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Acquiring Minds

Buying To 4m Across 7 Sites In 3 Years

with Gail Hamilton-Azoto · Real Hearing

LenderHawk analysis. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Acquiring Minds.

The Deal

Business
Real Hearing
Industry
Audiology practices (hearing aid retail and dispensing)
Year
2022
Revenue at Purchase
$4.0M
Deal Source
proprietary

Financing Structure

Other

Strategic Rationale

Identified undervalued audiology practices with poor economics for individual providers but significant consolidation and operational optimization opportunity; attracted by mission to improve hearing health outcomes and meaningful employment provision to healthcare workers.

Post-Acquisition Performance

Six practices aggregated into MSO generating over $4 million in revenue across seven locations with year-over-year revenue increases; employee development program has sent three internal candidates to audiology school; successfully managed key person risk through cross-location provider rotation and training of hearing instrument specialists.

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Key Takeaways

  • 1Intentional physical distance from acquired businesses forces development of robust systems and prevents founder from becoming bottleneck in daily operations.
  • 2Manufacturer supply agreements can provide 100% acquisition financing by tying repayment to committed units sold over 7-10 year terms, eliminating need for personal capital deployment.
  • 3Healthcare practices viewed as retail locations with clear P&L drivers are undervalued by individual provider-operators focused on lifestyle income rather than business optimization and consolidation.