# Recapitalization

**Recapitalization:** A recapitalization is a change in a company’s mix of debt and equity; in dentistry it usually means a DSO bringing in new investors or restructuring its debt, or an owner selling a majority stake while keeping equity.

A recapitalization is a change in a company’s mix of debt and equity; in dentistry it usually means a DSO bringing in new investors or restructuring its debt, or an owner selling a majority stake while keeping equity.

Recapitalizations are one way investor-backed groups return capital and add new backers, and they can create rollover equity for dentist-partners.

Source: DDSIntel glossary, https://ddsintel.com/glossary/recapitalization

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