Healthcare M&A and Private Equity Review (Ep. 15)

Aesthetic Medicine and MedSpa organizations have been attracting considerable attention and investor interest over the last several quarters. In this episode, Provident’s AJ Shekar and Steven Grassaare joined by Craig Woods and Dean Gould of Dykema, a leading national law firm, to discuss investor activity in the space. The conversation will cover topics such as consolidation drivers, transaction structures, and how best to prepare your business for a sale.

The Substance Use Disorder and Eating Disorder verticals have seen accelerated investor interest over the past five years with over 50 private equity platform investments and over 150 add-on transactions. In this episode, Provident’s behavioral health team members Craig Sager and Dan O’Brien are joined by David Green, Co-Founder and CEO of Sanford Behavioral Health, and Rae Green, Co-Founder and President of Sanford Behavioral Health. Sanford Behavioral Health is one of the leading substance abuse and eating disorder treatment providers in Michigan. The discussion focuses on the key tailwinds that make this highly-fragmented sector so attractive, the importance of offering a continuum of care, and in-network vs. out of network approaches to addiction treatment.

Primary care is arguably the most dynamic vertical across the healthcare industry. In this episode, Provident’s Primary Care team led by Craig Sager and Dustin Thompson are joined by Jonah Broulette, a Principal at Milliman, one of the leading Medicare actuarial firms in the country. Their conversation unpacks the history of primary care and its current state of affairs; value based care, taking risk and why it matters; and closely examining valuations across the sector.

Debt has been a key financing source for healthcare M&A transactions. The availability of debt capital markets with the attractive rate environment has been a key reason for the heightened deal volume we have experienced within healthcare.  Macroeconomic changes in the last few months have impacted deal activity across the economy, including specific areas within healthcare services. In this episode, Provident’s Scott Davis and AJ Shekar are joined by Pete Coffin of Twin Brook Capital Partners to discuss what is happening in the debt capital markets today.

Several factors separate great ABA/Autism Services practices from the rest. In this episode, Rayni McMahon, BCBA , Managing Principal of  Consulting for Human Services, joins Provident’s Craig Sager and Tommy Spiegel to discuss the playbook for practices to stand out both clinically and operationally.

Paul Gomez and Tim Perrin of Polsinelli join Steven Grassa, Tommy Spiegel, and Dan O’Brien of Provident Healthcare Partners’ to discuss the state of the behavioral health industry, including recent legislative and regulatory developments, transaction activity, and overall consolidation trends.

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Provident Healthcare Partners’ Scott Davis, Eric Major,  and Kevin McDermott discuss the key drivers for activity within healthcare services M&A this past year, the more active sectors in the space, challenges faced in 2021, what we can expect to see in 2022, and the key takeaways from the annual JP Morgan Healthcare conference.

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Provident Healthcare Partners’ AJ Shekar and Eric Major are joined by Hal Katz, Partner at Husch Blackwell to discuss how to best prepare for all phases of a transaction, focusing on planning ahead for an optimal deal structure, regulatory considerations, and expectations for legal due diligence.

Provident Healthcare Partners’ AJ Shekar and Kevin McDermott are joined by Kyle Lattner, Principal of Waud Capital Partners, to discuss how the pandemic has impacted healthcare deal volume and investment since COVID-19 started in March 2020, as well as private equity’s outlook for the remainder of 2021.

Provident Healthcare Partners’ Kevin Palamara, AJ Shekar, and Jake Vesely  are joined by Les Levinson of Robinson and Cole to discuss the recent investment activity we’ve seen in the home health and hospice space, key transaction and legal considerations for groups considering a process, predictions for M&A activity and valuations going into 2021, and more.