Turning an Unsolicited Medical Spa Offer Into the Right Deal
After several decades in the healthcare space, we're used to practice owners coming to us with unsolicited offers they've received from buyers, especially in a young industry like medical spa. When Dr. T called TUSK after receiving an offer, they were navigating the same waters that most owners do when a buyer comes knocking: Who [...] Read More
They Chased the Offer & Had a Failed Deal. TUSK Delivered 61% Higher Value.
A failed DIY deal. Fatigued owners. Underperforming locations. Here is how TUSK Practice Sales turned it all around. Selling your practice is a high-stakes process with little room for error. In the early days of TUSK, we regularly worked with owners who came to us after failed attempts at running their own deals. They had [...] Read More
How Plastic Surgery Group Achieved A $26M Exit
TUSK Case Study Section – Plastic Surgery Closed Deal Spotlight $26M Transaction Value 18 Buyers Engaged 3 Letters of Intent What Attracted Buyers 01 High Revenue with Healthy EBITDA Margins At $17M in revenue and $3M in EBITDA, this plastic surgery group demonstrated the kind of financial scale that signals operational maturity — not just [...] Read More
How Dr. W Sold His Practice In 9 Months
When you sell your medical practice, you are always working on a timeline. For owners of premium practices that qualify for private equity and platform interest, timelines matter even more. There are more stakeholders, more diligence, and more complexity. A great deal can still move quickly, but only when the process is prepared, aligned, and [...] Read More
How Building A Team-Based Medical Practice Expanded Exit Paths
When owners tell us they want to sell and “step away,” what they usually mean is they want the freedom to stop carrying the business on their shoulders. In most medical practices, that is harder than it sounds. Buyers will pay for strong cash flow, but they will discount anything that feels dependent on one [...] Read More
Orthodontist Turns Practice Sale Into Generational Wealth at 40
It’s not uncommon for practice owners to call because life has changed, and they want their time, risk exposure, and future flexibility to reflect that reality. A successful, second-generation orthodontist in the Midwest had built a two-location orthodontic practice with a strong reputation and real momentum. Financially, they were doing what disciplined owners do: consistently saving, steadily [...] Read More
Selling To An Associate Vs. A DSO: How One Owner Chose
Many dentists assume the “ideal” path for their practice is selling to an associate. In reality, it’s often just the traditional path. Today’s buyer landscape has shifted. Between the high cost of capital and the reality of post-graduate debt, many associates are more cautious about taking on ownership risk or buying at market pricing, even [...] Read More
How Florida Doctor’s Valuation Increased By 78% With TUSK’s Help
Unsolicited offers can be flattering. They can also be dangerous. When DSOs approach an owner directly, the offer reflects what the buyer believes they can acquire it for, often before the owner has pressure-tested EBITDA, normalized add-backs, or positioned the growth story in a way the broader buyer universe will reward. That’s exactly where Dr. [...] Read More
Dr. Lori Noga’s Journey from Building to Selling Her Dental Practice
When Dr. Lori Noga first opened the doors to her dental practice, Tranquility Dental Wellness, in Tacoma, Washington, she never imagined how far the journey would take her. What began as a single-location general dentistry practice quickly grew into a thriving, four-location group practice built with intention, grit, and the shared vision of Lori and [...] Read More
How Dr. A and Dr. F Engineered Multiple Equity Liquidity Events After Their Sale
Equity is one of the most powerful and most misinterpreted levers in a healthcare practice sale. On the surface, “equity” can look like a uniform concept. In practice, it can mean very different things depending on the model and the buyer behind it. Before we get into the mechanics, it helps to understand who this [...] Read More