Private equity investors continued to flock to behavioral health in Q3. PE acquisitions made up more than 60% of all behavioral health transactions in the first three quarters of 2022, according to a new report from The Braff Group.
While deals are down from 2021’s outlier year, behavioral health deals in 2022 are expected to surpass 2020. In the first three quarters of the year for behavioral health, there were a total of 151 transactions, Behavioral Health Business reports.
“With Q3 producing few surprises, our outlook for behavioral health M&A for the rest of 2022 remains unchanged from our mid-year report,” The Braff Group wrote in the report. “Not as strong as [2021], but continuing what is now a decade-long arc of increasing interest – and investment – in the space.” Read more.
