Vets Central – Hills Veterinary Centre
MN-40017
VC Operations (WA) Pty Ltd, which is part of the Vets Central group of companies (**Vets Central**), proposes to acquire 100% of the business assets of Hills Veterinary Centre from veterinarian, Jonathan Julian Carruthers (the **Acquisition**). Vets Central is an Australian owned veterinary group that owns and operates 78 first opinion veterinary practices across Australia, including Familypet Vet Coromandel Valley, which is located approximately 3.5 km from Hills Veterinary Centre. Vets Central’s practices provide core and ancillary veterinary services for household pets as well as livestock, and other exotic species. The services primarily include routine, planned, and emergency veterinary services (excluding after-hours services). Hills Veterinary Centre is a full-service veterinary practice in Blackwood, South Australia. The business provides a range of first opinion core and ancillary veterinary services for household pets (extending to exotic pets) in the local area.
Status
Under assessment
Stage
Phase 2 - detailed assessment
Notified
1 July 2026
Acquirers
- VC OPERATIONS (WA) PTY LTD
Targets
- CARRUTHERS, JONATHAN JULIAN