Private Equity For Expansion Capital: The Pros & Cons

2021 has seen a massive increase in the amount of private investment money flowing into the health and human service market with $14.7 billion in funding for digital health alone in the first half of 2021—compared to $14.6 billion in all of 2020. And this high level of investment is pushing mergers, acquisitions, and affiliations (MA&A) to record numbers as well—both among for-profit organizations and their non-profit competitors. In the second quarter of this year, 26 behavioral health provider organization deals were announced, bringing the total to 57 deals for the year . . .