Stat of the Week: Behavioral Health Care, +12%

Stat of the Week: Behavioral Health Care, +12%

by | Sep 13, 2017 7:31 pm | Behavioral Health Care

Mergers and acquisitions in the Behavioral Health Care sector have been on a tear in recent years, relatively speaking. The caveat is that many deals are done locally, between private or not-for-profit organizations, and most are not publicly announced. Private equity firms have been piling into this space, and they aren’t known for a lot of transparency around portfolio companies, unless they’re touting their platform-building prowess. Through mid-September, M&A activity in this sector stands at 37 deals, up 12% compared with the same period in 2016 (33 deals then). Dollar values haven’t kept up the pace, however. Just $554 million in financing has been publicly... Read More »