Court Square Capital acquisition of West Coast Dental could fuel M&A in Calif. and neighboring states -

The acquisition was reportedly valued around $250 million and plans for the acquisition include accelerating new de novo clinic openings in Los Angeles, which industry experts say could potentially fuel M&A throughout California and neighboring states. Ongoing fragmentation in the dental sector space has persisted despite a strong private equity appetite for scaled dental platforms. The aging population, a steady, repeat customer base has been a barrier to more dental platforms scaling at an efficient pace, however that could be about to change.