Milbank LLP advised Sun European Partners in its acquisition of the DD Group, a UK and Ireland-focused dental and medical aesthetics distributor and service provider, from IDH Group (a portfolio company of Palamon Capital Partners).
Founded over 50 years ago, the DD Group is the only company to offer an extensive range of specialist products, equipment and support services across both the dental and beauty markets in the UK and ROI. The DD Group supplies over 12,000 dental practices and 6,000 medical beauty clinics, and is rapidly expanding to reach 18,000 specialist beauty salons across the country.
Sun European Partners LLP is a leading private investment advisory firm, focused on partnering with outstanding management teams to accelerate value creation. Sun European Partners is a trusted partner that is recognised for its investment and operational experience, including particular expertise in business and consumer services, healthcare, industrial and technology sectors. Since 1995, affiliates of Sun European Partners have invested in more than 425 companies worldwide across a broad range of industries and transaction structures with turnover of approximately €40 billion. Sun European Partners has offices in London and affiliates with offices in Boca Raton, Los Angeles, and New York.
The deal team was led by Global Corporate partner Andrej Wolf with support from Corporate associates Sarah Ullathorne and Lewis Whiteoak. The team also had assistance from European Leveraged Finance partner Miko Bradford and associate Zoe Halliday, Tax special counsel Andrew Callaghan and associate Cosmos Fung, Employment special counsel Katherine Soanes, Technology partner Joel Harrison and associate Prudence Buckland, Litigation partner Tom Canning and associate Riah Kim and Transportation and Space associate Pinky Mehta.
