Pipeline: Caravel Deepens ABA Footprint; Alsana Expands to Meet Increased Need for Eating Disorder Treatment

Caravel opens new center Caravel Autism Health has opened a new center in Meridian, Idaho. It adds to Caravel’s other locations in the state, which are based in Boise and Nampa. Overall, Caravel has more than 40 locations throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Washington, Iowa and Idaho. It is owned by the private equity and venture […]

Amid Uptick in M&A Activity, Lawyers Urge Due Diligence in Behavioral Dealmaking

Despite a brief pandemic-related M&A slowdown last year, behavioral health deals picked up to close out 2020 on a record-breaking high note. And 2021 is poised to break that record again, with experts anticipating that behavioral health transactions will reach an all-time high this year. The increased M&A volume means heightened regulatory attention for the […]

Onex Partners Finalizes 60% Purchase of Newport in Reported $1.3B Deal

One month after private equity platform Onex Partners agreed to acquire a majority stake in Newport Healthcare, the deal is now officially done. The Toronto-based Onex Corporation — a financial investment firm that oversees Onex Partners — announced Tuesday it had completed its purchase in Newport, a behavioral health provider for teens, young adults and […]

Transactions: Monte Nido Expands Portfolio With Walden Deal; Caravel, Advanced Recovery Systems Secure Credit Facilities

Monte Nido purchases treatment provider Eating disorder treatment provider Monte Nido & Affiliates has announced that it has purchased Waltham, Massachusetts-based Walden Behavioral Care. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2003, Walden provides eating disorder treatment and psychiatric care for children, teens and adults at facilities in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Georgia. […]

Pipeline: Monte Nido, Pinnacle Expand; New Psychiatry Practice in North Carolina

Monte Nido & Affiliates deepens New York footprint  Monte Nido & Affiliates has opened a new residential eating disorder treatment program near Rochester, New York. Monte Nido Western New York officially opened July 2. The residential program serves adults of all genders with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and exercise dependency, as well […]

Pipeline: JV Developments for UHS, Acadia; Spero Health, BrightView Expand

UHS names new behavioral health hospital Beaumont Health and Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) have officially announced the name of their new joint venture (JV) behavioral health hospital. Named Beaumont Behavioral Health, the new facility will open in Southfield, Michigan in the fall. The $40 million, 144-bed hospital will be located across the street from […]

Pipeline: Kindred-Managed Behavioral Hospital Opens; Expansions at Spero, Odyssey and Promises

Spero opens new Kentucky center Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider Spero Health has opened a new clinic in Kentucky, located in the town of Monticello. Situated in the southeastern part of the Commonwealth State near the Tennessee border, the location provides a combination of in-person and telehealth services. It accepts Kentucky Medicaid and most […]

Pipeline: Pinnacle, Monte Nido Add Locations; New ABA Clinics

Pinnacle adds new facility Pinnacle Treatment Centers has opened its newest facility in Virginia, located in the northern part of the state in Culpeper. Culpeper Treatment Services provides outpatient medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services with medications such as methadone and buprenorphine, in addition to counseling. The new facility — which accepts Medicaid — is Pinnacle’s 11th […]

PE Firm Reportedly Preparing to Sell Eating Recovery Center

CCMP Capital is reportedly preparing to sell Eating Recovery Center (ERC), according to PE Hub. Citing people familiar with the plans, the publication reported that the private equity firm is looking to begin the process later this year. CCMP Capital focuses on leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions. It currently has about 4.7 billion in […]

Movers & Shakers: Meadows Hires Head of Virtual; Oceans’ New Vice President

Meadows hires executive director of virtual outpatient Phoenix-based Meadows Behavioral Healthcare has hired Mark Baumgartner as its executive director of virtual outpatient services. Before coming to Meadows, Baumgartner spent most of his career at the Betty Ford Center, which is part of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. He worked there almost two decades, serving his […]