ABA Therapy Provider Ally Forms Partnership with SBJ Capital to Aid Growth Plans

Investment firm SBJ Capital has announced that it has completed a partnership arrangement with Ally Pediatric Therapy, a Paradise Valley, Arizona-based provider of speech and autism therapies to children and young adults. Ally operates six locations in the greater Phoenix area for youth with speech, communication and feeding challenges. Ally provides speech language therapy and […]

Autism Care Provider CARD Names New CEO, President

One of the autism care industry’s largest providers has made some major changes to its leadership ranks. The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) named Jennifer Webster as its CEO on Wednesday. She replaces Tony Kilgore, who had been in the position since 2019 and resigned for undisclosed reasons.  Webster has been with CARD […]

Behavioral Health M&A Hits Record Level in 2021, Demand Remains “Sky-High”

Behavioral health business activity was on fire for another year in 2021, helped largely by a high demand for services among the public that shows no signs of abating any time soon. Transactions for behavioral health providers kicked off the year strong, with 35 deals registered in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, according to […]

ABA Therapy Provider Trumpet Behavioral Health Names New CEO

Trumpet Behavioral Health, a multi-state provider of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy services, has announced the appointment of Joshua Sleeper as its CEO. Sleeper has been with Trumpet since 2006 and was most recently the president and COO of the Lakewood, Colorado-based provider. Sleeper assumes Trumpet’s CEO post from Ned Carlson. “Over the course of […]

Madison Dearborn to Buy 25% of Sevita at Roughly $3B Valuation

Chicago-based private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners LLC will acquire a 25% stake in Boston-based Sevita Health, according to a report from Axios Pro. If the deal goes through Madison Dearborn Partners will join New York City-based Centerbridge Partners LP and Chicago-based Vistria Group LP as investors. Sevita, formerly The Mentor Network, provides community-based and […]

Health Connect America Acquires Three Regional Providers, Expects Over $100M in Revenue as it Ramps Up Growth

Health Connect America (HCA), a provider of behavioral health services in the Southeast, announced Thursday the acquisition of three companies to further grow its platform. The deals add Georgia HOPE, Pinnacle Family Services Holdings LLC and Healing Educational Alternatives for Deserving Students LLC (HEADS) to Health Connect America’s portfolio, enabling the provider to serve more […]

Value-Based Arrangements for Autism Are the Future; Must Get Alignment on Outcomes, Says Action Behavior Centers CEO

An estimated 1 and 44 children nationwide have autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with diagnoses having climbed by 10% since 2014. The need for therapy — along with infusions of private equity capital — has facilitated the growth of a $2.1 billion domestic autism care market, in which a number of providers have scaled up their […]

Brightline Aims to Be First Full Family Digital Pediatric Behavioral Health Provider, Adding Autism Services in 2022

Brightline seeks to be the first digital pediatric behavioral health provider to serve the entire family, in part by establishing Autism Spectrum Disorder services in early 2022. Executives with the Palo Alto, California-based startup tell Behavioral Health Business that the inspiration for the new line of business came from the parents of children seeking other […]

Center for Social Dynamics Makes Fifth Autism Acquisition, Solidifying Presence in Washington

Alameda, California-based Center for Social Dynamics announced it acquired South Sound Behavior Therapy (SSBT), deepening its presence in Washington state. SSBT concentrates its operations on the Seattle and Olympia metros, according to a news release. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Center for Social Dynamics (CSD) is an autism treatment provider that offers applied […]