In A Hot Dental Market, Viper Equity Partners Fires Up To Expand M&A Reach

Originally published on Group Dentistry Now

PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 23, 2019 --- Viper Equity Partners of Palm Beach, founded in 2009 by a group of business and financial professionals, continues to be a dynamic key player in dental consolidation. During Q2, their transactions evolved from 1 to 3 office practices to comprise multi-office dental practices with 15 to 30 locations in concentrated geographies in prime states. With strong Q2 results, Viper is expanding its reach into larger multi-location dental practice deals suitable for rapid value creation for its dental support organizations (DSO) partners.

Consolidation is happening. And, like anything, it’s all about timing. The market is prime for any type of transition from a single location to large groups. At this time, general dentists as well as specialists need to be paying attention.

The market for practices is hot, and the money being paid for practices is at a historic high. Consolidation and multiples are reaching record highs too, enabling Viper to expand deals into multi-office practices with revenues over $20MM, thereby adding new DSO and sub-DSO buy-side clients. Dental deals hit a record peak this unusually active summer.

“We received over 30 letters of intent (LOIs) this June, and our book of deal inventory rose to over $700MM. Working with single practice owners is our core business, but roll-ups and multi-location deals have become popular.” –Ross Schneider, Vice President of Business Development, Viper Equity Partners.

One of Viper’s strengths is that they are skilled at helping the doctors understand the process. In 2018, they aligned over 50 dental practices with DSOs and private equity firms. Thus far in 2019, they have had 100 transactions. They have a reputation of being very value-added and aggressive, keeping deals on track to hit closing dates. This has attracted larger dental groups to Viper. They have a massive referral network and are currently working on deals with groups that have practice counts of 41, 27, 26, 19, and 12. They are also consulting on a 93-office roll-up.

Viper’s vision remains clear: to deliver value-added action and indispensable advice to its clients and partners throughout the entire M&A process. Their new North Palm Beach offices house an expanded finance division. Services include package development, financial modeling and forecasting, as well as practice audits.

Viper also added a multi-team closing division to facilitate post-LOI diligence through closing for all clients. Further, by partnering with the operational improvement firm ADP, Viper now focuses on groups of offices looking to integrate into a DSO. This collaboration structures them and boosts EBITDAs for market readiness.

“Multiples have pulled back but only to a range that makes sense. They will be stable here for a few years. This is in the wake of many recap events for DSOs that have not received the multiples they hope for. But those forecasts were overblown, the recap multiples that are closing are right in line with the industry trends. These are exciting times. Our plan for 2020 will launch integrated and non-integrated DSOs, as well as alignment with DSOs for their recapitalization events.” –Dave Branch, Principal, Viper Equity Partners.

Viper offers free evaluations to all dental practices. This provides them with an idea of what to expect in terms of offers. Additionally, Viper has two programs where it represents the practices in the market. Utilizing 30 years of experience, Viper matches each practice with the right opportunity for the best value.

About Viper Equity Partners
As America’s Leading Transition Consultation Firm for the Medical Industry, working with dentists, plastic surgeons, dermatologists, cardiologists, and real estate. Viper Partners is America's leading M&A Advisory and Investment Bank in dentistry and aesthetics, representing Dental, Plastic Surgery, Cardiology, Real Estate, Loans, Financing, and Dermatology practice owners. Our exclusive relationships with private equity-funded Dental Support Organizations (DSOs) and Medical Support Organizations (MSOs) and our experienced team of M&A professionals are like no other in the healthcare marketplace. The Viper Team consults with every client, from contract to the closing table, with high integrity, efficiency, velocity, and a one-of-a-kind, value-added approach. Our 97% closing rate speaks for itself.

Contact Information:

For more information on how Viper Partners can assist with your business sale, contact Dave Branch or visit https://www.viperequitypartners.com/.

Dave Branch, Founder

Phone: (305) 988-5945

Email: dave@viperequitypartners.com

SOURCE Viper Equity Partners of Palm Beach LLC