November 12, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

This Innovative Solution Promises to be a Major Growth Catalyst for Emerging Group Dental Practices

Charlotte, NC: Today TUSK Partners announced the release of their “Equity Affiliation Strategies” model, which addresses one of the greatest impediments to growth in the emerging group dental practice space: continued access to debt funding. The Equity Affiliation Strategy model complements the company’s philosophy of creating win-win solutions in the emerging group practice space and is expected to make an impact in the area of growth strategy for both acquisition-oriented and startup-based groups. The doctor-founded and debt-funded group practice sector is the fastest growing segment in all of the dental market.

In our last two blog posts, we talked about having “the End in Mind," more specifically being financially-oriented as related to an exit strategy, delved into personal objectives - contrasting topics of lifestyle and income versus effort and wealth, and finally looked at the operational considerations around the structures of the business itself.

We saved arguably the best for last…

We spend a lot of time on the road each year and have the good fortune to be able to speak in front of many diverse audiences, so it’s really nice to have an opportunity “to be a student” from time to time.  One of those times is our annual trip to “Chiberia” in February for the McGuireWoods HealthCare Private Equity Conference. 

Hopefully you found Part One of this blog valuable.  In the event that you missed it, you can access it HERE.  Let’s get going on part two, which will focus on Concerns around Valuation. 

We spend a lot of time on the road each year and have the good fortune to be able to speak in front of many diverse audiences, so it’s really nice to have an opportunity “to be a student” from time to time.  One of those times is our annual trip to “Chiberia” in February for the McGuireWoods HealthCare Private Equity Conference. 

We always learn a ton at this conference and 2019 was no exception – so much that we’re having to break it into two separate blogs.  Let’s dig in on the first one that will shed some light on the Economic Outlook for 2019 as well as Considerations for Building an Exit Strategy…

In our last two blog posts, we talked about having “the End in Mind," more specifically being financially-oriented as related to an exit strategy, and then delved into personal objectives - contrasting topics of lifestyle and income versus effort and wealth. 

If those two blogs gave you some clarity around financial outcomes, time frames, and effort, then hopefully this one will be equally beneficial in the areas of “the WHAT” and “the WHY.”

In our last blog post, we talked about “the End in Mind” being more financially-oriented as it related to exit strategy and deal structure, specifically around the aspects of: transaction value and actual structure of the sale; requirements post-sale; and strategy necessary to achieve the intended outcome. 

Over the course of 2018, we were fortunate to host over 50 different businesses in our office. Some of these were private equity groups and search funds; others were established, founder-led group practices; and some were solo doctors with only one or two locations under their belt.  That’s quite a variety, but they all shared two things in common…