Vets Central Holdings Pty Ltd (together, with its subsidiaries, Vets Central), proposes to acquire 100% of the shares on issue in Drovers Vet Hospital Pty Ltd (Drovers Vet Hospital) from Dr Wayne Shipham and Raylene Shipham as trustees for the McGuire Family Trust.
Vets Central is an Australian-owned veterinary group that owns and operates 81 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).
Vets Central was acquired by Pemba Capital Partners in September 2021 and sits within Pemba Capital Fund II.
Drovers Vet Hospital is a full-service veterinary practice providing a range of first opinion core and ancillary veterinary services for household pets (extending to exotic pets) in the Wanneroo area of Western Australia.
31 Mar 2026
7 Apr 2026
Approved
Notification waiver determination published
Vets Central - Drovers Vet Hospital (WA-75017) - Notification waiver determination - 7 April 2026.pdf(144.22 KB)