Brookside Mezzanine Partners is pleased to announce its investment in Smile Brands Group, Inc. Formed in 1998 and based in Irvine, CA, Smile Brands is one of the largest providers of support services to dental groups in the United States. Smile Brands provides comprehensive business support services through exclusive long term agreements with affiliate dental groups, so dentists can spend more time caring for their patients and less time on the administrative, marketing and financial aspects of operating a dental practice. Smile Brands supports nearly 350 Bright Now!® Dental, Monarch Dental®, and Castle Dental® offices in 17 states nationwide.

Brookside Mezzanine Partners provided subordinated debt to facilitate the acquisition of Smile Brands by Gryphon Investors.

About Brookside Mezzanine Partners Founded in 2001, Brookside Mezzanine Partners manages in excess of $500 million across three mezzanine funds. The Firm is a leading provider of subordinated debt and minority equity capital to small and mid‐sized companies throughout the United States. We invest in both sponsored and non‐sponsored transactions and provide junior capital and unitranche financing to support buyouts, leveraged recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, dividends and growth capital. 

Please contact us or visit our website at www.brooksidemp.com for additional information.