Sector specialism

Dental

Overview

Accredited experts 

Our team contains experts who are members of NASDAL and ASPD, the two pre-eminent bodies in the UK for dental specialist advisers. 

Deals 

Our dedicated dental M&A team, is highly active transactions involving dental corporate providers, dental partnerships and sole dental practitioners. Our core services include M&A, disposals, shareholder arrangements, corporate governance, strategic investments, due diligence and regulation, and 24-hour retirement.  

Our transactional support for dental professionals also spans refinancing, corporate and property acquisition programmes, property development opportunities, fundraising and investments, venture capital deals, disposals and re-organisations, talent agreements, as well as CQC registrations and NHS contracts.  

Regulatory challenges 

Our regulatory experts can also support dental practices with robust responses, challenges and appeals to inspection reports and regulatory enforcement actions, safeguarding allegations, investigations and serious care reviews, inquests, prosecutions, Tribunal appeals, commissioning fee disputes and professional disciplinary matters.  

As a full-service business firm, Acuity Law is especially known for the breadth of its offering. Our regulatory, employment, immigration, commercial and real estate specialists regularly advise dental providers on all aspects of their NHS and private businesses. 

Key Contact

Senior Partner

Work highlights

Advising Portman Dentex in connection with its dental acquisition strategy across the UK, involving the acquisition of both NHS and private practices.

Advising the sellers of Isca Dental, a high-value private dental practice in Caerleon that specialises in implantology, to Envisage Dental.

What our clients say

The Portman team truly appreciate everything that Acuity do for us, you are our partners and we couldn’t deliver without your support and for that we thank you.

Always a fantastic service at a fair price.

Awards

  • Winners of Corporate Law Firm of the Year – Dealmakers Wales 2022  
  • The Corporate Team is ranked Tier 1 in The Legal 500  
  • The Corporate Team is ranked Band 1 by Chambers and Partners  

 

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