Hospice M&A Going Strong, But Non-Medical Home Care a Rising Star

While hospice and home health M&A continue to burgeon, non-medical home care is starting to slip out from under their shadows. Deal volume for non-medical home care companies outstripped that for hospice or home health during the first half of the year. As of the end of Q2, this included 23 deals compared to 17 […]

Hospice Multiples Unlikely to Drop

A turbulent economy and slight cool-down in deal activity early in the year have led some to question whether the record-high valuations for hospice assets will start to tumble. Like most business sectors, health care has felt the aftershocks of global economic trends such as rising inflation, supply chain disruption, and the continued effects of […]

Hospice M&A Outpacing Other Sectors Despite Q1 Slump

Despite hitting a brief slump at this year’s start, hospice merger and acquisition activity still managed to outpace other health care sectors.  Strong hospice and home health consolidation continued during the first quarter of 2022, according to a recent report from Provident Healthcare Partners. Both private equity firms and strategic investors remained “bullish” on home-based […]

Hospice M&A Expected to Stay Strong in 2022

Despite prevailing COVID-19 headwinds, the hospice and home health mergers and acquisitions market shows no signs of slowing. Labor shortages plaguing the industry may be spurring additional activity as the dwindling workforce is limiting some providers’ ability to grow organically. A number of the larger strategic buyers — LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG), Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED), […]

Hospices Seeking Diversified Assets in Robust M&A Market

With the hospice mergers and acquisitions market showing no sign of slowing down, providers with high performance on quality measures, scale and size are anticipated to attract investors’ eyes. Even as strategic, private equity and non-traditional buyers continue to snap up hospices, those providers are themselves increasingly investing in more diversified assets, such as home […]

Episode #9: Jake Vesely and Kevin Palamara of Provident Healthcare Partners

In the July episode of the Hospice News Elevate Podcast, editor Jim Parker talks with Kevin Palamara and Jake Vesely with the mergers and acquisitions advisory firm Provident Healthcare Partners about trends in the booming hospice M&A market. Subscribe to the Elevate Podcast to be notified when new episodes are released. Listen today! Apple PodcastsSoundcloud

LHC Group Acquires Three Hospice, Home Health Providers

LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG) has entered an agreement to acquire three home health, hospice, and palliative care companies. These include MSA Hospice in Indiana, Ashley County Medical Center Home Health in Arkansas, and Virginia-based Cavalier Healthcare Services. The purchase prices for each of these transactions were undisclosed. LHC Group expects the deals to close […]

Rising Demand Driving Private Equity Interest in Palliative Care

Palliative care has seen an influx of private equity and venture capital investment in recent years, with growing demand for serious illness care a driving factor. Along with a fragmented marketplace, these factors signify a strong business case to support continued palliative care, according to Fred Bentley, managing director of health care consulting company Avalere […]

Hospice M&A Accelerating Despite High Price Tags

The hospice mergers and acquisitions market has never been more active among both strategic buyers and private equity investors. The industry is also seeing larger companies seeking to take advantage of record-high valuations to capitalize on their hospice assets, according to a first quarter M&A report from the advisory firm Provident Healthcare Partners.   Activity in […]

Private Equity Investment in Hospice Hits All-Time High, Valuations Rising

Private equity interest in the hospice sector has been gaining momentum in recent years, raising the stakes in hospice deals and stepping up competition for acquisition targets. Private equity transactions and an influx of new deals during 2021 could drive up hospice valuations that have already reached record highs. The hospice market remained extremely active […]