G Square Healthcare Acquires Dental Care Group to Expand Premium Dental Services Across the UK

VCBeat (WeChat Official Account: vcbeat) recently learned that G Square Healthcare has announced the acquisition of Dental Care Group (DCG), a specialized dental care company. Following the acquisition, Ted Smith, Operating Partner at G Square Healthcare, will serve as Chairman of DCG’s Board of Directors, while Laurent Ganem, Founder and CEO of G Square Healthcare, and Oliver Hoenich, Investment Director, will join the DCG Board of Directors.

The new management team will leverage G Square Healthcare’s robust financial strength and extensive operational experience in the healthcare industry to drive Dental Care Group (DCG) in establishing new dental clinics in more locations, expanding its service scope, and enhancing service quality.

DCG was established in April 2010 and is headquartered in Essex, UK. The company was co-founded by three dentists: Snehal Radia, Parish Vaid, and Sanjay Shah. Its core values are to provide patients with the best treatment and care services, meeting their needs.

DCG operates 21 dental clinics in the East and Southeast of England, offering a comprehensive range of services including dental implants, orthodontics, restorative dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, periodontal treatment, and pediatric dentistry. DCG provides patients with a suite of NHS (National Health Service) and private dental services. Patients opting for private dental care at DCG can benefit from financing options to pay for their treatment, provided they are at least 21 years old and able to continue residing in the UK for a minimum of three years.

Sanjay Shah, Co-Founder and CEO of DCG, stated: “G Square Health is an ideal investor for DCG. We are deeply impressed by their focus on healthcare investments and their profound understanding of high-quality medical care, which is crucial to business success. G Square Health’s expertise, operational experience, and strong capital base have created the conditions necessary for realizing our vision.”

Oliver Hoenich, Investment Director at G Square Healthcare, stated, “DCG’s rigorous professionalism and patient-centric service philosophy have made it a preferred partner for the NHS and private clients. We are impressed by the significant achievements of DCG’s management team and are committed to helping them realize even more ambitious goals. DCG marks G Square Healthcare’s fourth investment in the dental sector; prior to this acquisition, we had already executed dental acquisition strategies in Switzerland, the Netherlands, and France.”

G Square Healthcare, founded in 2008 and headquartered in London, UK, has leveraged its expertise in healthcare and investment, along with its deep understanding of the European healthcare industry, to invest in a portfolio of medical projects across ten European countries. The acquisition of DCG was financed by G Square Capital III, the third fund managed by G Square Healthcare, marking the fund’s first investment.

Reference Link:

https://www.dentalcaregroup.org/dental-fees/

http://www.gsquarecapital.com/about-us/

https://www.pehub.com/2019/04/g-square-healthcare-buys-majority-of-dental-care-group/

(Compiled by Liu Na)