UNAVETS

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.

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

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

• Veterinary healthcare services
• Pet health plans
• Veterinary clinic network
• Animal hospital services
• Veterinary practice consolidation

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Services: Revenue from consultations, surgeries, diagnostic imaging, clinical analysis, hospitalization, emergency care, and other veterinary medical services across 161+ clinics
2. Pet Health Plans: Subscription-based health plans for dogs and cats offering preventive care, consultations, vaccinations, surgeries, diagnostics, and treatments at discounted rates
3. Pet Care Retail: Revenue from pet shops, grooming services, specialized pet food, and accessories at clinic locations
4. Clinic Acquisitions: Growth strategy through acquisition of independent veterinary practices, integrating them into the UNAVETS network

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core 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

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• KPMGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 10 May 2026KPMG 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.
• CarrefourminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 July 2025Carrefour 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

Direct 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

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCAkVHCx67yJvHr0eOed9sSA
• Facebookfacebook.com/grupounavets
• Instagraminstagram.com/centreveterinaridelpla
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unavets

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments2 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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