The Beekman Group has completed the sale of Riccobene Family Dentistry, a leading dental service organization in the Southeast, marking a successful private equity exit in the dental roll-up space.

Riccobene operates a network of practices primarily in North Carolina—one of the highest-growth dental markets in the country due to population migration into the Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham metros. The Beekman Group, a New York-based private equity firm, invested in Riccobene to accelerate its growth through acquisitions and operational improvements. The sale represents a liquidity event that validates the DSO roll-up thesis: acquire fragmented practices, centralize operations, grow the platform, and exit to a larger buyer or financial sponsor at a premium multiple.

The buyer has not been publicly disclosed, but the transaction underscores continued strong demand for quality dental platforms with established market positions. For PE firms evaluating dental investments, the Riccobene exit demonstrates that the playbook works—particularly in high-growth southeastern markets where population inflows create organic patient volume growth on top of acquisition-driven expansion.

What to watch: The identity of the buyer and the implied valuation multiple, which will signal where the market is pricing mid-sized regional DSOs in 2026.