A Mansfield, Mass., optometrist who sold his practice to a private equity-backed group in 2023 has launched PracticeAmerica, a “doctor-to-doctor” practice transition marketplace designed to give independent physicians a seller-financed exit path without brokers or PE involvement, according to a July 30 news release.
Joel Hayden, OD, founded the platform after more than 30 years in independent practice ownership, drawing on a seller-financed deal that launched his own career when banks declined to fund his 1993 practice purchase.
PracticeAmerica charges sellers a single 5% fee at closing with no upfront costs and no fees to buyers, and serves solo and small-group physicians in optometry, dentistry, primary care, podiatry, dermatology and chiropractic, including practices that fall below private equity’s acquisition threshold.
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