Viper: Specialty practices to be bought quickly in 2021

DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Feb 3, 2021
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Healthcare investment bank Viper Equity Partners predicts buyers will aggressively purchase multiple endodontic, orthodontic, and oral surgery practices in 2021.

Viper expects that when dental service organizations and private equity firms make purchases, they will buy six to seven at a time. It has a waiting list of potential buyers, the bank said.

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