October 2023
Morgans denies voting breach in failed dental-chain spat
The national stockbroking chain rejected allegations that investor shares in Smiles Inclusive were voted without authorisation.
- Liam Walsh
Bust dental-chain hearing probes growth outlook ‘discrepancy’
Smiles Inclusive listed with hopes of expanding rapidly as a dental chain. But it failed within two years.
- Liam Walsh
February 2021
- Exclusive
- Private equity
Genesis Capital Partners aims to raise maiden fund
The specialist healthcare investment firm is hoping to attract up to $200 million for its debut fund this year after kicking some early goals since being founded in 2018.
- Carrie LaFrenz
March 2020
Health, retail CEOs urge hard shutdown.
Healthcare and retail bosses are urging a hard economic shutdown while directors of big banking, aviation and energy companies back the cautious approach.
- Lucas Baird, Liam Walsh and Patrick Durkin
January 2020
Morgans' corporate arm role in dental spat revealed
The divide between a stockbroker's client advisers and corporate-fundraising arms is in the spotlight.
- Liam Walsh
November 2019
Advisers take $1m bite out of 1300 Smiles for tilt at Maven
Fees charged by lawyers and corporate advisors have cost an ASX dental group which attempted a big bite on the acquisition front.
- Simon Evans
September 2019
Smiles hunts for 200,000 missing dental patients
The 56 dental practices mainly under the Totally Smiles brand have many 'under-utilised chairs' and 200,000 patients who haven't been back in 18 months.
- Simon Evans
Smiles Inclusive cash burn troubles dentists
A WA dentist who sold four practices into the Smiles Inclusive structure questions how Bartercard trade dollars can be included in cash flow assessments.
- Simon Evans
$19m of red ink flows out of Smiles Inclusive mess
Customers paying high dental bills might wonder how an ASX dental roll-up with 50-plus practices can lose so much money.
- Simon Evans
July 2019
Morgans briefs the lawyers over Smiles Inclusive dispute
Morgans doesn't appreciate being dragged into the Smiles Inclusive abscess.
- Updated
- Myriam Robin
June 2019
May 2019
Former CEO and ex-chairman voted off Smiles board
A bitter boardroom battle came to a head at the Smiles Inclusive extraordinary general meeting, but there may be a sequel.
- Simon Evans
April 2019
- Opinion
- Rear Window
Boardroom brawl at Smiles Inclusive leaves red ink
Smiles Inclusive, which runs 56 dental practices under the Totally Smiles brand, has blown up $48m in value in a year and losses are mounting.
- Simon Evans
- Opinion
- Rear Window
Why Peter Evans has his hands full at Smiles Inclusive
No one is smiling as the one-year anniversary of ASX-listed dentistry group Smiles Inclusive approaches.
- Simon Evans
US giant aims to take a bite out of high orthodontic bills
Private equity is backing a $4.5 billion US disruptor about to enter Australia, where it says the $8000 cost of braces on adolescents' teeth is very high.
- Simon Evans
March 2019
New twist in Smiles boardroom stoush
The former CEO and chairman of Smiles Inclusive, who want to oust most of the board, are now being targeted by a bloc of angry shareholders.
- Simon Evans
Teeth-gnashing over ructions at Smiles Inclusive boardroom
The old guard wants to overthrow the new in a messy boardroom dispute at an ASX dentistry company with 56 practices and serious problems.
- Simon Evans
July 2008
Schools make Scholaris do hard yards
Education software provider, Scholaris International, has its work cut out raising $6 million for a stockmarket listing. Conditions for floats are terrible and Scholaris has the added problem that share prices of other listed education stocks have fallen sharply.
- Tony Featherstone