M&A Deal Summary

Comvest Partners and Audax Private Debt Acquire Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry

On November 4, 2024, private equity firm Comvest Partners and mezzanine finance firm Audax Private Debt acquired healthcare services company Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry from Beekman Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Comvest Partners’ 9th and Audax Private Debt’s 10th transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Comvest Partners’ 60th and Audax Private Debt’s 112th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Comvest Partners’ 4th and Audax Private Debt’s 7th transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-11-04
Target Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Comvest Partners
Audax Private Debt
Sellers(s) Beekman Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) William Blair (Financial)

Target

Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry

Cary, North Carolina, United States
Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry is a provider of comprehensive general and multi-specialty dental services through modern, well-appointed dental offices including several dedicated pediatric and orthodontic practices. Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry was founded in 2000 and is based in Cary, North Carolina.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Comvest Partners

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 16.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Comvest Partners' headquarters in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Comvest Partners' headquarters in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Comvest Partners is a private investment firm that provides equity and debt capital to middle-market companies across North America. Comvest funds a variety of investment situations, including buyouts, divestitures, recapitalizations, consolidations, take privates, and turnarounds. Sectors of interest include business services, information services, education, financial services, healthcare services, software, IT, and transportation. For equity investments, Comvest prefers control and looks to invest $50 to $150 million per transaction. For debt needs, Comvest seeks to provide $25 to $250 million per transaction. Comvest Partners was formed in 2000 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 61 of 62
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 9 of 9
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 12 of 12
State: North Carolina M&A 4 of 5
Country: United States M&A 60 of 61
Year: 2024 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-10-28 Seatex

Rosenberg, Texas, United States

Seatex is a chemical provider of turnkey liquids and solids blending, toll manufacturing, and packaging services. The Company produces detergents, sanitizers, emulsifiers, additives, and other products for the energy, cleaning, agronomics, and industrial end markets. It operates two production locations outside with in excess of 500,000 square feet of manufacturing space. Seatex was founded in 1967 and is based in Rosenberg, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-12-11 Bland Landscaping

Apex, North Carolina, United States

Bland Landscaping is a provider of landscape design, installation, enhancement, and maintenance services for commercial properties and high-end residential estates. Bland Landscaping was founded in 1976 and is based in Apex, North Carolina.

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Buyer

Audax Private Debt

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 5.4B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Audax Mezzanine is the mezzanine finance arm of the Audax Group. The Firm focuses on investing in both private and public, US-based middle market companies with a strong history of cash flows and consistent revenue growth. Audax will consider subordinated mezzanine debt commitments, second lien or junior secured debt, preferred stock and common stock. The Firm seeks to invest in companies with EBITDA between $10 and $100 million. Types of transaction include MBOs, LBOs, growth capital financings, acquisition financings, and recapitalizations. Audax Private Debt is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 114 of 120
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 10 of 11
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 54 of 58
State: North Carolina M&A 7 of 8
Country: United States M&A 112 of 118
Year: 2024 M&A 9 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-07-02 First Legal

Monterey Park, California, United States

First Legal is a comprehensive File Thru Trial solutions firm providing a single-source approach that enables us to simplify the litigation process for our clients. The Firm's services including court filing, eFiling, service of process, court reporting, eDiscovery, record retrieval, digital, investigations, and trial support work together to ensure a personalized and effortless client experience. First Legal is based in Monterey Park, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-18 NSI Industries

Huntersville, North Carolina, United States

NSI Industries is a provider of a wide variety of electrical connectors including insulated connectors and mechanical, digital time controls, time switches, wire management products, and related electrical components for construction, maintenance, and repair applications. NSI Industries was established in 1975 and is based in Huntersville, North Carolina.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Beekman Group

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Beekman Group, LLC is a private equity firm that invests in small to mid-sized healthcare, consumer, business, and financial services companies. TBG focuses on companies with revenues between $10 to $300 million. Beekman looks to invest $20 to $150 million per transaction. Specific areas of interest include hospital services, dental services, home care, outsourcing services, restaurants, specialty retail, consumer packaged goods, food and food services, infrastructure, education and training, logistics and distribution, insurance, specialty finance, community banking, and asset management. Target transaction types include MBOs, recapitalizations, consolidations, growth capital financings, corporate spin-offs, and special situations. The Beekman Group was formed in 2004 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 9
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 3 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 5 of 5
State: North Carolina M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 7 of 7
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-10-04 Active Pro Rehab Partners

Cranford, New Jersey, United States

Active Pro Rehab Partners is a provider of physical and occupational therapy services through its highly qualified, licensed professionals. Active Pro Rehab Partners was established in 1980 and is based in Cranford, New Jersey.

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