Abris Capital Partners to Acquire Dentotal Protect to Expand Online One-Stop Dental Platform

Recently, VCBeat (WeChat ID: vcbeat) learned from foreign media reports that Abris Capital Partners, a private equity fund management firm focused on Central and Eastern Europe, has signed an agreement to acquire Dentotal Protect, a leading distributor of dental consumables, instruments, and equipment in Romania, from the Dogariu family. Specific financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, and the Dogariu family will retain a partial stake in Dentotal Protect. The deal has yet to receive approval from antitrust authorities.

Dentotal Protect, established in 1991, is a distributor of dental clinic products under the Dogariu family and holds a leading position in Romania’s rapidly growing dental care market. The company provides a wide range of dental supplies and services to dental clinics and laboratories.

Dentotal Protect operates an online sales platform that provides a one-stop purchasing service for a wide range of dental products, covering product selection, payment, shipping, warranty, and returns. It primarily sells equipment required by dental clinics, such as compressors, vacuum surgical autoclaves, whitening curing lights, endodontic apex locators, dental preventive care equipment, surgical instruments and micromotors, dental microscopes, radiological imaging equipment, and anesthesia machines; as well as laboratory equipment, including ceramic furnaces, preheating ovens, vacuum mixers, micromotors, digital centrifuges, vibrating platforms, ultrasonic baths, electroplating units, and dental CAD/CAM systems.

Under the new equity structure, Dentotal Protect will be committed to consolidating and expanding its market share through acquisitions and coordinated development.

Abris Capital Partners is a private equity firm established in 2007, with offices in Poland, Romania, Cyprus, and the United Kingdom. The firm launched its €320 million Abris I Fund in 2007, its €450 million Abris II Fund in 2013, and its €502 million Abris III Fund in 2017. Abris has currently initiated new investment initiatives.

Abris is committed to driving the sustained development of the mid-market segment in Europe, with a primary investment focus on companies that hold stable market positions and can deliver investment returns within a three- to five-year horizon. The firm’s equity investments typically range from €30 million to €75 million, and it has completed 11 investment deals to date.

Upon completion of this acquisition, Abris will continue to introduce new product lines, while also adding logistics facilities and expanding its IT systems to support the company’s growth, thereby providing dental clinics and laboratories with comprehensive, up-to-date, high-quality dental products, equipment, and solutions.

Denotal Protection shareholders Anghel Dogaru, Bogdan Dogaru, and Daniela Girovanu jointly stated: “Over the past 25 years, our team has leveraged its expertise and industry experience to develop Denotal Protection. Given the broad prospects of the dental industry, we believe that, with the support of Abris’s investment and operational experience, the company will be able to further grow and thrive.”

Adrian Stancuescu, Investment Director and Head of Romania at Abris Capital Partners, stated, “Leveraging Dentotal Protect’s leadership in the dental market and its ability to deliver high-quality services to customers, we will further expand its product portfolio and enhance operational efficiency through this collaboration, positioning it as a one-stop shop for dental products.”

(Compiled by Tang Lulu)