Your Success Story Deserves the Right Partner
Hi, I’m Amit. I founded Koa Veterinary Advisors to bring everything I learned on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley back to Main Street, where I grew up.
My roots
I was raised in a Main Street business. My dad raised me as a single parent and also ran a restaurant open seven days a week. I started as a cashier in kindergarten, where my dad wouldn't let me use a calculator. I thought he was being tough, but he was just helping make math my first language.
That family business changed my life in ways I'm still counting. It powered me to become the first in my family to graduate from high school. Then college. Then an MBA from Stanford.
Today, I work with practice owners navigating two very different paths. Some are ready to transition and need someone who understands both sides of that table. Others have built something they want to keep building, on their own terms, with the right capital behind them. Not every owner needs to sell. Some need a partner who shares their values and their timeline.
The path to veterinary practice transitions
The path between: investment banking at Lehman Brothers, private equity at Summit Partners. I initiated Summit's coverage of the veterinary sector in 2005 and, in 2007, sourced the firm's investment in National Veterinary Associates (NVA), partnering with Dr. Stan Creighton, NVA's founder.
I was recruited by NVA to lead acquisitions, where I built NVA's joint-venture program because I believed that preserving local ownership would benefit everyone: practice owners, associates, staff, clients, and buyers.
Why Koa Veterinary Advisors
Multiples have risen, but so has complexity. People in private equity have a saying: "You can pick the price if I pick the terms." There's real value in the details most owners never see. Koa exists to make sure you do.
And for owners who aren't looking to sell, Koa helps find capital that fits their values and their vision.
As a five-year-old, I learned both how to crunch numbers and to care about the people behind them.