Professional Practice Sales (PPS) specialises in helping veterinary practice owners navigate one of the most important decisions of their professional journey — preparing for, and successfully transitioning, their practice.
Through our structured 3P’s approach — Position, Promote and Perform™ — we provide strategic practice appraisals, buyer connection, negotiation and transaction management services designed to maximise outcomes while protecting the legacy owners have built.
Backed by our parent company, Professional Practice Advisory (PPA), and our commercial property division, Professional Practice Commercial (PPC), we combine specialist industry knowledge, advisory expertise, and commercial experience to provide a complete practice transition solution.
We understand that a veterinary practice is more than a business. It represents years of dedication, commitment and care.
Unlike traditional brokers who simply facilitate transactions, PPS was built by professionals who have personally owned, operated, expanded and sold practices themselves. That lived experience shapes how we appraise your clinic, how we present it to the market, and how we protect what matters most to you — your team, your clients, your clients and your reputation.
A practice sale is one moment in a much longer journey. Through our advisory division, Professional Practice Advisory, we often work with veterinary practice owners years before any transaction — strengthening performance, improving profitability, optimising business structures and building long-term enterprise value.
Our advisory services include:
Engaging experienced advisors early consistently leads to stronger outcomes — clearer valuation and transaction strategy, reduced risk during complex decisions, improved profitability, and stronger positioning for funding or sale. More importantly, it provides clarity. And clarity reduces risk.
What sets us apart is the depth of expertise surrounding every engagement. Our team and advisory board bring together specialist capability across brokerage, finance, law, accounting, property, technology, marketing and clinical practice.
Together, this combination of lived ownership experience, proven transaction expertise and specialist advisory insight means our clients gain far more than a broker. They gain a strategic partner committed to protecting their interests, strengthening their position, and helping them achieve the best possible outcome — whether that means growth, acquisition, restructuring or exit.
Register for a complimentary, strictly confidential appraisal of your veterinary practice, and discover its true market value.
Join our buyer register to be among the first to hear about new veterinary practice opportunities across Australia.
1800 375 227 | carl@practicesales.com.au | www.practicesales.com.au
“Selling Your Life’s Work – With Care.”™
I am so glad to have found Carl Burroughs as a broker to facilitate the sale of my veterinary clinic. After a disappointing experience with another practice sales professional, I am delighted to be now working with Carl.
Carl is very easy to work with. He is encouraging and supportive, which is very important to me. He seems always available to answer a question, responds to emails quickly, and , foremost, is always very professional.
He is quick yet thorough in his work. For example during the valuation process, he proceeded quickly after he had been provided with the relevant information.
The photographer he chose to take pictures was fantastic and professional, the photos stunning.The prospectus that Carl created is , even if it sounds as if I exaggerate, superb. The pictures, the text, the graphics and tables- he presented it in an impressive way.
The most important aspect for me is that Carl is approachable and a veery nice person. His manner is warm and encouraging, he listens to my ideas and needs .
My clinic has only just been put on the market, but I have the impression that Carl is working hard to make a sale for me possible. I am very grateful to him and happy that I found him. I cannot recommend Carl highly enough.- Dr Gundi Rhoades
I have worked with Carl Burroughs for many years and throughout that time I have always found him to be professional, insightful, and genuinely committed to achieving the best outcome aligned with my interests. What has always stood out is Carl’s strong ethical approach. At every stage, I have felt confident that he has my best interests at heart and that his advice is guided by integrity, honesty, and experience.
Carl brings a unique combination of strategic business understanding and practical experience garnered over decades, combined with a genuine care for the people he works with. His advice is therefore thoughtful, commercially sound, and always delivered in a way that is approachable and easy to understand. He is has been reliable — always available when needed and consistently willing to assist.
Simply, I recommend him to any practice owner seeking experienced and ethical guidance.- Dr Jamie Galbraith, BDS MFDS MOrth MClinDent
I have had the privilege of working with Carl over many years, and throughout that time he has consistently demonstrated an exceptional level of professionalism, integrity, and genuine care. Carl helped me develop a strategic plan for my eventual exit from my practice, and his advice was always thoughtful, practical, and focused on achieving the best possible personal and business outcome for me. His deep understanding comes from real experience — having owned and operated dental practices himself, Carl genuinely understands the challenges, opportunities, and emotions involved in building and transitioning a practice.
What sets Carl apart is his combination of expertise and character. He is highly ethical, trustworthy, and always approachable, providing guidance with honesty and clarity. I doubt there is anyone who understands the journey of buying, growing, and selling a dental practice better than Carl. Over the years, he has always been deeply committed to helping me make the right decisions, and I would have no hesitation recommending him to any practice owner seeking expert advice and support.
- Dr Nick Cliff
A complimentary, confidential appraisal — with no obligation.
We believe every veterinary practice owner deserves clarity about the value of what they have built — long before any decision to sell is ever made.
That is why we offer a complimentary practice appraisal to veterinary practice owners: a considered, professional assessment of your practice’s market value and its potential. It is strictly confidential, provided at no cost, and comes with no obligation whatsoever.
Whether you are years away from a decision or simply curious about where you stand, an appraisal gives you a clear, private benchmark — and the information to plan on your own terms.
The same principle across our advisory services
We extend this same approach across our advisory division. Your initial consultation — whether it concerns succession, growth, business structuring, acquisition or exit — is equally
Our commitment to you
Request your complimentary, confidential appraisal
To arrange a strictly confidential, no-obligation appraisal — or an initial advisory conversation — please contact us. Every enquiry is handled personally and in complete confidence.
Contact Carl Burroughs, Managing Director
1800 375 227 | carl@practicesales.com.au | www.practicesales.com.au
“Selling Your Life’s Work – With Care.”™