Best Med Spa Business Brokers and M&A Advisors (2026): 9 Compared

For med spa and aesthetic practice owners preparing to sell. Updated October 2, 2026 · Prepared by Prospyr. Prospyr makes practice software, not M&A advisory services, and none of the firms below is a Prospyr product or partner. Each summary reflects what the firm publishes on its own website, checked October 2026. Fees, exclusivity terms and buyer lists change, so get every term in a signed engagement letter before you share your financials.

What does a med spa business broker or M&A advisor do?

A med spa business broker or M&A advisor runs the sale of your practice for you: it values the business, prepares the financials and offering materials, finds and screens buyers under NDA, runs a competitive process, and manages negotiation and diligence through closing. Brokers usually handle smaller practices sold to individual owners or providers. M&A advisors and investment banks usually handle larger practices sold to private equity-backed platforms and multi-site operators. Most are paid a success fee at closing, so the real differences are size focus, aesthetic experience and the terms in the engagement letter.

The 9 med spa M&A advisors and brokers at a glance

How we chose this list

We started with firms that name med spas, aesthetic practices or plastic surgery as a market on their own websites, then checked four things a seller can verify before a first call:

1. Aesthetics experience you can see. Named transactions, a dedicated aesthetics page, or published market research on the sector.
2. Who they represent. Sell-side only, or both sides of a deal.
3. Published terms. Whether the site says how the firm is paid and how long you are committed.
4. Size fit. Whether the firm works with single-location practices sold to individual buyers, larger groups sold to private equity, or both.

Generalist business brokers that list med spas among dozens of industries, firms that only match owners with other brokers, and banks whose sites we could not load in October 2026 were left out. The order is our editorial view, not a measure of results.

1. Aesthetic Brokers

Aesthetic Brokers is a sell-side M&A advisory firm based in La Jolla, California, founded and led by CEO Bill Walker. It covers eight verticals: medical spas, cosmetic dermatology, plastic surgery, infusion centers, women's health, regenerative and wellness, cosmetic dentistry and endocrinology. Services include transaction advisory, valuations and financial analysis, due diligence support and growth consulting.

What stands out:

• Sell-side exclusive. The firm states it represents only sellers and never represents buyers.
• Fee model stated plainly. It says compensation is "built primarily around a success fee," with some engagements including a retainer or upfront fee, defined in the engagement agreement before work begins.
• Founder background. The site lists Walker's experience as a Marine Corps aviator and in private equity healthcare M&A, with degrees from Harvard Kennedy School and Georgetown McDonough.
• Deal examples. It publishes anonymized tombstones for med spa, cosmetic dermatology, plastic surgery and infusion center transactions, with valuations withheld.

Right for: an owner who wants an aesthetics specialist whose only job in the deal is the seller's outcome. Ask: whether your engagement includes a retainer, how the success fee is calculated, and how many med spa sales the person running yours has closed.

2. Skytale Group

Skytale Group describes itself as a boutique advisory firm for healthcare and consumer businesses, offering investment banking, management consulting and private capital solutions. Medical aesthetics and plastic surgery are named sectors, alongside dental, women's health, infusion centers and others. Certain principals are registered with Burch & Company, Inc. (member FINRA/SIPC) for securities-related services.

What stands out:

• Named aesthetics deals. Its transactions page lists sell-side work for Glow Medispa (Founders Beauty Group), Tribeca Medspa (AYA Med Spa), Windermere Medical Spa & Laser Institute (AYA), MD Esthetics (New Harbor Capital), Ageless Remedies Medspa & Laser Center (Foundation MedAesthetics) and The Swan Center for Plastic Surgery (United Aesthetics Alliance).
• Consulting before a sale. The management consulting arm covers practice growth and exit strategy, useful if you are one to three years from selling.

Right for: a med spa or plastic surgery practice with enough earnings to draw private equity-backed platforms. Ask: the minimum practice size it takes on, which banker will run your process day to day, and how fees are split between consulting and a transaction.

