Expanding operating areas through acquisitions and collaboration with existing hospitals

「The Company decided to acquire the shares of Ｓｅｅ after determining that its entry into the Group would help establish and strengthen the Group's nationwide operating base from Hokkaido to Okinawa, while creating synergies through collaboration with Group hospitals in other areas.」

「In addition, to accelerate our growth strategy, we made Asuka Medical Co., Ltd. of Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, which develops, manufactures and sells therapeutic laser medical equipment, a subsidiary in October 2025, and made See Co., Ltd. of Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, which operates 1 veterinary hospital in Hokkaido, a subsidiary in November 2025.」

「Our group views the closure or discontinuation of veterinary hospitals due to a lack of successors or management difficulties as a loss for local owners and animals. We are therefore actively pursuing business succession, primarily through M&A, and promoting our business to contribute to the continued development of veterinary medicine by maintaining and developing existing hospitals.」

「In deciding to acquire the shares, we determined that Soyokaze’s strong base in Saitama Prefecture would enable us to expand into the northern Kanto region as we broaden our future operating areas, while collaboration with our hospitals in the Kanto region would support further development of our group.」