Here are four private equity deals taking place in the dental industry that Becker's has reported on since Jan. 4:
1. Private equity firm HGGC invested in Dentive, a DSO primarily serving dental practices on the West Coast.
2. Dental Care Alliance was acquired by Mubadala Investment Co., a sovereign investor based in the United Arab Emirates, in partnership with private equity firm Harvest Partners.
3. Dental software company Planet DDS acquired Cloud 9 Software from private equity firm Accel-KKR.
4. Medit, the third-largest 3D dental scanner manufacturer in the world, will be acquired by South Korean private equity firm MBK Partners in a $1.9 billion deal.