Health Connect America Acquires First Home Care, North Star Counseling of Central Florida

Health Connect America Acquires First Home Care, North Star Counseling of Central Florida

Health Connect America, Inc., a portfolio company of Palladium Equity Partners, announced that it has completed the acquisitions of First Home Care and North Star Counseling of Central Florida. These transactions build on Health Connect America’s previous three acquisitions announced in early 2022. Based in Richmond, Virginia, First Home Care is a provider of therapeutic foster care (TFC) programs in four locations throughout Virginia, and in collaboration with Foundations for Home and Community in Washington, D.C. and Maryland. Based in Kissimmee, Florida, North Star Counseling of Central Florida provides behavioral therapy services and targeted case management focusing on children... Read More »
Health Connect America Gets New PE Sponsor

Health Connect America Gets New PE Sponsor

The New York City-based Palladium Equity Partners has acquired Health Connect America, Inc., a multi-state behavioral health platform, from Harren Equity Partners. No terms were disclosed.  Health Connect America is a multi-state behavioral health platform that treats a comprehensive mix of issues including conduct disorder, substance abuse, autism disorders and emotional disturbance. The Tennessee-based company serves communities across the Southeast and is primarily reimbursed by Medicaid-funded payors. Health Connect America’s comprehensive service offering seeks to provide long-term and sustainable relationships with key constituents in its referral and... Read More »
PE Firms Join to Form Home Health Care Giant

PE Firms Join to Form Home Health Care Giant

Consolidation isn’t a novel concept in the healthcare market, although it has been slow to arrive for some. The Home Health & Hospice sector has experienced a few jolts in the past six months, as three publicly traded giants merged or were split up. Now the private equity side has sent a shock wave through this sector, pulling together three separate platform companies into a major contender. Blue Wolf Capital Partners, which has backed both Great Lakes Caring and National Home Health Care for the past two years, joined with Kelso & Company to acquire Jordan Health Services from Palladium Equity Partners, LLC. Financial terms were not disclosed. Upon closing the transaction... Read More »

2016 Home Health and Hospice Deals Picked Up

After a rough 2015, when the M&A bubble burst in this sector, deal volume in 2016 showed signs of recovery. Fifty-seven deals were announced in 2016, a 12% increase compared with the previous year. A few companies accounted for several deals. Jordan Health Services, a portfolio company of Palladium Equity Partners, led with five transactions. Epic Health Services, a portfolio company of Webster Capital, announced four deals, as did Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND). The latter company surprised many observers with its announcement that it was leaving the skilled nursing space to concentrate more on long-term acute care hospitals and home health and hospice agencies. We expect at least a... Read More »