Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (“Sun Capital”), a leading private investment firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and investments in market-leading companies, today announced that its affiliate has completed the acquisition of Delaware Valley Management Holdings, Inc., doing business as “Simply Beautiful Smiles,” a leading regional dental service organization headquartered in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed.
Simply Beautiful Smiles operates 20 locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, providing high quality general dentistry, hygiene, and specialty services. The practice was founded in 2000 by Dr. Louis D’Angelo, who will remain with the business as CEO.
“Simply Beautiful Smiles is a great fit for the portfolio, and well-aligned with Sun Capital’s deep experience in consumer-facing industries,” said Marc Leder, Co-CEO of Sun Capital. “We’re excited to partner with Dr. D’Angelo and the management team to grow the business and help it provide valuable dental care to a larger number of patients.”
Sun Capital sees a number of areas where it can support Simply Beautiful Smiles’ growth, including driving local awareness to add new patients, attracting and integrating new practices, and building out the company’s infrastructure to support a larger organization.
“Dental service organizations provide essential care within their communities, and we are very excited to be working with Dr. D’Angelo,” said Jonathan Borell, a Managing Director at Sun Capital. “We’re looking forward to applying our expertise to strengthen this great company, and are eager to continue making acquisitions in the dental services space.”