3. TUSK Practice Sales

TUSK Practice Sales, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, sells healthcare practices across dental, dermatology, plastic surgery, med spa and behavioral health. Its med spa page says the team includes former medical spa owners and covers valuation, financial preparation, buyer identification, negotiation, deal structuring and closing support, including employment terms, non-competes and earnouts.

What stands out:

• Paid at closing. TUSK states it is paid after your deal closes and is not paid by buyers.
• Reported track record. It reports 200+ healthcare transactions, $1.5B+ in deals closed and access to 200+ buyers.
• Two buyer types explained. Its med spa page separates PE-backed platforms, which it says typically value practices at 5x to 10x+ EBITDA, from private buyers, which it says typically price as a percentage of collections. It gives six to nine months as a typical timeline.

Right for: a med spa owner who wants a broker that understands both a private buyer and a platform sale. Ask: the fee percentage, the length of exclusivity, and how many of its 200+ transactions were med spas.

4. Provident Healthcare Partners

Provident Healthcare Partners is a healthcare investment bank that has operated for more than two decades, offering M&A advisory, equity and debt financing, strategic advisory and financial sponsor coverage. It publishes research on aesthetic medicine, including a February 2024 white paper on investment and consolidation in the sector. Securities are offered through PCF Capital Markets, LLC (member FINRA/SIPC).

Right for: a larger med spa group or multi-location aesthetic business that expects institutional buyers. Ask: its minimum deal size, recent aesthetics transactions it can name, and whether it advises buyers in the same sector.

5. Physician Growth Partners

Physician Growth Partners is a Chicago-based investment bank that advises founder-owned and sponsor-backed physician groups on recapitalizations, mergers and full sales to strategic or private equity buyers. It reports more than 90 healthcare transactions closed. Its listed deals include Glow Aesthetics, Advanced Dermatology, MetroDerm, Fort Worth Plastic Surgery and Tallahassee Plastic Surgery Clinic.

Right for: a physician-owned plastic surgery or dermatology practice with a med spa attached, considering a private equity partnership. Ask: how it handles the surgeon's post-sale employment terms and rollover equity, and the smallest practice it will represent.

6. Triumphant Transition Partners

Triumphant Transition Partners, based in Austin, Texas, sells dental, medical, med spa, dermatology and plastic surgery practices. Its med spa page describes CPA-led valuations and a five-stage process: readiness review, valuation and underwriting, buyer outreach, offers and negotiation, and diligence through closing. It names private equity firms, MSOs and individual operators as buyers.

It reports more than $1 billion in total enterprise value facilitated, is a member of the Texas Association of Business Brokers and the International Business Brokers Association, and lists Inc. 5000 recognition for 2025 and 2026. It offers a free valuation and an online valuation calculator.

Right for: an owner who wants a CPA-backed valuation before deciding whether to sell. Ask: the fee, the length of the listing agreement, and how many of its sales were med spas rather than dental practices.

7. Tinsley Medical Practice Brokers

Tinsley Medical Practice Brokers, led by Sean Tinsley from Austin, Texas, sells primary care, specialty medical practices and med spas. Its med spa page covers confidential valuations, exit planning, buyer targeting (private equity, MSOs, franchise operators, individual investors and medical professionals), negotiation, diligence and transition. It reports 100+ transactions and a 90% close rate within 12 months, and says about 60% of its deals are in Texas.

Right for: a smaller med spa, especially in Texas, selling to an individual buyer or provider. Ask: the fee, how many med spa sales it has closed, and whether it has sold a franchise location before if yours is one.

8. LuxMed Transition Strategies

LuxMed Transition Strategies represents buyers and sellers of aesthetics and wellness practices, including med spas, dermatology and plastic surgery. Services include valuation, prospectus development and transition consulting. President and CEO Chris Hubble previously co-founded Eagle Dental Management.

