M&A Deal Summary

VCA Acquires National PetCare Centers

On June 1, 2004, VCA acquired consumer services company National PetCare Centers from Advent International for 77M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VCA’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is VCA’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is VCA’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is VCA’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-06-01
Target National PetCare Centers
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) VCA
Sellers(s) Advent International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 77M USD

Target

National PetCare Centers

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
National PetCare Centers (NPC) operates veterinary hospitals in the United States.

Search 201,429 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try For Free 7-Day Free Trial

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

VCA

Los Angeles, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Consumer Services
Employees11,500
Revenue 2.1B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
VCA's corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California.
VCA's corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California.

VCA, Inc. is an animal healthcare company operating in the United States and Canada. VCA provides veterinary services and diagnostic testing to support veterinary care, sells diagnostic imaging equipment and other medical technology products and related services to the veterinary market and provide various communication, marketing solutions and other services to the veterinary community. VCA provides pharmaceutical products and performs a variety of pet wellness programs including health examinations, diagnostic testing, routine vaccinations, spaying, neutering and dental care. VCA, Inc. was formed in 1986 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 8
Sector (Consumer Services) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 6
State (Colorado) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 8
Year (2004) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 6
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-05-23 Pet s Choice

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Pet's Choice, Inc. is an owns and operator of 46 animal hospitals in five states.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Advent International

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 76.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 51 of 222
Sector (Consumer Services) 1 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 21 of 82
State (Colorado) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 31 of 79
Year (2004) 2 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 45 of 52
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-05-10 Delft Instruments

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Delft Instruments engages in developing and producing security scanning systems for luggage and cargo, face recognition, crowd control, medical imaging, diagnostic devices, and night vision and defense systems.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-06-21 Elender Business Communications

Budapest, Hungary

Elender Business Communications Ltd is a Hungarian internet service provider (ISP) and at the time the third largest ISP in the market.

Sell -
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal