https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/non-clinical-questions/26065/assimilation-by-the-borg 4 of the practices I work for locally were taken over back in February by the Pro-vets group. They have now all been taken over again by IVC as of 1st August. I wonder if a single company will eventually own all practices? en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/182939?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 14 Aug 2017 12:39:35 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:26f8dbdf-bce8-487f-a4ff-5fde8e4b3eecAnthony Dennison<p>IVC are really going for it on the acquisition front at the moment. They&#39;ve just had a load of new investment as they met their original targets earlier than expected. The practice I work for is with them now, as well as another 3 in the local area. All within the last year.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/182898?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 12 Aug 2017 17:06:23 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a14158a0-87ec-48bb-bb43-469b40c56806Mark Hedberg<p>Doubt it - there comes a point of diminishing returns, and i predict it&#39;s going to stabilize at 60-70% large chains and 30-40% smaller groups.</p> <p>(Yes, i&#39;m completely pulling those numbers out of thin air, i have zero research to back those numbers up and it&#39;s just a ballpark WAG.)</p> <p>(WAG: Tongue-in-cheek engineering terminology.)</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>