Blue Sea Capital Invests in SIMKO Specialty Dental to Form Specialty Smile Partners

Specialty Smile Partners Partners with Four New York Practices (Backed by Blue Sea Capital)

October 17, 2023

Dental

Specialty Smile Partners, a doctor-led management services organization backed by Blue Sea Capital, announced strategic partnerships with four New York specialty dental practices: Albany Braces, Where Smiles Grow, Battiste Orthodontics, and Schenectady Pediatric Dentistry. The affiliations expand Specialty Smile Partners' footprint into New York and bring the practices access to centralized business services and operational support from the MSO and its PE backer.

Specialty Smile Partners Announces Partnership with All Smiles

August 31, 2022

Healthcare Services

Specialty Smile Partners (SSP), a management services organization backed by Blue Sea Capital, has partnered with All Smiles, adding six locations in the Greater Tampa Bay area and expanding SSP's presence into Florida. The affiliation brings All Smiles clinical leadership under SSP's practice-management platform while providing the practice access to SSP's billing, IT, marketing and operational support.

Blue Sea Capital Forms Beacon Oral Specialists with Atlanta Oral & Facial Surgery and Bay Area Oral Surgery Management

December 14, 2020

Healthcare Services

Blue Sea Capital has made a substantial growth investment to form Beacon Oral Specialists, a management services organization that will support Atlanta Oral & Facial Surgery (AOFS) and Bay Area Oral Surgery Management (BAOSM). The affiliation creates a national oral surgery platform spanning roughly 37 clinic locations and nearly 40 oral surgeons, enabling the surgeon-led practices to retain clinical roles while receiving centralized administrative, billing, IT and marketing support to accelerate growth.

Halle Capital Management Invests in Planet Smile Partners

April 1, 2021

Dental

Halle Capital Management made a growth equity investment in Planet Smile Partners, a newly formed pediatric- and orthodontic-focused dental service organization (DSO). Planet Smile Partners will initially partner with Dentistry for Children Westchester and Dr. Gary Heitzler will serve as CEO as the platform scales across the Northeast.

Deca Dental (Blue Sea Capital) Acquires Bright Smiles of Coral Springs

September 11, 2019

Dental

Deca Dental Holdings, a dental services organization backed by Blue Sea Capital, has acquired Bright Smiles of Coral Springs, marking Deca Dental’s first acquisition outside Texas and expansion into the Florida market. Bright Smiles will continue operating under its existing brand while gaining access to Deca Dental’s resources to support patient services and growth as part of the platform’s add-on acquisition strategy.

Thomas H. Lee Partners and Linden Capital Partners Invest in Smile Doctors

January 5, 2022

Healthcare Services

Smile Doctors, the largest U.S. orthodontics-focused dental support organization with more than 295 locations, announced a strategic investment from Thomas H. Lee Partners. THL is investing alongside existing sponsor Linden Capital Partners in an equal partnership while affiliated orthodontists retain a significant ownership stake to support continued growth and expanded service offerings.