Young Innovations has been acquired by Linden Capital Partners. BB&T Capital Partners also invested equity to support the acquisition. Young Innovations is a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of consumable and diagnostic supplies and equipment for dental professionals and consumers.

Linden Capital Partners has added Eran Broshy as an operating partner. Broshy joins Linden from Providence Equity Partners and will work closely with Linden’s team focusing on investments in the provider, payer, and pharmaceutical services spaces.

Maranon Capital has completed a mezzanine debt investment in Young Innovations to support affiliates of Linden Capital Partners in a public–to-private transaction valued at approximately $314 million. Maranon was agent for the lenders who provided a $65 million mezzanine tranche. Maranon also co-invested preferred and common equity in the transaction alongside Linden.

HYCOR Biomedical, a manufacturer and marketer of in vitro diagnostic products for the global allergy and autoimmune markets, has sold its urinalysis business to an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, Laurel Crown Partners, and StoneCreek Capital. HYCOR is a portfolio company of Linden Capital Partners.

Northwestern Management Services, a dental service organization and portfolio company of Linden Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Dental Center of Silver Lakes, a general and multi-specialty dental practice located in Pembroke Pines, FL. Dental Center of Silver Lakes will continue to operate under its existing name.

SeraCare Life Sciences, a portfolio company of Linden Capital Partners, has sold its biorepository, biobanking and laboratory services business to Precision Health Holdings. The Maryland-based business includes biorepository and biobanking services and certain laboratory services.

Linden Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare, has appointed Bill Rhodes as an operating partner. Rhodes joins Linden from Becton, Dickinson and Company and will work closely with Linden’s investment team in the diagnostics and life science tools sectors.

Some hoped that December would bring a jump in M&A but so far that hasn’t turned out. The value of U.S. M&A dropped 21% this week, while PE-backed mergers plunged 69%.

Northwestern Management Services (NMS), which provides management and administrative services and facilities for the Gentle Dental Group, has been sold to Linden Capital Partners, a healthcare focused middle market private equity firm. NMS was majority owned by the Beekman Group and its founder David Willens. Gentle Dental Group, another portfolio company of the Beekman Group, has also been sold to Dental services business Gentle Dental has been sold to Linden Capital Partners. Terms of both deals were not disclosed.

Dental services business Gentle Dental has been sold to Linden Capital Partners. Gentle Dental was a portfolio company of The Beekman Group. Harris Williams & Co. acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Gentle Dental.