What stands out: LuxMed states there are no upfront costs or retainer fees, "one clear broker fee," and a 30-day listing agreement with no penalty for canceling, compared with the one-year agreements common in brokerage.

Right for: an owner who wants to test the market without a long commitment. Ask: the broker fee in writing, and whether LuxMed is also representing the buyer on any deal it brings you.

9. Med Spa Business Broker

Med Spa Business Broker, operated by SeaRidge Advisory Inc., represents only med spa and aesthetic practice sellers. It covers valuation, preparation of transaction materials, buyer outreach and screening, negotiation, diligence management and closing, and names strategic acquirers and PE-backed platforms as buyers.

The site does not name its team, office location, transaction count or fees, which is why it sits last here.

Right for: an owner who wants a med spa-only conversation. Ask: who will run your sale, their closed med spa deals with references, and the full fee and exclusivity terms.

Questions to ask any med spa M&A advisor or business broker

1. How are you paid, and by whom? Ask for the success fee percentage, any retainer or monthly fee, a minimum fee, and whether any buyer pays them anything.
2. How long is the exclusivity, and what is the tail? A tail clause can owe the advisor a fee if you sell to a buyer they introduced after the agreement ends. Get the length in writing.
3. Do you ever represent buyers? Some firms work both sides or are paid by platforms. Know which before you sign.
4. Which med spa deals have you closed, and can I call those sellers? Ask for practices near your size and in your state.
5. Who handles securities-related work? If your deal may include rollover equity in a buyer's platform, ask which FINRA-registered broker-dealer the firm uses.
6. How do you keep the sale confidential? Ask how they protect your name with blind profiles and NDAs, and when your team and providers will be told.
7. What will buyers ask for in diligence? Expect three years of financials, provider agreements, medical director and supervision arrangements, and treatment and membership reports.

Where Prospyr fits

Buyers value a med spa on records they can check: revenue by service and provider, recurring membership income, rebooking rates and clean charts. A practice that can pull those reports from one system goes through diligence faster than one rebuilding them from spreadsheets. If you are a year or two from selling, it is worth seeing how Prospyr handles practice analytics and memberships, or book a practice demo.

Before you go to market, an independent valuation helps you judge offers. See our list of med spa valuation firms. If you are on the other side of the table, see practice acquisition lenders.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a med spa business broker charge?

Most charge a success fee paid at closing, and few publish the percentage. Of the firms on this list, TUSK and LuxMed state they are paid only after closing or charge no upfront fee, and Aesthetic Brokers says some engagements include a retainer. Ask for the fee, any minimum, and the tail period in writing.

What is the difference between a business broker and an M&A advisor for a med spa?

A broker usually lists smaller practices and finds individual buyers, often providers or first-time owners. An M&A advisor or investment bank usually runs a competitive process for larger practices, inviting private equity-backed platforms and multi-site operators to bid. Many firms on this list do both, so ask which buyers they would approach for your practice.

How long does it take to sell a med spa?

Plan on six to twelve months from preparation to closing. TUSK gives six to nine months as typical for its med spa sales. Clean financials, signed provider agreements and a clear medical director arrangement shorten diligence.

What is a med spa worth?

It depends on earnings, size and buyer type. TUSK reports that PE-backed platforms typically value practices at 5x to 10x+ EBITDA, while private buyers often price as a percentage of collections, and Triumphant states that most med spas sell for 2 to 4 times adjusted earnings. Get an independent valuation before you accept an offer.

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We review this list quarterly. Firms that help med spa and aesthetic practice owners sell their practices can send their website and what they offer practices to info@prospyrmed.com. Inclusion is editorial and not paid.

Editorial scope

This list is based on each firm's public website, checked October 2026 with AI-assisted research. Firms did not review this article before publication. It is not a guarantee of results or a substitute for checking references, broker licensure and FINRA registration where it applies. Read our methodology or report a correction.