Willkie advised SGA Dental Partners, a portfolio company of Thurston Group, in connection with a new $350 million credit facility to support its ongoing efforts to expand its practice network and enhance patient care.

On July 30, Thurston Group announced the new financing for SGA Dental Partners. Overland Advantage, Man Varagon, and Jefferies served as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners on the transaction.

SGA Dental Partners is a leading dental support organization focused on serving communities in the Southeast United States through its network of over 125 general and specialty dentistry practices throughout the region, employing a shared-ownership model with its dentist partners.

Thurston Group is a private equity firm that focuses on building industry-leading companies in the healthcare services sector. Founded by its Chairman and CEO Patrick J. Haynes III in 1986, Thurston Group has returned more than $4 billion of invested capital in its 38-year history.

The Willkie team was led by partners Viktor Okasmaa and Neil Townsend and included associates Robert Mostek, Travis Simon, Chetan Tripathy and Andrew Litman.