INVEST Conference

Not long after the year began, mergers and acquisitions in general, and health care in particular, faced a new set of headwinds. Tariffs which not only created economic uncertainty, but also gave rise to concerns regarding increased inflation, which, in turn, would give the Fed pause to lower interest rates. And the threat – and eventual passage – of substantial cuts in Medicaid. As such, an already frazzled buyer community, shell shocked by more than three years of a dealmaking slowdown, found themselves with new things to worry about. So, in the health care services M&A world, it continues to be a battle between less-than-ideal macroeconomic conditions and pent-up acquisition demand. In this session we explore these issues and how they have impacted behavioral health M&A sector preferences, demand, and valuation.