17 January 2023

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TUSK Partners closes a remarkable year

Tommaso Albonetti

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TUSK Partners, the premier dental M&A advisor, ended 2022 with numerous accomplishments, honors and expansions. According to a news release, the company helped hundreds of dentists and entrepreneurs in the process of preparing and selling their lives’ work.

A recap of the year for TUSK Partners includes:

Expanding the team, footprint

TUSK expanded its team with the addition of five new team members in 2022 — Josh Swearingen, Taylor Adams, Mariana Alvarez Gonzalez, Alex Malone and Yazen Abusad — and all of them have had an immediate impact on the business. TUSK Partners, headquartered in Charlotte, now has team members in Colorado, Utah, Texas and Ohio.

In January, TUSK transitioned twice into new offices, doubling the size of headquarters in Charlotte’s uptown neighborhood.

Notable recognitions

TUSK was honored by Inc. magazine as the 950th fastest growing company in the nation. In addition, the company was ranked the 11th fastest revenue growing company in the Charlotte Business Journal’s annual Fast 50 list.

Kevin Cumbus, president of TUSK, said in the news release that the awards are “a testament to the grit and dedication of our team, the incredible support system we are surrounded by and the amazing clients who trust us with their life’s work.”

2022 by the numbers

• TUSK provided M&A advisory services for a multitude of dental practice owners across all specialties.
• On average, TUSK clients experience a 40% increase in their unsolicited offers.
• TUSK attended over 15 Dental conferences throughout the U.S., while hosting multiple workshops focused on educating dentists on the sale of their business.
• TUSK once again sold out their annual TUSK M&A Workshop at Dykema’s Definitive Conference for DSOs and will host the event for the third consecutive year in July 2023.
• TUSK was a featured author three times in Dental Economics as well as many other dental-specific publications.

Ryan Mingus, managing director of M&A, said that 2022 was a remarkable year for Team TUSK. 

“It’s been incredible to watch the growth of the business and our team throughout 2022,” he said. “I must credit our success to the way our team resembles our core values each and every day.”