UK's Imperial Dental Group enters Ireland with Smiles Dental buyout
What's the deal? The Imperial Dental GroupDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → is acquiring Smiles DentalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a chain of 20 dental practices in the Republic of Ireland. The price was not disclosed.
Who's buying? Imperial is a British family-owned group founded and owned by Balbir Singh Bhandal, who has over 30 years of experience in the dental business. It already runs a large number of practices across England and Wales.
Why now? The deal marks Imperial's first move into Ireland. The Bhandal family also holds other dental interests in Britain under the Bhandal DentalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → practice brand.
What changes? Imperial lists 19 locations on its website and works with the NHSDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → as well as private patients. Adding Smiles' 20 Irish practices roughly doubles its footprint and pushes it beyond the UK for the first time.
The signal: A hands-on trade buyer expanding across borders points to steady consolidation in dental care, as family-owned operators build scale across the UK and Ireland.
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