Ownership transparency
Corporate veterinary ownership in New Zealand
Explore corporate and private-equity-owned veterinary practices in New Zealand. Search by practice, town or group, then open a listing to see its corporate owner, financial backer and available ownership evidence.
- Corporate owner
- See the consolidator or corporate group connected with each practice.
- Investor or backer
- Where available, listings identify private-equity, family, public-company or other financial backing.
- Ownership evidence
- Open a practice card to review the public evidence supporting its classification when evidence is available.
Ownership is one important factor in choosing veterinary care, but it is not a medical-quality rating. Public information can be incomplete or change over time. If a listing appears incorrect, please use the report link on its practice card.
Detailed ownership data
Corporate veterinary groups in New Zealand
These are groups represented in our New Zealand practice listings. The counts describe map records, not every location a group owns, and may include planned or closed locations where identified.
Database listings, updated September 27, 2026. These are country-specific counts in our map dataset, not company-wide totals or a complete list of all groups. Planned and closed locations are included and identified below. In-home service areas and hosted specialty services are not necessarily separate hospitals. Changes can reflect data corrections as well as openings or acquisitions.
New Zealand groups
| Practice group | Ownership / backing | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| VetPartners (Australia & New Zealand) map ↗ | EQT / BPEA Private Equity Fund VIII | 47 |
| Animates Vetcare map ↗ | EBOS Group (50%); Greencross (50%, TPG-backed) | 14 |
| Veterinary Specialists Aotearoa (VSA) / Sterling Group map ↗ | Pemba Capital Partners (Sterling Group) | 5 |
| Vets Central map ↗ | Pemba Capital Partners / continuation fund backed by TPG NewQuest | 5 |
| Altano New Zealand (Altano Group) map ↗ | Ufenau Capital Partners (Altano); reinvesting veterinarians and management | 3 |
| Altano Group map ↗ Retained legacy listings; location or identity review remains open. | Ufenau Capital Partners | 1 |
| Petstock Vet (Petspiration Group / Woolworths Group) map ↗ | Woolworths Group (Petstock Group) | 1 |