FAQs

Working with PET|VET means maximizing the value of your pet business sale while ensuring a smooth, strategic process. Unlike negotiating with a single buyer, our Structured M&A Auction creates competition among national corporate and private equity firms, driving up your sale price / multiplier and securing the best deal terms.

Key benefits:

• Higher sale price – Competitive bidding ensures you get top dollar at max multiplier.
• More buyer options – We connect you with all potential buyers, not just one.
• Faster, more efficient sale – Clear deadlines keep deals on track.
• Cultural fit consideration – You choose a buyer who aligns with your values.

The market for pet care businesses is expanding, offering a range of deal structures and financial opportunities. Our expertise helps you navigate these complexities with confidence, ensuring you make the right decision for your business and future. You only have one chance to sell at peak value—partnering with PET|VET ensures you don’t leave money on the table.

PET|VET is not just another business broker —we specialize exclusively in pet care and veterinary business sales, combining industry expertise, strategic selling, and deep buyer connections to maximize your business’ value.

Key advantages:

• Top Broker: Teija Heikkilä is the Top Broker for the pet care industry having completed more pet resort sales than anybody. Our stats speak for themselves.
• Extensive Buyer Network:  We have direct relationships with ALL corporate consolidators, private equity firms and individual buyers actively seeking pet businesses.
• Industry Specific Expertise:  We understand pet care operations inside and out, allowing us to position your business effectively for top-dollar offers.
• Market and Valuation Mastery:  Our team ensures your business is accurately valued and competitively positioned in today’s evolving market.
• Structured M&A Auction:  Unlike traditional brokers, we create a competitive bidding environment that drives up the final sale price.
• High Closing Rate: From negotiation to closing, we structure deals to ensure a smooth transaction and almost 100% guaranteed closing.

You only have one chance to sell your pet business at its peak value—trust PET|VET to deliver the best deal, the right buyer, and a hassle-free, confidential process from start to finish.

Finding the right buyer and securing the best deal requires more than just listing your business for sale. We have strong relationships with national corporate and private equity buyers, and our structured approach ensures that your business is exposed to the most qualified buyers through a competitive bidding process, increasing your final sale price.

Rather than negotiating with a single company on your own, or relying on outdated “list-and-wait” methods, we create demand among national corporate and private equity buyers. This structured mergers and acquisitions (M&A) process ensures multiple offers, clear deadlines, and buyer accountability—giving you more control and better results.

Additionally, selling your pet business with PET|VET means considering more than just the highest bid. We help you evaluate potential buyers for the right cultural fit, ensuring your legacy and team are in good hands.

With an expanding market of buyers offering a variety of deal structures, you need expert guidance to navigate your options. Our expertise helps you sell your pet business online and secure the best outcome for your business and your family.

Selling a pet care business requires meeting key financial, operational, and compliance criteria to attract serious buyers. While PET|VET works with a variety of businesses, here are the general requirements:

M&A Market (Corporate & Private Equity Buyers)

• Revenue & EBITDA: Minimum of $1M in revenue and/or $250K+ in verifiable EBITDA for a single location
• Management: A General or Operations Manager must be in place to handle daily operations
• Facility Size: At least 5,000 SF under roof
• Financial Stability: Revenue must be stable year-over-year
• Compliance: Business must meet all licensing and property use regulations
• Veterinary Hospitals: Must have at least 4+ DVMs

Lifestyle Properties (Private Buyer Market)

• Revenue: Minimum of $750K
• Facility Size: At least 4,000 sq. ft.
• Financial Stability: Revenue must be stable year-over-year
• Location: Must be in a market area with at least 100,000 residents
• Compliance & Condition: Business must be compliant with all licensing and property laws and in overall good condition

We are always open to discussing your specific situation. Click here to contact us or call or text PET|VET today at 970-609-9220 for straightforward, honest advice. Let’s discuss your best path to a profitable sale!

While many pet care services are great candidates for our pet business broker services, we are not successful at selling these types of businesses: 

• Breeder kennels
• Gun dog and sports trainer kennels
• Trainer-owned facilities (where the owner is the primary trainer)
• Dog show handler kennels
• Small grooming salons (with fewer than four groomers)
• Small animal hospitals (with under four DVMs)
• Training-focused businesses (where training generates over 50% of revenue)
• Retail boutiques with less than $2M in annual revenue

If your business doesn’t fall into these categories but you’re unsure whether it qualifies for sale, reach out for a consultation. Selling your pet care business is a significant decision, and it’s essential to understand your options. Contact PET|VET today to discuss your business and explore the best path forward.

