Arun Mehra
Arun Mehra, Samera CEO
Expertise
- Dental Accountancy
- Dental Practice Sales
- Setting up Squat Practices
- Dental Practice Growth
- Financial Director
- Dental Groups and DSO’s.
Experience
- Arun has been setting up his own successful dental practices for 20 years.
- CEO of Samera
- Vice President at Bank of America.
- Accountant at PwC.
- Accountant for 25 years.
- Multiple talks and lectures for Samera, BDA and more.
Qualifications
- Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA)
- Bachelor’s in Engineering, First Class (B.Eng)
With almost twenty years of commercial experience and knowledge in Dentistry, Arun’s expertise is valued by hundreds of businesses across the UK. His financial acumen and know-how, along with his hands-on commercial expertise have helped clients, large and small, new and established to achieve great things.
His energy and passion for helping clients is infectious and leading his team to do their best is at the top of his list of business priorities. He has a vast network of experienced contacts he can draw on to help clients when needed.
Arun is the founder of the Samera Group, starting the business with just one client sitting at his father’s dining table. Fifteen years on, Team Samera now service hundreds of Dental clients, run exciting events, help clients raise finance, and are very active in helping clients buy or sell Dental practices.
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Arun’s Articles
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Buying a Dental Practice? Why Independent Advice Is Not Optional!
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How a 25+ surgery dental group cut routine accounting time by 80%
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Practice owner reduces clinical time to one day a week, and still achieves above-average sale multiples
Read more: Practice owner reduces clinical time to one day a week, and still achieves above-average sale multiples -
Busy but unprofitable, a private practice turns performance around within six months
Read more: Busy but unprofitable, a private practice turns performance around within six months -
Additional finance secured to complete an overrun freehold move
Read more: Additional finance secured to complete an overrun freehold move -
Better terms and flexible payments negotiated on a squat practice conversion
Read more: Better terms and flexible payments negotiated on a squat practice conversion -
Refinancing review leads to a buying group discovery neither side expected
Read more: Refinancing review leads to a buying group discovery neither side expected -
Loan renewal secures a full 20-year term, not just an extension
Read more: Loan renewal secures a full 20-year term, not just an extension -
Practice owner beats their bank’s own offer by going to market
Read more: Practice owner beats their bank’s own offer by going to market -
£1.2m Somerset acquisition structured across a HoldCo and a PropCo
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£1.7m acquisition funded across two facilities, with a clean split between property and goodwill
Read more: £1.7m acquisition funded across two facilities, with a clean split between property and goodwill -
Start-up dental practice secures a blended funding package to keep launch costs manageable
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Backing a first-time buyer to 100% LTV, then fighting for two separate price reductions
Read more: Backing a first-time buyer to 100% LTV, then fighting for two separate price reductions -
The deal that nearly fell apart because of a nervous seller
Read more: The deal that nearly fell apart because of a nervous seller -
The VAT bill nobody had budgeted for
Read more: The VAT bill nobody had budgeted for -
The three words that stalled a £1.1 million deal
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The finance was ready for months. The building was not
Read more: The finance was ready for months. The building was not -
The deal that went almost exactly as planned
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When the fit-out costs more than the plan said it would
Read more: When the fit-out costs more than the plan said it would -
The loan amount that changed twice before we got it right
Read more: The loan amount that changed twice before we got it right -
Not everything we arrange is a seven-figure acquisition
Read more: Not everything we arrange is a seven-figure acquisition -
When the deal can’t move until the NHS contract does
Read more: When the deal can’t move until the NHS contract does -
The finance was never the issue. The company structure was.
Read more: The finance was never the issue. The company structure was. -
Two practices, one deal, no real drama
Read more: Two practices, one deal, no real drama -
The loan that had to keep HMRC happy as well as the lender
Read more: The loan that had to keep HMRC happy as well as the lender -
When a goodwill purchase stalls on the legal side, not the finance
Read more: When a goodwill purchase stalls on the legal side, not the finance -
The mortgage rate most people never bother to check
Read more: The mortgage rate most people never bother to check -
Backing yourself into a £900,000 acquisition, variable rate and all
Read more: Backing yourself into a £900,000 acquisition, variable rate and all -
Investing in Dental Practices When the Easy Money Is Gone
Read more: Investing in Dental Practices When the Easy Money Is Gone -
Why the DSO party is over in the UK and Europe
Read more: Why the DSO party is over in the UK and Europe -
The 7 Steps UK DSO’s need to take over the next 3 years…
Read more: The 7 Steps UK DSO’s need to take over the next 3 years… -
How to Manage Accounts for a Dental Group
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5 Reasons Why You Should Outsource your Veterinary Practice’s Accounts
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6 Reasons UK Pharmacies Should Outsource their Accounts
Read more: 6 Reasons UK Pharmacies Should Outsource their Accounts -
Essential ingredients for a successful squat private dental practice
Read more: Essential ingredients for a successful squat private dental practice -
Cosmetic Surgeon Commercial Finance
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Buying a Car Through Your Limited Company: 4 Things You Need to Know
Read more: Buying a Car Through Your Limited Company: 4 Things You Need to Know -
Financing a Day Care Nursery
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7 Fatal Mistakes to Avoid When Starting a Dental Practice
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How to Finance a GP Practice
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Raising Finance for a Veterinary Clinic
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How to Start a Dental Practice
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How To Grow A Dental Practice
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How Emergency Patients Can Help to Grow your Dental Practice
Read more: How Emergency Patients Can Help to Grow your Dental Practice -
11 Top Tips to Manage your Cash Flow in a Crisis
Read more: 11 Top Tips to Manage your Cash Flow in a Crisis -
Free Templates for Financial Documents
Read more: Free Templates for Financial Documents -
Top 10 Tips to Help You Cut Small Business Expenses
Read more: Top 10 Tips to Help You Cut Small Business Expenses -
Free Cash Flow Spreadsheet Template
Read more: Free Cash Flow Spreadsheet Template -
How to Sell Your Dental Practice in 9 Steps
Read more: How to Sell Your Dental Practice in 9 Steps -
7 Learning Points I Wish I Had Known Before Selling My First Dental Practice
Read more: 7 Learning Points I Wish I Had Known Before Selling My First Dental Practice -
Selling a Dental Practice to a Corporate – 5 Mistakes to Avoid
Read more: Selling a Dental Practice to a Corporate – 5 Mistakes to Avoid -
7 Survival Tips to the NHS Tendering Process
Read more: 7 Survival Tips to the NHS Tendering Process -
Dental Practice Retirement & Transition Planning
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Financial Tips for Dentists
Read more: Financial Tips for Dentists -
Selling Your Dental Practice: 7 Essential Things To Consider
Read more: Selling Your Dental Practice: 7 Essential Things To Consider -
Dealing With Debt as a Dentist
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Transform your Dental Practice Profits
Read more: Transform your Dental Practice Profits -
What Tools do you use for your Business?
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What Profitable Dental Practices Do Right
Read more: What Profitable Dental Practices Do Right -
Understanding Finance to Increase Profits
Read more: Understanding Finance to Increase Profits -
Reasons for selling a dental practice
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Issues in the selling process
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Is it the best time to sell a dental practice?
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Associated costs that buyers will scrutinise
Read more: Associated costs that buyers will scrutinise -
Retaining New Dental Patients
Read more: Retaining New Dental Patients -
Building a dental team
Read more: Building a dental team -
Creating a Business Plan for a Dental Practice
Read more: Creating a Business Plan for a Dental Practice
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