The Tartanga veterinary group in Bilbao has recently joined the UNAVETS Group, a leading veterinary healthcare group in Spain and Portugal. The veterinary practices are located in Greater Bilbao, comprised of the 24H Tartanga Veterinary Hospital in Erandio, the Tartanga Clinic in Algorta and the Tartanga Veterinary Center in Trápaga.
The 24-hour hospital is fully equipped with an independent hospitalization area for cats and infectious dogs, a CT service and a rehabilitation and physiotherapy service. The group’s staff is made up of a team of 50 people, 23 veterinarians and 22 assistants, who can provide specialized veterinary services in surgery, traumatology, neurology, dermatology, oncology and ultrasound. The other two centers offer general veterinary healthcare supplemented by digital radiology, ultrasound, surgery, and laboratory services. In total, the Tartanga Group is comprised of 10 consulting rooms and 5 operating theators, serving thousands of customers each year.
Santiago Gil, technical director of Tartanga comments, “Our incorporation into UNAVETS will allow us to carry out the modernization and expansion of the hospital, continuing our focus on specialty healthcare, as well as continued improvement of our overall commercial management in finance and HR/personnel.”
Miguel Casado, Director of Development with UNAVETS, declares, “The incorporation of the Tartanga hospital and clinics together with the recent incorporations of Castanos, Ensanche and Nuevo Ensanche in the Bilbao region favour synergies between these centers and further deepens the veterinary care that UNAVETS offers in the Basque Country.”
About the UNAVETS Group
The UNAVETS Group occupies a leadership position in the veterinary healthcare market in Iberia (through UNAVETS in Spain and Onevet in Portugal), developing in 2.5 years a group that offers shared services and commercial development support to its 80+ veterinary centers and more than 800 team members. The group is made up of reference/specialized centers, 24-hour hospitals, primary opinion clinics and doctor’s offices, which guarantee a comfortable and complete service. The company plans to continue with its growth strategy in Iberia and other European countries, while developing new lines of services, innovating with digital commitment internally and with its customers, and promoting training and development scientist within the clinical team. For more information visit: www.unavets.com.
UNAVETS was financed in December 2019 with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management L.P. A leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with $164 billion under management in assets as of March 31, 2022. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in credit, private equity, real assets and listed shares. The company has more than 1,000 employees and offices in 20 cities around the world. For more information, visit Oaktree’s website at www.oaktreecapital.com.
