Miami-based Viper Partners, an investment banking firm focused on the dental and healthcare industries, has committed ‘significant nationwide capital’ for the dental space in 2026, according to a Jan. 9 news release from the firm.
Here are six things to know about why dental mergers and acquisitions could be on the rise this year:
- The investment aims to accelerate mergers, acquisitions and recapitalizations across dentistry.
- There are expected to be major capitalizations of private equity-backed DSOs in 2026, some of which could happen during the first quarter.
- Declining interest rates will likely expand access to debt financing for practice acquisitions and add-on growth for DSOs.
- Practice owners have increasing confidence as sellers with market conditions improving.
- Buyer liquidity is higher than previous years, with private equity players looking to acquire and invest in consolidated dental platforms.
- Deferred deals from prior years have created a backlog, leading to heightened demand for transactions.
