Home Health Sector Closes 2016 in ‘Epic’ Deal

The year is ending on a high note for mergers and acquisitions in the Home Health & Hospice sector. Deal volume reached 54 transactions by mid-December, and could go higher as we finish up the year. Last year ended with 51 transactions. Consolidation continued, as buyers such as Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) and Epic Health Services announced four acquisitions apiece. Three other companies, Almost Family (NASDAQ: AFAM), Jordan Health Services and PSA Healthcare, each made three acquisitions. Eight private equity firms made nine deals. Blue Wolf Capital Partners was the sole firm to announce two in this sector. Deal value wasn’t as impressive in 2016, but that is because some of... Read More »

Molina Buys Behavioral Health Companies

The Providence Service Corporation (NASDAQ: PRSC) last week sold two of its subsidiaries, Providence Human Services, LLC and Providence Community Services, LLC, to Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) for a combined $200 million. PHS is one of the largest national providers of outcome-based behavioral and mental health services and operates in 23 states and the District of Columbia. Annual revenue was approximately $346 million for 2014. Providence intends to use 50% of the net cash proceeds from the transaction to prepay certain loans under its existing credit facility. The remaining net proceeds may be used for acquisitions, investments in the long-term development of the company’s... Read More »