# Asset purchase

**Asset purchase:** An asset purchase is a deal structure in which the buyer acquires selected assets of a dental practice, such as equipment, patient records and goodwill, rather than the entity that owns it.

An asset purchase is a deal structure in which the buyer acquires selected assets of a dental practice, such as equipment, patient records and goodwill, rather than the entity that owns it.

In an asset deal the seller’s entity often remains and may later lapse, which can surface as a corporate signal or an administrative dissolution. The alternative is a stock purchase. Have counsel and a CPA review how any deal is structured; this entry is general information, not advice.

Source: DDSIntel glossary, https://ddsintel.com/glossary/asset-purchase

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