Behavioral Health Care Deal Trends in 2017

Behavioral Health Care Deal Trends in 2017

The Behavioral Health Care sector has enjoyed growing interest from private equity and other investors in recent years. Federal legislation regarding coverage of mental health conditions certainly boosted that interest, as has the growing public acceptance of the magnitude of need for services. Also, the fragmented nature of this sector has kept platform-building acquisitions rather low. From a focus standpoint, behavioral health care covers mental health issues, as well as substance abuse, eating disorders, autism spectrum services and care for individuals with developmental disabilities. Co-morbidities often exist, particularly between mental health and substance abuse conditions. Then... Read More »
Behavioral Health Care Deal Trends in 2017

AAC Adds Addiction Treatment in New England

AAC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAC), operator of American Addiction Centers, announced its first acquisition of 2017. The company is ramping up again after a hot streak in 2015, when it acquired seven companies for a combined $143 million. Since then, the once-serial acquirer has been quiet on the M&A front as it integrated all its new businesses. It resurfaced briefly in April 2016, when it purchased a sober living facility in Texas for $5 million. Then, on September 13, AAC announced its biggest deal to date. The target, AdCare, Inc., provides addiction treatment in New England. It operates a 114-bed hospital for substance abuse treatment and five outpatient centers in Massachusetts, as... Read More »

MedEquities Trust Enters the Behavioral Health Sector

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are back in action in the Behavioral Health Care sector. Last April we reported on Care Capital Properties (NYSE: CCP) $380 million deal for six inpatient facilities owned by Signature Healthcare Services LLC (dba Aurora Behavioral Health). Early in August, MedEquities Realty Trust (NYSE: MRT) made its first move into the sector. On August 7, MedEquities announced a definitive agreement to acquire four behavioral health and substance abuse treatment facilities from subsidiaries of AAC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAC), aka American Addiction Centers, for $25 million. Brentwood, Tennessee-based AAC operates 12 residential substance abuse treatment facilities,... Read More »