Behavioral Health Care M&A Recap 2015

Behavioral Health Care M&A Recap 2015

Behavioral health is a growing national concern, finally, and investors are responding to the growing public attention. Mergers and acquisitions in this healthcare sector rose more than 46% last year, to more than 40 transactions. The two publicly traded, pure-play companies in this area, AAC Holdings (NYSE: AAC) and Acadia Healthcare Company (NASDAQ: ACHC), lead the list of acquirers (six and five announced deals, respectively). Private equity firms were also active acquirers, including Kohlberg & Company, Revelstoke Capital Partners, Flexpoint Ford, Vestar Capital Partners and Shore Point Partners. Many PE portfolio companies have been building behavioral health care... Read More »