Linnaeus to acquire Specialist Group from Pets at Home Group for $133m.

Linnaeus Group, a veterinary group operating over 150 veterinary clinics across the UK and a subsidiary of Mars Veterinary Health, agreed to acquire five Specialist referral practices from Pets at Home Group, a pet care business, for $133m. "Pets at Home is the UK's leading pet care business, across our retail and veterinary operations. This disposal does not deviate from our core focus of providing customers with affordable, convenient, engaging and flexible pet care solutions through our growing online platform and estate of 440 First Opinion veterinary practices and 451 stores," Peter Pritchard, Pets at Home Group Chief Executive Officer.