Health Care M&A Deals, January 1, 2021

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The largest deal of the week is Waterland Private Equity’s acquisition of Priory Group, the U.K. behavioral healthcare operations of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., for $1.47 billion. The Priory Group has 361 behavioral health facilities with 8,700 beds across the U.K. Acadia Healthcare purchased Priory Group in January 2016 for $2.25 billion. In order to satisfy regulators in the U.K., Acadia Healthcare had to sell 21 Priory Group facilities (approximately 1,000 beds) for $395 million to BC Partners in October 2016.

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