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 […]
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Here are some of the biggest mergers and acquisitions in the behavioral health industry over the last year. Ginger and Headspace Finalize Merger, Creating $3B Behavioral Health Platform The newly-combined Headspace Health brings together Ginger’s therapy, counseling, and coaching services with Headspace’s mindfulness and meditation offerings. The company will serve more than 100 million customers […]
The chaos that the coronavirus pandemic inflicted on the behavioral health care industry gave way to a new normal in 2021 based on the many lessons learned in the previous year. And an apparent lesson learned by all is that the demand for behavioral health in the U.S. is immense. This apparently spurred on a […]
Months after news broke that Eating Recovery Center (ERC) was potentially up for sale, Apax Funds and Oak HC/FT have joined forces to buy the treatment provider. The two firms have acquired ERC for a reported $1.4 billion from CCMP Capital in a deal first reported Tuesday morning by PE Hub. Denver-based ERC is one […]