuticals, supplies, and practice software. Adjacent rather than directly competitive; comparable because UNAVETS' shared services 'operations/purchasing' function (centralized procurement) leverages the same kind of veterinary supply chain that Covetrus serves.
- PetsApp: Veterinary client communication and appointment booking platform used by UNAVETS clinics. Included as a peer because it is the third-party technology provider integrated into UNAVETS' customer-facing booking layer and represents a key dependency in the platform's digital infrastructure.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
UNAVETS social profiles
Digital presenceUNAVETS financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
UNAVETS leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
UNAVETS subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
UNAVETS funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
UNAVETS M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments2 records
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about UNAVETS
What does UNAVETS do?
UNAVETS operates a network of over 161 veterinary clinics and hospitals across Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar, providing general medicine, surgery, diagnostic imaging, 24-hour emergency care, preventive medicine, and specialty services (cardiology, dermatology, oncology, neurology, etc.) for dogs, cats, and exotic pets. The company consolidates independent veterinary practices under a shared-services model that supplies member clinics with marketing, finance, IT, operations, HR, and professional development support, and offers subscription-based preventive healthcare plans (Healthcare Plus) for dogs and cats.
Is UNAVETS a public or private company?
UNAVETS is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.
When was UNAVETS founded?
UNAVETS was founded in 2019. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is UNAVETS based?
UNAVETS is headquartered in Madrid, Spain, in the Europe region.
How does UNAVETS make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Veterinary Services are the primary driver. The others are pet Health Plans, pet Care Retail and clinic Acquisitions.
Who are UNAVETS's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are IVC Evidencia, Linnaeus, VetPartners and AniCura. Broad incumbents are VCA Animal Hospitals and Mars Veterinary Health. Regional players are Didika and Centro Veterinario Animalia. Others are Covetrus and PetsApp.
Does UNAVETS have an API?
No public API is recorded for UNAVETS.
What industry is UNAVETS in?
UNAVETS's product category is Veterinary Healthcare Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAMAAAA, General Practice Veterinary Clinics (Wellness & Primary Care), with a secondary code of HLAMACAC, Veterinary Surgery Centers (Soft Tissue/Orthopedic/Neuro). Its NAICS code is 54194 and its SIC code is 8062.