by Chip Fichtner | Jan 4, 2024 | Insights
Over the past three decades, thousands of doctors have sold their practices to a dental support organization (DSO) or quietly partnered with invisible DSOs (IDSOs). American Dental Association reports issued in 2023 indicate more dentists are affiliating with DSOs....
by Chip Fichtner | Nov 28, 2023 | Insights
Every week I speak with dozens of dentists interested in learning about the IDSO partnership opportunity. The prevailing belief by doctors in the last 90 days has been that there are fewer bidders and practice values are declining. THIS IS NOT TRUE! While several...
by Chip Fichtner | May 16, 2023 | Insights
The Truth About Private Equity in Dental Practice Consolidation For some unknown reason, dentists seem to think that Private Equity (PE) is the only buyer of dental practices. In reality, while PE is the financial sponsor of many Dental Support Organizations (DSO) and...
by Chip Fichtner | Jul 1, 2022 | Insights
Larger LPS practice clients today are achieving values of 15 to 20% above 2019 value levels. As inflation and interest rates continue their ascent, driving up practice operating costs, all practices are at risk of profit margin compression and thus potential practice...
by Chip Fichtner | Jun 16, 2021 | Insights
Of the over $200,000,000 in transactions LPS will close in Q2 2021, all have an earn-out component. An earn-out pays doctors additional consideration for future performance in the year or years, after an initial transaction. I quit college in 1978...