Empower Physical Therapy Purchases Huntington Beach Physical Therapy Specialists

Empower Physical Therapy Purchases Huntington Beach Physical Therapy Specialists

Empower Physical Therapy announced on January 22 the acquisition of Huntington Beach Physical Therapy Specialists, a premier physical therapy clinic in Huntington Beach, California since 1994.  Empower Physical Therapy, a portfolio company of Sheridan Capital Partners, provides physical therapy practice management services and operates outpatient physical therapy clinics throughout the southeastern United States.  The founder-owners of HBPTS, Risha Strople, Bryan Strople and Nathan Kindstrand, will continue to lead the business and join the Empower leadership team. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.  According to data captured in the LevinPro HC database, this... Read More »
SportsMed Physical Therapy Acquires Red Bank Physical Therapy 

SportsMed Physical Therapy Acquires Red Bank Physical Therapy 

SportsMed Physical Therapy, a portfolio company of private equity firm Hildred Capital Management, announced on January 9 that it was acquiring Red Bank Physical Therapy.  Red Bank Physical Therapy has been providing rehabilitation and physical therapy services in Monmouth County, New Jersey since 1991.  Founded in 2004, SportsMed Physical Therapy is a physical therapy-focused physician practice management company, with 33 clinics that provide physical therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture and occupational therapy services. It is based in Glen Rock, New Jersey.  The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This is SportsMed Physical Therapy’s first... Read More »
Ivy Rehab Expands in New York with Westchester Sports Physical Therapy

Ivy Rehab Expands in New York with Westchester Sports Physical Therapy

Ivy Rehab, a portfolio company of middle-market private equity firm Waud Capital Partners, has announced a partnership with Westchester Sports Physical Therapy (WSPT). Founded in 1994, Westchester Sports Physical Therapy is a New York-based provider of physical and occupational therapy services in the Westchester community and the Tri-State area.  Founded in 2003, Ivy Rehab is a network of outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy and ABA clinics throughout the United States.  The acquisition of Westchester Sports Physical Therapy expands Ivy Rehab’s footprint in New York. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.  According to data captured in the... Read More »
Why Investors Shouldn’t Overlook the Rehabilitation Market

Why Investors Shouldn’t Overlook the Rehabilitation Market

Market Overview The Rehabilitation sector has never been the most popular market for investors. From 2018 to 2020, the market failed to break 50 deals annually, and then activity skyrocketed in 2021 and 2022, hitting a record high of 97 in 2021. However, investment activity in 2023 has slowed again, and we’re expecting to reach only 50 deals by the end of the year. That’s a significant decline of nearly 40% year over year. Source: LevinPro HC, December 2023 *Data as of December 15, 2023 For context, other sectors are swarmed with strategic investors and private equity capital. According to our recent dive into the Physician Medical Group M&A market, deal volume for that market hit 478... Read More »
H2 Health acquires Greg Ott Center for Physical Therapy 

H2 Health acquires Greg Ott Center for Physical Therapy 

H2 Health announced its entrance into the state of North Carolina with the acquisition of Greg Ott Center for Physical Therapy. The financial terms were not disclosed.  Greg Ott Center for Physical Therapy provides physical therapy services out of four North Carolina locations.  H2 Health, a portfolio company of private equity firm Grant Avenue Capital, LLC, provides physical therapy and rehabilitation services in eight states. H2 owns, operates and manages more than 100 clinics across the country.  According to data captured in the LevinPro HC database, this acquisition marks the 49th Rehabilitation transaction of the year.   Read More »
Empower Physical Therapy Purchases Huntington Beach Physical Therapy Specialists

Physical Therapy Central Expands Oklahoma Footprint with FirstCare Rehabilitation

Physical Therapy Central (PTC) has announced its acquisition of FirstCare Rehabilitation, a physical therapy practice in Clinton, Oklahoma.  FirstCare Rehabilitation has been providing comprehensive spine care, general orthopedics and neurological rehabilitation to patients since its inception in 1996. The company’s services address either the acute or chronic stage of injury and continue throughout the recovery and repair phases of healing.  PTC, a member of the Confluent Health family, is an Oklahoma-based, private physical therapy practice group.  Patients of the newly acquired practice will continue to receive the same quality of care, delivered by their familiar... Read More »