From new investments to DSO launches, here are nine private equity moves in the dental industry in 2021:
- Surge Private Equity added two dental practices to its DSO, Access Dental Management, launching the organization in Illinois and Indiana.
- RiverGlade Capital sold its controlling stake in Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management. USOSM also gained a private equity investment from Oak Hill Capital.
- Thurston Group formed its DSO, Gen4 Dental Partners.
- The Jordan Co. acquired New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365.
- HealthEdge Investment Partners and Synergistic Capital Partners completed their investment in Tampa, Fla.-based Today's Dental Network.
- Comvest Partners invested in dental lab company Leixir Dental Group.
- ICV Partners made a majority investment in Madison, Wis.-based Cherry Tree Dental.
- Varsity Healthcare Partners invested in Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Peak Dental Services.