Driving Waves Of Change

The for-profit mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the behavioral health field (mental health, addictions, autism, and I/DD) are holding steady. There were 42 transactions in the first quarter of 2024, according the recently released report Q1 2024 Behavioral Health M&A Report. This activity level was similar to the pre-pandemic period—but a drop from the high-volume period in 2021 and 2022.

In the behavioral health space, private equity firms are the biggest driver of this activity—accounting for 18 of the 24 transactions.;These included 8 platform deals.;And venture . . .