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MN-95003

CVS Group / Pittwater Animal HospitalMN-95003

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Processing timeline

55

days

Filed

13 Feb 2026

CVS Group - Pittwater Animal Hospital - Phase 1 determination

Decision

9 Apr 2026CVS Group - Pittwater Animal Hospital - Phase 1 determination
Type
Notification
Outcome
Approved
Stage
Phase 1 - initial assessment
Status
Assessment completed

Parties

Acquirer(s)

CVS VETS (AUSTRALIA) PROPRIETARY LIMITED ABN - 35 667 654 686

Target(s) or Vendor(s)

PITTWATER ANIMAL HOSPITAL PTY LTD ABN - 25 001 336 723

Other parties

CVS (AUSTRALIA) HOLDINGS PROPRIETARY LIMITED ABN - 25 667 652 520, SAH NORTHERN BEACHES PTY LTD ABN - 57 689 321 837, SAH AVALON PTY LTD ABN - 46 689 321 793

Summary

CVS Vets (Australia) Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of CVS Group Plc, acquired 100% of the shares in Pittwater Animal Hospital. This transaction involves the small animal veterinary services sector, specifically a practice in Warriewood, Sydney's Northern Beaches. CVS Group already operates several veterinary practices in the region.

Acquisition details

CVS Vets (Australia) Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of CVS (Australia) Holdings Pty Ltd which is part of CVS Group Plc (together, CVS Group ) proposes to acquire 100% of the shares of Pittwater Animal Hospital, a small animal veterinary practice in Warriewood in Sydney's Northern Beaches region (the Acquisition ). CVS Group is an integrated veterinary services provider based in the United Kingdom, and listed on the London Stock Exchange. In Australia, CVS Group owns a number of veterinary practices in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. CVS Group owns a number of veterinary practices in metropolitan Sydney, including holding a majority interest in Sydney Animal Hospitals ( SAH ). SAH operates two clinics in the Northern Beaches region, SAH Newport and SAH Avalon. CVS Group and Pittwater Animal Hospital both supply small animal veterinary services in the Northern Beaches region on the fringes of metropolitan Sydney. Small animal veterinary practices attend to small animals (such as cats, dogs, guinea pigs, birds, rabbits and other pets), rather than larger animals such as cattle, sheep and horses, and offer services such as consultation, general and preventative health care/advice, surgery, microchipping, dentistry, radiology, pathology, pharmacy and related services such as puppy school. There are no vertical overlaps between the parties.

Industry

Broad:Professional & Business ServicesANZSIC 6970:Veterinary Services

Decisions and key events

9 Apr 2026CVS Group - Pittwater Animal Hospital - Phase 1 determinationAttachmentPDF205.5 KB
24 Mar 2026Timeline extended by 10 business days – following request by parties

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