Latham Advises Bridgepoint on Partnering With mydentist, the UK’s Leading Provider of Affordable Dentistry

Latham & Watkins has advised Bridgepoint, one of the world’s leading quoted private asset growth investors, on its agreement to acquire a majority stake in mydentist, the UK’s leading provider of affordable dentistry, from Palamon Capital Partners, a pan-European growth buyout private equity investor.

mydentist operates more than 500 dental practices across the UK. With over 3,500 dental professionals and more than 2,500 surgeries nationwide, mydentist is the UK’s largest dental provider by revenue, practices, and clinicians.

The Latham team was led by London corporate partners Paul Dolman and Suneel Basson-Bhatoa, with associates Edward Coates, Noah Lipshut, and Kirill Grishin. Advice was provided on finance matters by London partners Dominic Newcomb and Hendrik Smit, with associates Bryce McCarthy and Danielle Stobie; on tax matters by London partners Simon Skinner and Helen Lethaby, with associate Sam Duncan; on regulatory matters by London partner Nicola Higgs and counsel Becky Critchley, with associate Gary Whitehead; on healthcare matters by Paris partner Eveline Van Keymeulen, with associate Luke Nauth; on employment and pensions matters by London counsel Shaun Thompson, with London associate Charlie Bowden; on data and technology matters by London partner Christian McDermott, with associates Oscar Bjartell, Alice Brunning, Clarence Cheong, and Komal Shemar; and on antitrust matters by Brussels partner David Little, with associates Oscar Hayward and Nayantara Ravichandran.