Burges Salmon, has recently advised management in connection with the £185 million sale to Bridgepoint by Duke Street of Oasis Healthcare, the UK's largest private dental chain.

Oasis, which is headquartered in Bristol, owns over 200 dental practices across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and employs more than 2,000 people, of whom 800 are dentists.

The Burges Salmon team, led by corporate finance partner Mark Shepherd, advised the management team at Oasis headed up by chief executive, Justin Ash, who said: "We have a successful track record of acquisitions and new openings, and plan ongoing and rapid expansion. We thank the team at Burges Salmon for their tremendous support and added value throughout the process" 

Mark Shepherd said: “It has been a real pleasure working with Justin and the team in seeing this transaction through to a successful conclusion. We look forward to watching the business flourish still further under their management following Bridgepoint's investment."

Burges Salmon's Mark Shepherd was supported by Jonathan Eves (Corporate), John Manis (Tax) and Catharine Cooksley (Employment) on the deal, which was completed in May 2013.

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