Processing timeline
17
days
Filed
26 May 2026
Decision Due
9 July 2026
Est decision date: 20 June 2026. Based on 7 decided Healthcare & Life Sciences notifications.
Acquirer(s)
Smile Partners (NSW3) Pty Ltd ACN - 695 902 955
Target(s) or Vendor(s)
Shrika Pty Ltd ACN - 108 757 357
Other parties
Redcat Bidco Pty Ltd ACN - 683 178 921, SMILE PARTNERS (NORWEST) PTY LTD ABN - 89 653 164 795, TNG1 Pty Ltd ACN - 682 275 234, THERAPYNOW PTY LTD ABN - 17 662 216 104, MAXLIFE CARE CORP PTY LTD ABN - 22 644 546 494, SASH HOLDCO PTY LTD ABN - 91 616 570 560, TECALA HOLDINGS PTY LTD ABN - 67 653 440 405, SMILE PARTNERS (GOLD COAST) PTY LTD ABN - 73 669 437 656, ICG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD ABN - 77 679 496 201, NWS Topco Pty Ltd ACN - 688 200 795, OUTLINE GLOBAL PTY LTD ABN - 70 122 481 341, SMILE PARTNERS MIDCO PTY LTD ABN - 54 693 759 894, COLTERLEC HOLDINGS PTY LTD ABN - 51 614 738 608, Armitage Services IVA Pty Ltd ACN - 665 389 104, Armitage Associates Services Pty Ltd ACN - 614 677 708, SMILE PARTNERS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ABN - 53 607 013 561, ARMITAGE ASSOCIATES PTY LTD ABN - 87 611 079 157, SMILE PARTNERS (VIC1) PTY LTD ABN - 22 682 367 899, DEMI EDUCATION GROUP PTY LTD ABN - 58 652 798 126, REDCAT PTY LTD ABN - 88 090 409 920, NEWCASTLE WEIGHING SERVICES PTY LTD ABN - 36 001 344 430, SMILE PARTNERS (NSW2) PTY LTD ABN - 26 689 905 799, SMILE PARTNERS (MYSMILE) PTY LTD ABN - 54 620 594 916, SMILE PARTNERS (QLD1) PTY LTD ABN - 38 691 675 180, SMILE PARTNERS (WA3) PTY LTD ABN - 49 675 791 572, MEDIQUIP HOLDINGS PTY LTD ABN - 69 628 866 731, WASTECH GROUP PTY LIMITED ABN - 61 637 049 293, SMILE PARTNERS (AUS) HOLDINGS PTY LTD ABN - 63 614 373 778, SMILE PARTNERS (OCEAN) PTY LTD ABN - 99 625 040 744, BLUEFIT GROUP PTY LTD ABN - 15 623 370 552, SMILE PARTNERS (WA2) PTY LTD ABN - 98 674 927 943, SMILE PARTNERS (KNOX CITY) PTY LTD ABN - 36 616 447 646, SMILE PARTNERS (INSTYLE) PTY LTD ABN - 61 625 040 520, SMILE PARTNERS (VIC2) PTY LTD ABN - 95 683 484 764, The Trustee for SHRIKA ABN - 83 315 233 206, MEHTA, ATUL ABN - 28 009 755 704, SMILE PARTNERS (WA1) PTY LTD ABN - 27 662 001 925, SMILE PARTNERS (NSW1) PTY LTD ABN - 80 679 220 350, IRON CAPITAL PTY LTD ABN - 61 623 379 797
Smile Partners (NSW3) Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Smile Partners Australia Pty Ltd (backed by Armitage Australia Pty Ltd), proposes to acquire 100% of the assets of Shrika Pty Ltd as trustee for Shrika (trading as Mehta Orthodontics). This asset sale involves orthodontic practices, with the target being an independent practice in Bella Vista, north-western Sydney.
Smile Partners (NSW3) Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Smile Partners Australia Pty Ltd, (together, for convenience, SPA ) proposes to acquire 100% of the assets of Shrika Pty Ltd as trustee for Shrika (trading as Mehta Orthodontics ). SPA owns a network of independently branded orthodontic practices located across Australia and New Zealand. Its shareholding is dispersed across a number of investors, the largest proportion of which is controlled by Armitage Australia Pty Ltd, a private equity firm. SPA currently: owns 13 orthodontic practice brands with 20 clinic locations in Australia, across Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. This includes 2 orthodontic practices in the Hills District of north-western Sydney (Bachmayer Orthodontic Clinic and Brace5 Orthodontics); and provides management services pursuant to contractual arrangements with additional orthodontic practices in Australia. Only one of those clinics owns clinics located in NSW, which are outside of the Sydney metropolitan area. Mehta Orthodontics is an independent orthodontic practice located in Bella Vista, a suburb in the Hills District of north-western Sydney.
The period for providing submissions or information in response to the ACCC’s Phase 1 questionnaire has concluded.