Investment Summary

Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Invests In AXPM Dental Management

On July 6, 2017, private equity firm Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking invested in healthcare services company AXPM Dental Management

Investment Highlights
  • This is Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking’s 6th transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking’s 101st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking’s 2nd transaction in Arkansas.

Investment Summary
Date 2017-07-06
Target AXPM Dental Management
Sector Healthcare Services
Investor(s) Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) Deloitte (Financial)

Target

AXPM Dental Management

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Rock Dental Brands is a dental service organization in Arkansas and Missouri, operating orthodontic, pediatric dental, oral surgery, and general dental clinics. The Little Rock-based company has its roots going back to 1986, when founder Dr. Mark Dake opened an orthodontic clinic in West Plains, Missouri. Focused on financial diligence, doctor collaboration, continuing education, and providing the highest quality of patient care possible, the Company grew through acquisitions and de novo clinic additions to what it is today – a fully integrated dental service organization operating four distinct brands under the Rock Dental umbrella.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking

New York, New York, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 155.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is the investment arm of Goldman Sachs. The primary corporate investment group within the Merchant Banking Division is Goldman Sachs' direct investment arm. GS's direct investment arm consists of GS Capital Partners, GS Mezzanine Partners, and GS Growth Partners. GS Capital Partners is the direct corporate equity investment group which seeks LBO, recapitalization, and growth investments to help fund acquisitions, expansions, recapitalizations, restructurings, buyouts, and take privates. GS Capital Partners looks to invest between $50 and $800 million in opportunities in North/South America, Europe, Asia. GS Mezzanine Partners is the junior capital arm of Goldman Sachs. GS Mezzanine looks to invest between $200 million and and $800 million in transactions valued up to $10 billion. Investment proceeds are used to fund leveraged buyouts, expansion financings, recapitalizations, acquisitions, and restructurings. GS Growth looks to invest in growth equity transactions. The unit seeks to commit $20 to $200 million per investment. Other units within GS's merchant banking division include Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Urban Investments. Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 141 of 182
Sector (Healthcare Services) 6 of 7
Type (Growth Capital) 18 of 27
State (Arkansas) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 101 of 126
Year (2017) 8 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-20 Perseus

New York, New York, United States

Perseus is a provider of managed services for high-precision, high-speed, high-performance applications. With clients spanning the Financial, Media, eCommerce and iGaming sectors, Perseus offers a fully-managed suite of services across the trade lifecycle as well as many of the world’s fastest Market-to-Market routes.

Sell $38M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-12 GCA Services Group

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

GCA Services Group, Inc. is a provider of quality facility services, including janitorial/custodial services, contamination control for cleanroom manufacturing, facilities operations and maintenance services, grounds and athletic field management services, diversified staffing, and more.

Sell $1.3B
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