OneVet Group

What OneVet Group does

OneVet Group (legal entity Onevet Group S.A.) is a Portuguese veterinary healthcare roll-up platform operating more than 70 owned-and-operated veterinary clinics and hospitals across continental Portugal and the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira. Founded in 1997 with the opening of Onevet Clínica Veterinária de São Pedro in the Azores, the group has expanded through a combination of organic growth and selective acquisitions — including Hospital Veterinário do Porto in 2012 and Clínica Veterinária de Feira in 2021 — into a national network employing more than 500 clinical and commercial staff. Its densest presence is in Porto (20 clinics), with additional clusters in Setúbal, Aveiro, Madeira, Lisboa, Leiria, Viseu, and the Algarve, plus single-clinic entries in Castelo Branco, Vila Real, and Braga.

The group's service portfolio spans core general practice (consultations, preventive medicine, vaccinations, parasite control, sterilization, microchipping), emergency and critical care (24-hour hospitals including OneVet Porto Veterinary Hospital), surgery (soft tissue, orthopedic, oncologic, laparoscopic), diagnostics (in-house laboratory, digital radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy), and a broad specialty vertical including cardiology, dermatology, feline medicine, internal medicine, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, neurology, ethology, and anesthesia/pain management. Adjacent retail and lifestyle services — grooming, nutritional counseling, home visits, rehabilitation, pet hotel, and pet shop — generate incremental wallet share per pet-owning household.

OneVet's economic model is direct-to-consumer professional services: revenue is generated per visit through consultation fees, diagnostics, procedures, hospitalization, and retail sales, with pricing set at the individual-clinic level and not publicly disclosed. The defining operational feature is a shared services infrastructure (marketing, finance, IT, operations, digital, professional development, HR, facilities) that allows individual clinics to access specialized functional expertise they could not sustain independently. Acquired clinics retain their legacy local brands, reducing integration risk and preserving local customer goodwill, while new owners are recruited through a dedicated "Junte-se à Família Onevet" channel that frames the offering as financial exit optionality plus back-office support.

Name

OneVet Group

Legal name

Onevet Group S.A.

Website

https://onevetgroup.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

OneVet Group is a Portuguese veterinary healthcare roll-up platform operating more than 70 owned-and-operated clinics and hospitals serving pet owners across Portugal, including the Azores and Madeira, with shared back-office services and a network of specialty and emergency facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Healthcare Services: Direct revenue from veterinary consultations, treatments, surgeries, emergency care, diagnostics, laboratory tests, preventive medicine, and specialized veterinary services. Additional revenue from grooming, pet shop sales, and related pet care services.

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Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

OneVet Group operates a network of more than 70 veterinary clinics across mainland Portugal and the Azores, providing comprehensive companion animal healthcare that covers preventive medicine, 24/7 emergency care, surgery, laboratory diagnostics, diagnostic imaging, and an array of medical specialties (cardiology, dermatology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, neurology, ethology, internal medicine, feline medicine, dentistry, intensive care, and anesthesia). The clinical offering is complemented by ancillary services including grooming, a pet hotel, and a pet shop.

