Los Angeles-based Houlihan Lokey, a global investment bank, has advised numerous dental support organizations on merger and acquisition-related activity over the past few years.
Here are five key points:
1. Houlihan Lokey has advised on 10 dental support organization transactions since 2014.
2. The transactions have an aggregate enterprise value surpassing $2 billion.
3. Some of Houlihan Lokey's recent DSO transactions include North York, Ontario, Canada-based Altima Dental partnering with private equity firm Sentinel Capital Partners in December 2016.
4. Houlihan Lokey also advised on Gryphon Investors' purchase of Irvine, Calif.-based Smile Brands, which supports almost 350 U.S. offices.
5. Last year, Houlihan Lokey's healthcare group closed 37 M&A transactions, which are more than any investment bank spanning the United States.