{"schemaVersion":"1.0","matched":true,"query":{"name":"Colorado Root Canal Specialists","city":null},"permalink":"https://whoowns.cashpaymed.org/record/dynamic-business-specialized-dental-partners-colorado-root-canal-specialists","record":{"id":"dynamic-business-specialized-dental-partners-colorado-root-canal-specialists","name":"Colorado Root Canal Specialists","descriptor":"Colorado Root Canal Specialists is publicly associated with Specialized Dental Partners.","checked":"August 17, 2026","peStatus":"confirmed","statusLabel":"Current private-equity involvement confirmed","statusDetail":"The current ownership chain includes Quad-C Management Inc. as an investor. The cited evidence does not establish control.","alternatives":[],"chain":[{"role":"Business or brand","entity":"Colorado Root Canal Specialists","detail":"Colorado Root Canal Specialists is publicly associated with Specialized Dental Partners."},{"role":"Parent company","entity":"Specialized Dental Partners","detail":"Colorado Root Canal Specialists is listed by an official source as part of Specialized Dental Partners."},{"role":"Private-equity investor","entity":"Quad-C Management Inc.","detail":"Quad-C Management Inc. is the current investment firm connected to Specialized Dental Partners. Ownership: Quad-C Management Inc. is identified on Quad-C’s own portfolio page as being invested in Specialized Dental Partners, and that page is explicitly labeled as current portfolio, which serves as a direct primary source that Quad-C currently owns an equity stake in Specialized Dental Partners; the percentage is not disclosed. Quad-C also issued a formal news release on its website announcing an investment in U.S. Endodontics Partners, the predecessor platform that later rebranded to Specialized Dental Partners, documenting the transaction but not specifying stake size or control terms. These two items satisfy the requirement of at least one direct primary source for current ownership, with terms undisclosed.\n\nMultiple independent transaction and deal-flow sources – including healthcare deal newsletters, acquisition notes, and PE roll-up trackers – consistently describe Specialized Dental Partners as a portfolio company of Quad-C Management or as “owned by” or “backed by” Quad-C in 2023–2026 coverage, with no evidence of a subsequent sale or recapitalization to a different sponsor. One independent source also documents Thurston Group’s earlier exit from U.S. Endodontics Partners to Quad-C, which supports Quad-C as successor owner and shows that Thurston is no longer the owner. Another transaction database lists Quad-C Management among Specialized Dental Partners’ investors alongside a debt provider, reinforcing that Quad-C is the equity sponsor while not contradicting the ownership characterization.\n\nNo credible source indicates that Quad-C has exited its investment o"}],"facts":[{"dimension":"Private-equity relationship","label":"PE-backed","statement":"The current ownership chain includes Quad-C Management Inc. as an investor. The cited evidence does not establish control.","evidenceDate":"August 17, 2026","sources":[{"label":"Verified ownership evidence for Specialized Dental Partners","url":"https://www.quadc.com/portfolio/specialized-dental/"}]},{"dimension":"Operating relationship","label":"local endodontic practice in SDP network (local practice brand, SDP-supported; o","statement":"Business or brand-level record; a specific location may have a separate franchisee or operator.","evidenceDate":"August 17, 2026","sources":[{"label":"Official business or brand evidence for Colorado Root Canal Specialists","url":"https://www.beckersdental.com/dso-dpms/specialized-dental-partners-3-year-growth-recap-19-moves/"}]},{"dimension":"Ownership form and scale","label":"private equity-backed specialty dental services organization; ownership percentage undisclosed","statement":"Reported scale: Part of a larger operating group. Ownership form and geographic scale are shown separately.","evidenceDate":"August 17, 2026","sources":[{"label":"Official business or brand evidence for Colorado Root Canal Specialists","url":"https://www.beckersdental.com/dso-dpms/specialized-dental-partners-3-year-growth-recap-19-moves/"}]}],"gap":"Business or brand-level record; a specific location may have a separate franchisee or operator."},"coverageWarning":null,"license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"WHO OWNS THIS? (https://whoowns.cashpaymed.org)"}}