Product overview

OneVet Group operates a network of over 70 veterinary clinics across Portugal, offering comprehensive companion animal healthcare services. The portfolio consists of core veterinary clinical services (emergency care, general medicine, surgery, diagnostics, and preventive medicine) complemented by specialized medical specialties (cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, neurology, dermatology, ophthalmology, internal medicine, anesthesia, intensive care, ethology, and feline medicine). Additional services include rehabilitation, dental prophylaxis, grooming, nutritional counseling, home visits, laboratory services, diagnostic imaging, endoscopy, and pet retail/hotel facilities. The clinics range from general practitioner clinics to specialized hospitals, with shared services infrastructure supporting marketing, finance, IT, operations, HR, and professional development across the network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Veterinary Consultations Routine clinical consultations for companion animals delivered at OneVet Group's network of clinics across Portugal.
• Preventive Medicine Vaccination schedules, parasite control, and preventive health programs designed to keep companion animals healthy and to detect disease early.
• 24/7 Emergency Veterinary Care Around-the-clock emergency and urgent care services for companion animals, supported by dedicated emergency infrastructure and intensive care capabilities.
• Veterinary Surgery Soft tissue and other surgical procedures performed in equipped operating theatres across OneVet Group clinics.
• In-House Laboratory Diagnostics In-clinic laboratory testing (bloodwork, parasitology, and related analyses) supporting rapid diagnosis for companion animals.
• Diagnostic Imaging In-clinic diagnostic imaging services enabling visualization-based diagnosis for companion animal patients.
• Veterinary Dentistry Dental care services for companion animals, including oral examination, cleaning, and dental procedures.
• Internal Medicine Specialist internal medicine consultations and treatment for complex non-surgical conditions in companion animals.
• Cardiology Specialist cardiology services for companion animals, including diagnosis and management of heart conditions.
• Dermatology Specialist dermatology services for companion animals, including diagnosis and treatment of skin, coat, and allergy conditions.
• Feline Medicine Cat-specific veterinary medicine delivered with protocols and handling tailored to feline patients.
• Oncology Specialist oncology services for companion animals, including diagnosis and treatment planning for cancers.
• Ophthalmology Specialist ophthalmology services for companion animals, including diagnosis and treatment of eye conditions.
• Orthopedics Specialist orthopedic services for companion animals, including diagnosis and surgical treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.
• Neurology Specialist neurology services for companion animals, including diagnosis and management of neurological conditions.
• Ethology (Animal Behavior) Behavioral consultations and therapy for companion animals addressing issues such as anxiety, aggression, and socialization.
• Intensive Care Intensive care unit services for critically ill or post-operative companion animal patients.
• Anesthesia Anesthetic services supporting surgical and diagnostic procedures, including monitoring and pain management.
• Hospitalization In-clinic hospitalization for companion animals requiring ongoing observation, treatment, or recovery.
• Rehabilitation Rehabilitation and physical therapy services for companion animals recovering from injury, surgery, or chronic conditions.
• Nutritional Counseling Nutritional counseling services for pet owners, providing dietary guidance tailored to the companion animal's health needs.
• Microchipping Microchip implantation and identification services for companion animals.
• Home Visit Veterinary Services Veterinary care delivered at the pet owner's home, intended for cases where travel to a clinic is impractical.
• Grooming (Banho e Tosa) Companion animal bathing and grooming services offered at OneVet clinics. (Banho e Tosa)
• Pet Hotel Boarding accommodation services for companion animals provided through OneVet clinic locations.
• Pet Shop Retail sale of pet food and supplies at in-clinic pet shops located at OneVet Group clinics.

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Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Linnaeus Veterinary Limited: UK veterinary group owned by Mars, combining primary care practices with referral specialty hospitals. Highly comparable to OneVet's structure of GP clinics feeding internal referrals to specialty hospitals.
• AniCura: European network of animal hospitals and clinics owned by Mars Veterinary Health, with a strong emphasis on specialty and referral care. Comparable to OneVet's mix of GP clinics and specialty hospitals, although operating across multiple European countries at much larger scale.
• PetVet Care Centers: US veterinary group operating general practice, specialty, and emergency hospitals through a clinic-network model. Comparable to OneVet's mixed GP + specialty + emergency offering across a multi-clinic network.
• National Veterinary Associates (NVA): Large US-based veterinary community and specialty hospital operator. Comparable acquisition-driven multi-clinic model serving companion animals with shared-services infrastructure.
• VetPartners: UK-headquartered veterinary group with hundreds of clinics across the UK and Europe, formed through acquisition of independent practices. Directly comparable business model of acquiring local clinics, retaining brands, and providing shared back-office services.
• IVC Evidensia: Pan-European veterinary group operating thousands of clinics and hospitals across multiple countries. Highly comparable as a multi-country consolidator pursuing the same acquisition-and-integration playbook OneVet runs in Portugal, with deeper specialty referral capability.

Direct peers

• VetStrategy: Canadian veterinary group operating over 170 clinics and hospitals, built through acquisitions of independent practices with retained local brands and centralised support. Closest direct analogue to OneVet's acquisition-led, brand-preserving roll-up strategy.
• VetCor: US veterinary network operating hundreds of companion-animal hospitals and clinics with shared services support. Comparable community-based, acquisition-driven companion animal practice network model.

Regional players

• Hospital Veterinário Montenegro: One of the largest standalone veterinary hospitals in Portugal. Comparable as a Portuguese specialty/general veterinary provider, though not part of a multi-clinic network like OneVet.

Others

• Mars Veterinary Health:

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/onevetgroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/onevet-group

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Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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