At the end of April 2021, the Piélagos veterinary hospital joined UNAVETS Group. Piélagos is a hospital with more than 25 years of history, located in an idyllic setting near the city of Santander. The center has a team of 4 veterinarians and 4 assistants led by Verónica Pérez, its clinical director, attended by owners from all neighboring provinces. The hospital offers a complete list of services and specialties, including surgery, internal medicine, emergencies, hospitalization, diagnostic laboratory, ultrasound, exotic animals, hairdresser and specialized store, and home visits. Its facilities include an open and green outdoor space to facilitate the recuperation and wellbeing of the animals as well as to support the doggy hotel services of the hospital.
Jaime Díaz, Marketing Director of UNAVETS, comments: "The incorporation of the Piélagos veterinary hospital and its team of professionals allows us to continue to expand our high standards of medical care and customer treatment in the North of Spain."
With this new addition, UNAVETS now has a total of 32 veterinary centers, 13 in Spain and 19 in Portugal, continuing its rapid expansion.
The team of Piélagos Veterinary Hospital, comments: “We are thrilled to join the UNAVETS Group and look forward to continuing to grow our hospital and to collaborating with the other veterinarians in the group.”
UNAVETS’ mission is to elevate the standard of veterinary healthcare for all pets. The European-focused veterinary group currently has about 340 professionals in Spain and Portugal in total comprised of 310 clinical team members and approximately 30 business services members who provide finance, marketing/digital, operations, purchasing and human resources expertise to clinical directors and their teams.
UNAVETS was financed in December 2019 with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management L.P. ("Oaktree"). Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with $ 140 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2020. The European Strategic Directorate and Oaktree manages more than € 4.5 billion in assets under management.