Not approved · Waiver · decided in 29 days, 14 Apr 2026
Vets Central Holdings Pty Ltd, an Australian veterinary group operating 80 practices, proposed to acquire 100% of the business assets of Hills Veterinary Centre. Hills Veterinary Centre is a full-service veterinary practice in Blackwood, South Australia, providing first opinion core and ancillary services for household pets.
Vets Central Holdings Pty Ltd (together, with its subsidiaries, Vets Central ), proposes to acquire 100% of the business assets (both tangible and intangible) of Hills Veterinary Centre. Vets Central is an Australian-owned veterinary group that owns and operates 80 first opinion veterinary practices across Australia and New Zealand. In Australia, 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). The Hills Veterinary Centre is a full-service veterinary practice in the Blackwood area of 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.