Branford Castle announced its first acquisition of 2025 with the purchase of Eastern Dental Management for an undisclosed price. The seller was Staple Street Capital, a private investment firm.
Eastern Dental Management is a dental service organization (DSO) based out of 20 locations across New Jersey. It was founded more than 30 years ago.
Branford Castle is a New York-based private equity firm focused on lower middle-market investments, with more than 35 years of helping to grow businesses. The company typically makes control investments in companies with up to $15 million of EBITDA and a leadership position in a niche industry.
Branford Castle was advised by its legal counsel, Akerman LLP, and RSM served as its accounting/tax advisor. Staple Street Capital and Eastern Dental were advised by Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Polsinelli as legal counsel. Lincoln International LLC acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Staple Street Capital. Siguler Guff & Company provided unitranche debt capital and equity for the transaction.
According to data in the LevinPro HC database, this marks the 15th Physician Medical Group acquisition of 2025, and the second in the DSO specialty. This is also Branford Castle’s first deal of 2025.
