Enhabit Elects New Board Members

Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) has elected a new board of directors, according to preliminary results of a shareholder vote today. The revamped board includes eight members proposed by Enhabit and one put forth by minority shareholder AREX Capital Management. Final results of the vote will be released in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing […]

Enhabit Demonstrates Hospice Growth Amid Conflict with Minority Investor Arex Capital Management

Amid a feud with one of its minority investors, Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) has demonstrated steady hospice growth, according to preliminary Q2 financial results released on Monday. The company will release its comprehensive earnings report next month. But this early report indicates that Enhabit has seen five straight months of sequential hospice average daily census […]

Enhabit Responds to Investor AREX Capital’s Call for Board Transitions

Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) and shareholder AREX Capital Management continue to feud over the home health and hospice provider’s decision to remain an independent company. Enhabit recently completed a strategic review, which began last August, to consider alternatives such as a merger or sale. Progress on the company’s goals had not been fast enough, CEO […]

Enhabit Elaborates on Decision to Remain a Standalone Company

Dallas-headquartered Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) has provided a wider view into its decision to remain a standalone business. On Thursday, the company filed a preliminary proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), part of completing its recent strategic review process. The statement detailed the company’s recent decision not to pursue a sale, […]

Enhabit CEO: Discussions of Potential Sale Ongoing

In case you missed it, Hospice News has launched a new specialty publication for palliative care professionals. You can subscribe to Palliative Care News here: Subscribe today! Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) is in talks with interested parties about a possible forthcoming sale. Cost reductions helped propel revenue growth for Enhabit Inc.’s hospice business, though the […]

How Quality, Utilization Will Shape Hospice M&A in 2024

Investment trends in the hospice industry have meandered in recent years, impacting providers’ approaches to growth in 2024. The mix of hospice buyers has become more diverse during the past five years to include more private equity investors, large health and hospital systems and home health companies, along with payers. These trends will have lasting […]

Enhabit Mum on Potential Sale

Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) is continuing to mull over a potential sale, with executives providing few details as the company determines its next steps. The Dallas-based home health and hospice company has been digging into a strategic review process since August that could result in a possible sale or merger of some or all of […]

The Most Significant Hospice Deals So Far in 2023

Thus far in 2023, hospice merger and acquisition activity has deviated from prior years. This year is distinctive because of factors such as valuations, asset sizes and the mix of buyers. A number of trends have shifted. The last five years saw record-breaking multiples in the hospice space and private equity-backed platform deals were among […]

Enhabit Begins Mulling Strategic Alternatives, Possible Sale

Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) has confirmed that it will begin considering “strategic alternatives” that could include a potential sale or merger. The Dallas-based home health and hospice provider announced today that it had satisfied the conditions of its Tax Matters Agreement (TMA) with its former parent company Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC). Enhabit emerged from the […]