Ascend Strategic Partners

About Ascend Strategic Partners

Ascend Strategic Partners is a dental practice brokerage and M&A advisory firm built on buy-side experience. Founder Austin Hunter built and ran the M&A team at one of the country's largest DSOs — 50+ transactions, $500M+ in deal value, 150+ locations across 20 states. Ascend puts that experience to work on the seller's side of the table. Sell-Side Brokerage. Representation for owners selling their practice, informed by how buyers actually underwrite: what they pay premiums for, where they cut, and what an investment committee needs to see before it says yes. Every engagement runs a competitive process through an established nationwide network of DSO, private equity, and private buyers. Pre-Sale Advisory. For owners one to three years out: valuation clarity, EBITDA and add-back positioning, and the operational improvements that change what buyers will pay. Practices sell on their earnings — every dollar of EBITDA found before going to market is worth a multiple of it at close. Diligence Staffing. For DSOs and healthcare PPMs without an in-house diligence team: acquisition evaluation, process standardization, and execution support, scaled to your deal flow. Based in Tampa, Florida. Serving clients nationally.