Private equity firm Bregal Partners has entered into an agreement with Dental Partners, a Southeastern dental practice management company, to acquire general dentistry-focused practices that have $5 million to $25 million in revenue in the Southeast, Texas, and Midwest.
Postacquisition, Dental Partners intends to support the growth of these practices through further small, in-market acquisitions, according to the companies
Founded by Florida dentist Todd Christie, DMD, Dental Partners operates in Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, and Georgia. Dr. Christie started the company in 2011 with the acquisition of a single clinic in Tennessee, and the company has since grown to 20 clinics via acquisition. Dr. Christie was previously founder, CEO, and owner of Christie Dental, a Florida-based practice management company that he later sold to American Dental Partners in 2009.