Activity in the behavioral health care M&A market slowed in the fourth quarter of 2019, down 21% with 15 publicly announced transactions, compared with 19 transactions in the third quarter, according to data from HealthCareMandA.com. The decline in deal volume was even more dramatic compared with the fourth quarter of 2018. Deal volume in Q4:19 was down by 46% versus the 28 deals announced a year earlier. Only one transaction disclosed a price in the quarter, for $415 million. Discovery Behavioral Health, a portfolio company of Webster Equity Partners, was the most active acquirer in the quarter, announcing three transactions targeting companies specializing in drug and alcohol treatment programs in California (2) and Maryland (1).
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