Here are 25 private equity investments, acquisitions and more that shaped the dental industry in 2024, as reported by Becker's.
- Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management secured a $175 million credit expansion to fuel growth through 2026.
- Patient Square Capital entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Patterson Cos. for $4.1 billion.
- Little Rock, Ark.-based Rock Dental Brands secured $90 million in private equity funding to fuel its expansion efforts.
- A South Korean dental implant company was approved by a judge to acquire Biolase's assets for more than $20 million.
- Phoenix-based Toothio, a dental staffing marketplace, received an additional $5 million in financing.
- A DSO focused on providing care to pediatric Medicaid patients secured $25 million in financing to support future growth.
- San Jose, Calif.-based Archy, a dental software provider, raised $15 million during a series A fundraising round.
- Los Angeles-based Feno, an at-home oral health technology company, secured $6 million in a seed funding round.
- Dental technology company Carestream Dental raised more than $525 million of new capital.
- LightForce Orthodontics, a developer of 3D printed dental brackets, received a commitment of $50 million from Trinity Capital.
- Richmond Hill, Ga.-based SGA Dental Partners received a new $350 million credit facility.
- Dental AI company Pearl raised $58 million in series B funding.
- Los Angeles-based Zuub, a dental revenue cycle management automation company, secured $9 million in a series A round of fundraising.
- St. Louis-based Oral Surgery Partners secured a credit expansion of $75 million in June and an expansion of $400 million in January to fuel its growth.
- Tempe, Ariz.-based Gen4 Dental Partners secured a $315 million credit facility to continue its growth and invest in technology.
- Southlake, Texas-based Allied OMS closed on a $116 million credit facility from four banks in the healthcare sector.
- Great Neck, N.Y.-based The Smilist, closed on a $285 million unitranche debt facility to continue its expansion.
- Nashville, Tenn.-based Endodontic Practice Partners secured a $20 million upsizing of its existing senior debt facility.
- Switzerland-based Odne, an endodontics startup company, raised $5.5 million in its series A1 financing round for a U.S. market launch.
- Dental AI company Overjet raised $53.2 million in a series C round of fundraising.
- Houston-based Main Street Capital Corporation completed a portfolio investment of more than $12 million in a DSO based in the Midwestern U.S.
- Dallas-based MB2 Dental closed on a $2.3 billion unitranche debt facility to fund acquisitions and future growth.
- Subscribili, a healthcare and dental technology company, secured $4.3 million in seed round funding.
- Peerlogic, a dental AI company, raised $5.65 million during a Series Seed equity fundraising round.
- Neocis, the manufacturer of the Yomi dental implant robot, recently secured $20 million in funding to support the company's growth.