When a dentist purchases a dental practice, one of their initial concerns after closing is the short-term & immediate cash flow needs. Generally, most dental practice transaction lenders who dwell in this arena of financing dental practice acquisitions will provide working capital to the buyer in addition to financing 100% of the purchase price. They…Read More→
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Buyers – Do not Expect Broker/Seller Cooperation if You do This
As a dental practice buyer, you should have the ability to perform proper due diligence on the practice you want to buy. Most brokers/sellers will be very accommodating with the release of information with a properly executed non-disclosure agreement and other minimally invasive assurances to ensure you, the buyer, is not a tire-kicker. With that…Read More→
What if Your GP Seller Sublets Space to a Smaller practice?
When you are looking to buy a practice, sometimes you may find a seller who sublets their space to another dentist. Maybe that sublet tenant is a general practitioner (GP) or a specialist; does it really matter? Do you care if that sublet practice stays or goes? Well, if they are a GP, I am…Read More→
Seller Wants to Delay Closing due to PPP2-What Does a Buyer Do?
It’s fall 2020, and you have found a practice that checks just about every one of your wish list boxes. You have engaged professionals to assist you with the due diligence, nailed down your lender for the loan, negotiated a new favorable lease with the landlord, and have the closing date nailed down as well…Read More→
Owner Occupied Real Estate-Seller Won’t Sell Real Estate-Deal Breaker?
Often, when a dental practice seller also owns the real estate, they sell both the practice and the real estate at the same time (or at least that is their desire). At the same time, this ends up being an excellent opportunity for most buyers, that is, to buy real estate and become a real…Read More→
Practice Transitions With COVID-19
Just as the US is starting to re-open from this pandemic so are dental practices across the country. Dental practices are faced with a new set of protocols along with a new set of overhead expenses known as PPE. While many practice owners are processing this new norm and implementing these new procedures in their…Read More→
When Is High Overhead a Good Thing in Dental Practice Acquisitions?
In one of our recent posts, I talked about how finding the perfect dental practice is nearly impossible. It’s more important to look for practices with good numbers and even better potential. The problem is finding those practices and sorting out the “good” numbers from the not so good, and assessing the potential future performance…Read More→
2018 townie mtg presentation – buying a dental practice-there more to it than price-part II- Buyins\Buyouts\Mergers & Special Situations
Now that we’ve covered the meat and potatoes of my 2018 Townie meeting presentation lets go over some negotiating tips that will be useful in any purchase transaction you may find yourself dealing with. Let’s talk about the purchase price. While the price may not be the most important aspect of some transactions, that doesn’t…Read More→
Buying a Dental Practice, There’s More To It Than Price-Part V: Buyins/Buyouts/Mergers & Special Situations
My past blog talked about non-traditional GP practices and how you should approach them, this blog will talk about the “large practice” GP practices and the various ways you’ll need to deal with them. What do I mean by “large practice”? The “large practice” is one which usually requires at least two dentists to handle…Read More→
Buying A Dental Practice: Buyins/Buyouts & Mergers
Next up I’ll talk about the “non-traditional” general dentistry practice and how you need to approach those situations. What do I mean by “a non-traditional general dentistry practice”? I’m referring to general dentistry practices that have developed somewhat of a specialty niche that they focus on within their general dentistry practice. This could be services…Read More→