KKR Funds Creation of Blue Sprig Pediatrics With Focus on Autism

On January 9, 2018, investment firm KKR announced the creation of Blue Sprig Pediatrics, Inc., a provider organization focused on providing applied behavior analysis (ABA) for children with autism. Blue Sprig Pediatrics has its headquarters in Houston, Texas; it currently has three centers operating in the Woodlands and Magnolia area. The company goals are to expand its clinics, focus on research and advocacy, and to partner with existing ABA professionals and provider organizations nationwide.

Blue Sprig is part of the KKR Health Care Strategic Growth portfolio. Ali Satvat, member of KKR and head of KKR’s Health Care Strategic Growth . . .