CORA Physical Therapy Sold to H.I.G. Capital
One of the largest networks of physical therapy networks is being traded. Gryphon Investors is selling CORA Health Holdings Corp. and its subsidiaries, doing business as CORA Physical Therapy, to H.I.G. Capital for an undisclosed sum. CORA currently operates 228 outpatient physical therapy clinics across nine U.S. states, primarily in the Southeast. The Company’s 850+ physical therapists, physical therapy assistants and other clinicians offer best-in-class outpatient physical rehabilitation services for orthopedic problems, work-related injuries, sports injuries and various neuromuscular and neurological conditions. Founded in 1993, H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity investment firm... Read More »
The MENTOR Network Expands in Texas
Private equity-backed The MENTOR Network is widening its footprint in Texas. The company is adding Sage Care Therapy Services, which currently serves 900 young people across North Texas. Its pediatric therapy offerings include physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and feeding therapy customized to each patient’s unique needs. Sage Care Therapy employs a multidisciplinary team, including bilingual therapists and translators, allowing the company to better meet the needs of the diverse community in Dallas, where the company is headquartered. This deal expands MENTOR’s offerings to include home-based delivery of pediatric therapies for children up to 21 years old in North... Read More »
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 »The State of the Rehabilitation M&A Market
Throughout 2020, there wasn’t much to write about in the Rehabilitation sector. The industry was under regulatory pressure from CMS in the beginning of 2020, and then Covid-19 came around, making things even more difficult. Social distancing guidelines hindered in-person appointments, and we imagine that the effects of surgery cancellations at hospitals trickled down into this sector as well. U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYSE: USPH), one of the largest rehabilitation providers, saw a 13.8% drop in net patient revenue in 2020 compared with 2019, for instance. However, It was more difficult to discern the effects in the M&A market. The sector barely breaks double-digit deal volume on a... 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 »Schedule a demo
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