Compared to the dealmaking frenzy of five years ago, home-based care M&A is entering a new phase defined by more selective buyers and a greater emphasis on clinically strong, compliant providers, industry experts told Home Health Care News. Buyers emphasizing geographic density and quality outcomes in dealmaking could accelerate dealmaking into the next year and […]
Home-based care dealmaking volume may have declined in Q2, but two notable transactions demonstrate continued investor interest in scaled home-based care platforms. Q2 saw two of the largest home-based care transactions on record: General Atlantic’s $3 billion acquisition of TEAM Services Group and Kinderhook Industries’ $1.1 billion Enhabit buy, according to Mertz Taggart’s Q2 2026 […]
After several months of home health dealmaking uncertainty sparked by the largest-ever proposed cut to Medicare home health payments, a softer-than-anticipated final rule has paved the way for greater investor confidence in the sector in 2026. Meanwhile, the non-medical home care industry, which reported several strong quarters of dealmaking, experienced the slowest quarter of dealmaking […]
Home-based care M&A volume took a dip in Q3 2025. The decline stemmed from a reduction in non-medical home care deals, according to the latest report from M&A advisory firm Mertz Taggart. With a total of 20 transactions overall, the report found that dealmaking activity in home health, home care and hospice subsided compared to […]
Today’s tumultuous legislative environment, including the proposed rule for 2026 home health care and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), is challenging home-based care providers’ financial bottom lines. However, most home health care leaders see hope on the horizon and predict a positive outlook for 2025 – with some strategic adjustments. A common theme […]
Home-based care dealmaking remained steady overall in Q2, though trends in home health and home care are continuing to diverge. Non-medical home care dealmaking is driving the total number of deals in the home-based care industry, according to a new report from Mertz Taggart. Meanwhile, the proposed home health Medicare payment cut is casting a […]
The day before our Capital+Strategy conference began in Orlando during the first week of April, Mertz Taggart released the firm’s latest M&A data. The timing was perfect, as Capital+Strategy primarily focuses on trends in dealmaking. The Mertz Taggart data indicated a surge in home-based care M&A activity at the start of the year, and the […]
After a muted 2024, home-based care dealmaking shifted into a higher gear in Q1 2025. The first three months of 2025 were the most active quarter for industry M&A since 2023, driven largely by personal care, according to a new report from Mertz Taggart. While the increase in dealmaking marks an uptick from 2024, it’s […]
This week brought some big news in the at-home care space, with the acquisition of BrightStar Care by a private equity firm. The deal is not the only PE-driven transaction to make headlines this year, with other examples including Renovus Capital Partners’ investment in Superior Health Holdings and Levine Leichtman Capital Partners’ acquisition of SYNERGY […]
If recent headlines are any indication, 2025 will be a pivotal year for setting the course of private equity investment in health care provider companies, including home-based care organizations. In the first month of the year, these were among the PE-related stories that generated headlines: These developments point to both the ongoing PE investment in […]
