Pennant Group Purchases Open Heart Hospice

The Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG) has acquired Amarillo,Texas-based Open Heart Hospice. The organization will rebrand as Kinder Hearts Hospice of Amarillo. Financial terms are confidential. The Pennant Group’s  (NASDAQ: PNTG) acquisition strategy is fueling growth in both the near- and long-term for the company’s home health and hospice segment. Pennant has been very active in […]

Pennant Group’s Acquisition Strategy to Fuel Long-Term Hospice Growth

The Pennant Group’s  (NASDAQ: PNTG) acquisition strategy is fueling growth in both the near- and long-term for the company’s home health and hospice segment. Pennant has been very active in the M&A market during the past two years, with additional transactions waiting in its pipeline.  Pennant, which owns and operates hospice provider Cornerstone Healthcare, was […]

Pennant Group Seeks Acquisitions Amid Record Hospice Growth

The Pennant Group (NASDAQ: PNTG) has a number of hospice and home health transactions in its pipeline as the company steps away from senior living acquisitions due to pandemic headwinds. While pursuing these deals, Pennant has seen substantial growth in its hospice and home health segment. Pennant in February increased its revolving line of credit […]

Pennant Bullish on Hospice, Home Health Acquisitions

The Pennant Group (NASDAQ: PNTG) plans to be an active acquirer during 2021 with an emphasis on hospice and home health targets. The hospice, home health and senior living provider increased its revolving line of credit by $75 million to a total $150 million this week, pledging to apply those resources to buying new operations. […]

Pennant Group Boosts Credit Facility to Fuel Acquisitions

The Pennant Group (NASDAQ: PNTG) has increased its revolving line of credit by $75 million to a total $150 million. The company indicated the bulk of the additional credit would be used for acquisitions, including hospice and home health assets.  Pennant, which owns and operates hospice provider Cornerstone Healthcare, was spun in 2019 off from […]

Pennant Primed for Hospice Acquisitions, De Novos

The Pennant Group (NASDAQ: PNTG) is investing heavily in the growth of its hospice business both through acquisitions and de novo activity during the remainder of the year and into 2021. Pennant set itself on a strong trajectory in 2020 with two start-up locations and four hospice acquisitions thus far. Pennant, which owns and operates […]

Pennant Group Unveils Two Hospice Start-Ups

Cornerstone Healthcare, the hospice and home health subsidiary of the Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG) has opened two de novo hospice agencies: Everett-Wash.-based Alpha Home Health and Hospice and Peaceful Heart Hospice, located in Murrieta, Calif. Alpha, which already provided home health services, received a certificate of need from the Washington State Department of Health […]

Pennant Acquires Two Arizona Hospice Companies

The Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG) has acquired Prime Hospice, located near Phoenix, and Harmony Hospice of Arizona in the northwestern region of that state. Financial terms for the transactions have not been disclosed. The company expects to complete a third acquisition in a matter of days, also in the Southwest. Pennant, which owns and […]

Pennant Group Sees Hospice Surge, Announces Acquisitions

Early action to stave off the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has paid off for The Pennant Group (NASDAQ: PNTG), which saw substantial growth in its hospice business during the first quarter, even as the company gears up for the forthcoming acquisition of three affiliated hospice providers located in the southwestern United States.  Post-acute providers […]

Towerbrook, Ascension Health to Acquire Compassus for $1 Billion

Private equity firm Towerbrook Capital Partners and health system Ascension Health have agreed to purchase the Nashville-based hospice provider Compassus at a valuation of $1 billion, with multiples of EBITDA in the low teens, PEHub.com reported.  The two companies will split ownership of Compassus down the middle, each holding an equal stake, according to PEHub.com. […]