PET|VET offers a free, confidential market analysis designed specifically for pet business owners considering a sale. Our in-depth evaluation determines your business’ current value and readiness to achieve the best possible price—or pinpoints key improvements to boost its appeal. By examining market trends, financial performance, and growth potential, we ensure your pet business is accurately appraised and strategically positioned to attract premium offers. This service is available for pet resorts, dog daycares, dog boarding facilities, dog grooming operations, and veterinary hospitals.

A structured M&A auction maximizes your business value by attracting a wide pool of potential buyers and creating competitive tension. Unlike traditional sales methods, this process:

• Generates multiple offers, increasing your sale price
• Puts you in control of the sale terms
• Reduces the risk of undervaluation
• Ensures a smooth, efficient transaction with clear deadlines

When you sell your pet business using our method, you can be confident you’re getting the best outcome possible.

Some sellers may question the need for an auction-style approach rather than negotiating, by themselves, with one buyer. The answer is straightforward: competition drives value. Without multiple buyers in play, there is a significant risk of undervaluing your business and leaving money on the table.

An auction-style approach also gives you the ability to evaluate multiple buyers and their offerings to your team, reputation, and future financial gains.

Our structured mergers and acquisitions (M&A) auction process ensures that potential buyers recognize they are competing with others for your business. This competitive dynamic creates urgency, compelling serious buyers to act swiftly and submit strong, top-tier offers from the outset.

Selling the pet business you’ve built is a major decision—one that involves both financial rewards and emotional considerations. You want to maximize the value of your business while ensuring a smooth transition to the right buyer. At the same time, you need a process that keeps you informed and supported every step of the way.

If you’re ready to capitalize on your hard work, reduce the daily stress of ownership, and start your next chapter with financial freedom, we’ll help you achieve that goal.

With our proven strategy, you’ll sell your pet business for the highest possible price while navigating the sale with confidence and clarity.

When selling your pet business, you need a streamlined, transparent process. PET|VET ensures:

• Complete confidentiality throughout the sale
• Multiple offers to maximize your business’s value
• Expert negotiation to secure the best possible terms
• Deal structuring to optimize your proceeds and minimize taxes
• Real estate guidance—explore your options, including whether to lease or sell
• A comprehensive financial package to highlight your business’s cash flow and profitability
• Clear, step-by-step guidance at every stage

Let’s talk about selling your pet business today

Market and Valuation Expertise

Your business will be strategically positioned for the highest offers, thanks to our deep understanding of pet care market dynamics.

Extensive Buyer Network

Our relationships with active corporate and private buyers ensure your business gets in front of serious prospects, not tire kickers, and that the transaction process is smooth and efficient.

Operational Insight

Our hands-on experience with the day-to-day operations of pet care facilities gives us an intimate understanding of the challenges and opportunities you face, allowing us to highlight the most valuable aspects of your business to buyers.

Seamless Transaction Process

Our experience handling transactions means we structure deals to avoid roadblocks and ensure a smooth post-sale transition.

Maximizing Your Business’ Value

With PET|VET, you’ll never leave money on the table or experience seller’s remorse post-closing. Our expertise ensures a rewarding sale that aligns with your financial and personal goals.

Selling your pet business online is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—let’s make sure you get it right. Contact us today to get started.

Confidentiality is a priority throughout the entire process. We confidentially  present your business to buyers (whether PE or private individuals) while protecting sensitive information. Our buyer qualification process ensures only serious, financially capable buyers receive information on your business after signing a Non Disclosure Agreement. We are highly sensitive to the team at the business and the larger community who should only learn of the sale once it’s completed.

While most of our transactions involve corporate and private equity buyers, we also specialize in selling lifestyle pet businesses—family-owned facilities in rural locations with residential components. Our extensive network of financially qualified individual buyers ensures a smooth, confidential sale process, free from unqualified inquiries.

We also assist with staff notifications, client announcements, and transition planning, making the entire process seamless for all involved.

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When it’s time to sell your pet business, PET|VET ensures a smooth, stress-free transition. We guide you every step of the way, securing the best deal with no regrets. With the right buyer, your legacy will be protected, and your customers will continue to receive top-tier care. Once the sale is finalized, we guide you through staff notifications, client announcements, and transition planning—making the process seamless and stress-free.

Transparent & Performance-Based Fees

Let’s cover the #1 question: what’s this going to cost me? We understand the need to maximize returns at closing and that is why our fees are structured to align with your success, decreasing as the deal size increases.

Our compensation is based on the final sale price and we are fully transparent with our success fee. The fee is calculated during the market analysis stage — before you make any commitments.

Our fees are lower than a typical residential real estate transaction, making PET|VET not only the most experienced but also the most cost-effective choice for selling your pet care business.

Click here to download an Ebook about the selling process, what is expected, fee structures, etc.