Junko Io Sheehan

Junko Io Sheehan has ¬25 years of finance and corporate development experience in the media, technology, healthcare and consumer sectors. During her tenure in the Technology, Media and Telecom investment banking groups at Bear Stearns, Morgan Stanley and UBS in NYC and now, as an advisor/principle on private equity investments in London, she has participated in more than $30Bn of equity, debt and M&A transactions.

Over the last several years, Ms. Sheehan has focused on identifying, gestating and managing buy and build platforms in dislocated and/or fragmented sectors and devising new strategies for growth.

Currently, Ms. Sheehan is the CEO and Founder of the UNAVETS Group, the leading vet platform in Iberia, and sits on the Board of LuxVet, the leading vet platform in Poland. She is focused on the overall strategy and growth via acquisition of veterinary clinics, as well as strategic investments in adjacent animal healthcare areas. By April 2024 UNAVETS had integrated 135+ clinics and hospitals with over 1,400 employees. Ms. Sheehan brings to bear real expertise in how to build and scale leading platforms via M&A and organically.