Latham Advises on Thurston Group Portfolio Company SGA Dental Partners US$350 Million in Financing

Thurston Group, a leading healthcare-focused private equity firm, has announced placement of a new US$350 million credit facility at its portfolio company, SGA Dental Partners. As the leading dental support organization focused on serving Southeast communities, SGA Dental Partners is poised to capitalize on this substantial capital infusion to support its ongoing efforts to expand its practice network and enhance patient care.

Latham & Watkins LLP represented the arrangers and financing sources in the transaction with a team led by New York partners Stelios Saffos, Jesse Sheff, and Peter Sluka, with associates Julio Martinez Rivas, Ana Núñez Cárdenas, Sam Wintergreen-Arthur,* and Brian Herskowitz. Advice was also provided on UCC matters by New York partner Brian Rock; and on healthcare regulatory matters by Bay Area partner Betty Pang.

*Admitted to practice in Queensland (Australia) only.