BUYER DISCOVERY
Who buys dental practices?
63 disclosed dental practiceacquisitions analyzed — the active strategic and private equity buyers, how often each one buys, and their most recent named deals. Sourced from SEC filings and verified M&A press releases.
Quick answers
- How many disclosed transactions?
- 63 disclosed dental practice acquisitions with a named acquirer.
- Most active buyers
- DentalCorp (12) · Desktop Metal, Inc. (3) · Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (2) · Henry Schein, Inc. (2) · Envista Holdings Corp. (2) · Heartland Dental (1)
- What would these buyers pay for my business?
- Run the ExitValue.ai calculator to price your dental practice against these 63 disclosed transactions. The engine surfaces what each buyer pool pays for your size, margin, and growth profile.
Top strategic buyers
Operators, larger competitors, and corporate consolidators acquiring dental practice businesses for synergy and capability fill.
| Acquirer | Deals | Median deal size | Recent targets |
|---|---|---|---|
| DentalCorp | 12 | $6M | 12 Dental Practices (2025), 8 Dental Practices (2025), 4 Dental Practices (2024), 5 Dental Practices (2024) |
| Desktop Metal, Inc. | 3 | $12M | Dental Arts Laboratories, Inc. (2021), Larry Brewer Dental Lab, Inc. (2021), May Dental Lab, Inc. (2021) |
| Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan | 2 | $1.2B | Donte Group (2025), Heartland Dental Care Inc. (2012) |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | 2 | $424M | Biotech Dental (2023), S.I.N. Implant System (2023) |
| Envista Holdings Corp. | 2 | $352M | Carestream Dental Intraoral Scanner Business (2022), Osteogenics Biomedical Inc. (Allotech and OBI Biologics) (2022) |
| Heartland Dental | 1 | $165M | Smile Design Dentistry (2025) |
| ProSmile Holdings | 1 | $36M | Destiny Dental (2024) |
| Peak Rock Capital | 1 | $788M | HuFriedyGroup (2024) |
| Pierrel S.p.A. | 1 | $70M | 3M Local Anesthetic Portfolio (2023) |
| HGGC | 1 | $340M | Dentive (2023) |
| Norwest | 1 | $413M | HighFive Healthcare (2023) |
| Lindsay Goldberg | 1 | $439M | Lightwave Dental (2023) |
Top private equity buyers
Private equity firms and PE-backed platforms rolling up dental practice businesses. Platform-tier buyers typically pay up for scale, clean financials, and a management layer that survives integration.
| Acquirer | Deals | Median deal size | Recent targets |
|---|---|---|---|
| GTCR | 1 | $2.4B | Dentalcorp Holdings Ltd. (2025) |
| Warburg Pincus | 1 | $3.5B | MB2 Dental (2024) |
| Comvest Private Equity | 1 | $235M | Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry (2024) |
| H.I.G. Capital | 1 | $216M | Advanced Dental Brands (2023) |
| Charlesbank Capital Partners | 1 | $1.0B | MB2 Dental Solutions (2021) |
| Thomas H. Lee Partners | 1 | $2.4B | Smile Doctors (2021) |
| Quad-C Management | 1 | $435M | U.S. Endodontics Partners (2021) |
| Oak Hill Capital | 1 | $725M | U.S. Oral Surgery Management (2021) |
| Linden Capital Partners | 1 | $425M | Collagen Matrix, Inc. (2019) |
| L Catterton | 1 | $1.3B | Dentalcorp (2018) |
Recent M&A activity
Disclosed dental practice acquisitions by year.
Methodology note
Acquirer activity reflects disclosed M&A transactions in the ExitValue.ai database, filtered to dental practice businesses with a named acquirer. Counts include deals with disclosed financials only — total transaction volume in this segment is typically 2–3x larger. The valuation engine reveals what each buyer pool pays for your specific business when you run the calculator. Full methodology
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