Gryphon Investors Gets into Autism Treatment with Learn Behavioral
Learn Behavioral, formerly Learn-It Systems, has a new owner. Gryphon Investors acquired a majority stake in the behavioral health company from LLR Partners in mid-March. Financial terms weren’t disclosed, of course, but the deal wasn’t cheap. This is Gryphon’s first investment in the Behavioral Health Care space. LLR put the company up for sale in late October 2018. Even with this deal announcement, LLR hasn’t exited the autism-treatment company completely. The firm and Learn senior management will maintain minority stakes alongside Gryphon. Based in Baltimore, Learn Behavioral’s primary focus is the delivery of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy to... Read More »
TA Associates Climbs on the Autism Bandwagon
Autism disorders are big business these days, as private equity firms flock to the subsector. More than 40 deals targeting all manner of autism services have been announced since the beginning of 2014. Of those, 17 were direct investments by firms such as Frazier Healthcare Partners (August 2018) and Pharos Capital Group (November 2018) and 14 were follow-on deals. The latest to join the parade is TA Associates, which just announced its acquisition of Behavioral Health Works (BHW) in Anaheim, California. Like many other autism services providers, BHW specializes in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy and ancillary services for children with autism spectrum disorder and related... Read More »
Numotion Moves to AEA Investors
Audax Private Equity and LLR Partners have exited their jointly held rehab company, Numotion, which has been a major player in consolidating the complex rehabilitation technology (CRT) market. AEA Investors is the new owner. The target provides complex rehabilitation technology (CRT), including manual and power wheelchairs designed to meet the unique medical and functional needs of individuals with significant disabilities and medical conditions. Numotion was formed in January 2013 through the merger of United Seating Mobility and ATG Rehab. Audax Private Equity acquired ATG Rehab in January 2011, and LLR Partners acquired United Seating and Mobility in February 2011. Since then, the... Read More »
LLR Partners Builds Eye Health Platform
With three acquisitions made, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based LLR Partners has formed Eye Health America, a practice management services organization initially focused on eye care practices in the southeastern United States. The three founding practices are Clemson Eye in Clemson, South Carolina; The Eye Associates with six clinics in and around Bradenton, Florida; and Piedmont Surgery Center, an AAAHC-accredited ambulatory surgery center providing ophthalmology, pain and ENT services in Greenville, South Carolina. Financial terms were not disclosed. All will continue to operate under their current brands. Rod Roeser, an industry executive with more than 20 yeas of experience in the eye... Read More »Schedule a demo
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