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Corporate veterinary group CVS has bought Carmarthenshire-based Market Hall Vets.
The CVS Group is one of the largest veterinary service providers in the UK, running nearly 480 veterinary practices across the UK, the Netherlands and Ireland.
Market Hall Vets operates across three sites with a team of 18 vets.
Consolidation
The veterinary sector has seen a trend of rapid consolidation over recent years with large corporate groups buying up smaller independent practices to benefit from economies of scale.
CVS said the acquisition reflected its commitment to complementing organic growth with acquisitions of “carefully selected practices to enhance its existing offering”.