Kindred Healthcare Adds Two Rehab Hospitals
The healthcare services giant Kindred Healthcare, LLC is back in the M&A market. Much of the company’s activity has focused on partnerships and new development projects, but now Kindred is adding two rehabilitation hospitals with two separate joint ventures. The first deal was announced in partnership with Texas Health Resources, a faith-based, not-for-profit health system. The two companies have jointly taken control of Everest Rehabilitation Hospital of Keller, a 36-bed rehabilitation hospital located in the northern suburbs of Fort Worth, Texas that just opened in December 2020. The hospital will be renamed Texas Rehabilitation Hospital of... Read More »
ATI Physical Therapy Goes Public
The healthcare M&A market has been dominated by a surge of SPAC deals, or private companies going public through reverse mergers with a special purpose acquisition company. The deals have usually been in the eHealth and Biotechnology sectors, but now a giant in the Rehabilitation sector is getting in the action. ATI Physical Therapy, the largest single-branded outpatient physical therapy provider in the United States, is merging with Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. II in a $2.5 billion deal. ATI owns and operates nearly 900 physical therapy clinics across 25 states. The company generated approximately $178.6 million in adjusted EBITDA for 2020. ATI Physical Therapy was a portfolio... Read More »
NeuPath Health Makes Moves to Expand
The Canadian-based NeuPath Health Inc. (TSXV:NPTH) is entering the healthcare M&A market with its deal for HealthPointe Medical Centres Ltd. NeuPath is Canada’s largest provider of chronic pain management services that operates under two leading brands in Ontario: Centres for Pain Management and InMedic Creative Medicine. NeuPath has 12 locations across Ontario with more than 100 licensed healthcare providers that provide care to over 11,000 patients annually. Under the terms of the agreement, NeuPath will acquire 100% of HealthPointe for CAD 3.2 million upfront cash (U.S. $4.05 million) and up to CAD 1.5 million in potential milestones based on the achievement of certain financial... Read More »
Physical Rehabilitation Network Expands in California
It’s been a quiet year for the rehabilitation sector in terms of healthcare M&A, most likely due to the social distancing safety measures implemented because of COVID-19 and the new reimbursement model put in place on October 1, 2019. But last week, Physical Rehabilitation Network, LLC announced a new transaction in California. PRN, a portfolio company of Silver Oak Services Partners, added Morgan Hill Physical Therapy, Inc., a Northern California-based outpatient rehabilitative care group that provides physical and occupational therapy, functional integrative therapy, work injury rehabilitation and sports medicine and complimentary injury consultations. With the addition of Morgan... Read More »
