The Growing Pains Of Mergers

Over the past couple years, the volume and value of mergers and acquisitions in the health space have dropped to 2017 levels (see Predictions On 2024 Healthcare M&A Trends: What Leaders Need To Know and Health Care Mergers & Acquisitions Up 22.6% Between 2022 & 2023). But, a recent report, Q4 2023 Behavioral Health M&A Report, is predicting an increase in activity in the behavioral health market sectors (mental health, addiction treatment, and autism/IDD) in the second half of 2024.

Analysts attribute the likely increase to the possibility of an interest rate cut by . . .