Tracked deals
7
7 tracked deals across 2019-2025.
Dental Buyers & Acquisitions in North Carolina
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
9 pe · 6 strategic
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2023
2 tracked deals announced in 2023.
Buyer Snapshot
Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Investors | 2 | People-first private equity firm investing in software an... | PE |
| Light Wave Dental Management | 2 | Dental support organization providing non-clinical practi... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Charlesbank Capital Partners | 1 | Middle-market private equity firm investing across indust... | PE |
| Linden Capital Partners | 1 | Chicago-based private equity firm focused on middle-marke... | PE |
| Longshore Capital Partners | 1 | Middle-market private equity firm investing in control po... | PE |
| MB2 Dental | 1 | Dental Partnership Organization (DPO) that partners with ... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Oakpoint | 1 | Multi-specialty dental support organization providing non... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Riverside Partners | 1 | Middle-market private equity firm focused on growth-orien... | PE |
| Smile Doctors | 1 | Ortho-focused dental support organization (OSO) operating... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| TJC, L.P. | 1 | Middle-market private equity firm investing in diversifie... | PE |
Acquisition Volume in Dental in North Carolina by Year
Last 6 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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October 15, 2025
- Buyer
- MB2 Dental, Charlesbank Capital Partners, Warburg Pincus
- Target
- A Beautiful Smile
- Seller
- Dr. Gina Mancini
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
MB2 Dental, a Dallas-based dental partnership organization and portfolio company of Charlesbank Capital Partners and Warburg Pincus, has partnered with A Beautiful Smile, a family dental practice led by Dr. Gina Mancini in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The transaction brings the single-location practice into MB2 Dental’s platform as an add-on to expand its network and local patient services.
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May 7, 2024
- Buyer
- Riverside Partners
- Target
- Net32, Inc.
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Boston-based private equity firm Riverside Partners completed a growth investment in Net32, a Cary, North Carolina-based online marketplace for dental supplies. The partnership will provide capital and resources to support Net32's product innovation, vendor growth, and continued expansion of its marketplace for dental practices.
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December 5, 2023
- Buyer
- Young Innovations, Inc., TJC, L.P.
- Target
- Salvin Dental Specialties (Salvin)
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Young Innovations, a portfolio company of TJC, announced the acquisition of Salvin Dental Specialties, a Charlotte-based supplier of regenerative biomaterials, surgical instrumentation and implant dentistry supplies. The deal will integrate Salvin's product portfolio and clinical support into Young Innovations’ global dental platform to expand its oral surgery and implant-agnostic offering.
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April 4, 2023
- Buyer
- Smile Doctors, Linden Capital Partners, Thomas H. Lee Partners
- Target
- Grinz Orthodontics
- Seller
- Grinz Orthodontics, Dr. Richard Ziehmer
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Smile Doctors, a PE-backed orthodontic support organization, has acquired Grinz Orthodontics. The deal adds Grinz's practices in North Carolina and Arizona to Smile Doctors' network; Smile Doctors is a portfolio company of Linden Capital Partners and Thomas H. Lee Partners.
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June 1, 2022
- Buyer
- Oakpoint, Longshore Capital Partners
- Target
- Nu Image Surgical & Dental Implant Center, Lockhart Dental, Brown & Neuwirth Oral and Cosmetic Surgery Center, Royal Oak Dental Group, Cary Prosthodontics, Wendell Family Dentistry, Wake Forest Endodontics, Crabtree Endodontics
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Oakpoint, a Longshore Capital Partners-backed dental support organization, completed six new practice affiliations — including Nu Image Surgical & Dental Implant Center, Lockhart Dental, Brown & Neuwirth Oral and Cosmetic Surgery Center, Royal Oak Dental Group and Cary Prosthodontics, Wendell Family Dentistry, and Wake Forest Endodontics and Crabtree Endodontics — bringing its total to 10 affiliated practices across 32 locations in North and South Carolina. The transactions are add-on affiliations to Oakpoint’s multi-specialty DSO platform as it pursues geographic expansion in the Carolinas.
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- Buyer
- Light Wave Dental Management, Alpine Investors
- Target
- Triangle Family Dentistry
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Light Wave Dental Management, backed by private equity firm Alpine Investors, announced a long-term management affiliation with Triangle Family Dentistry, a six-location dental group in Raleigh, North Carolina. The deal expands Light Wave's Mid-Atlantic footprint and provides Triangle with capital and management support to accelerate growth and open additional offices.
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September 30, 2019
- Buyer
- Light Wave Dental Management, Alpine Investors
- Target
- CarolinasDentist
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Light Wave Dental Management formed a long-term management arrangement with CarolinasDentist, a Fayetteville, North Carolina-based dental group with seven locations, marking Light Wave's entry into North Carolina. The affiliation is backed by private equity firm Alpine Investors, with financing support from Tree Line Capital Partners and Monroe Capital.
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