Here are 11 notable moves covered by Becker’s so far this year:
1. Toms River, N.J.-based ProSmile sold its SmartArches brand to private equity firm TriSpan.
2. Thurston Group, a private equity investment firm, launched Modis Dental Partners, a dental organization focused on practices with an emphasis on dental implants.
3. Private equity firm InTandem Capital Partners established beBright, a doctor-owned and led pediatric dentistry and orthodontic services organization.
4. Canton, Mass.-based Advanced Dental Brands received a growth investment from an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a private equity and alternative investment firm.
5. Hudson Dental Partners, a DSO serving the Northeastern market backed by private equity firm Hudson Yards Capital, acquired its first practice.
6. Richmond Hill, Ga.-based SGA Dental Partners, which is backed by private equity firm Thurston Group, added its 100th location.
7. Oak Dental Partners received a $153 million senior secured credit facility from Comvest Credit Partners. Comvest Credit Partners is the lending platform of private investment firm Comvest Partners.
8. Bluetree Dental received a $32 million investment from private equity firm Clairvest Group.
9. Dentive received an investment from private equity firm HGGC.
10. Dental Care Alliance was acquired by Mubadala Investment Co., a sovereign investor based in the United Arab Emirates, in partnership with private equity firm Harvest Partners.
11. Vancouver, Wash.-based Mosaic Dental Collective partnered with Audax Private Equity, an investment management company.
