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Private equity-backed animal health firm enters Delaware with Windcrest deal

Reported by Delawarebusinesstimes
Nov 12, 2026· 1 min read
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Key Takeaways
  • • COVE Animal Health, a rapidly growing private-equity-backed network of veterinary hospitals, has acquired Windcrest Animal Hospital Group, marking its entry into Delaware.
  • • Windcrest operates five animal hospitals in northern Delaware, located in Wilmington, Centreville, Graylyn Crest, Hockessin, and Talleyville.
  • • The deal extends COVE's footprint into a new state, according to the Delaware Business Times report.
  • • Deal value and financial terms were not disclosed in the available source text.
Summary
COVE Animal Health, a private-equity-backed network of veterinary hospitals described as rapidly growing, has announced it has acquired the Windcrest Animal Hospital Group, according to the Delaware Business Times. The transaction takes COVE into Delaware for the first time through the addition of Windcrest's practices.

Windcrest has five animal hospitals in northern Delaware, located in Wilmington, Centreville, Graylyn Crest, Hockessin, and Talleyville. The Delaware Business Times article notes that Windcrest also operates additional services, though the full details are available only to subscribers and were not accessible in the source text.

The source material does not disclose the purchase price, financing structure, or terms of the agreement. Readers seeking those details should consult the full Delaware Business Times report.

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Delawarebusinesstimes Private equity-backed animal health firm enters Delaware with Windcrest deal