Every story is better with a villain. In the eyes of the federal government, the behavioral health treatment industry’s villain is private equity. At least, that’s the impression of lenders and private equity investors. Despite this view, lenders and PE believe that increased scrutiny on private equity from the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (DOJ) is mostly “noise,” and have identified segments of behavioral health ripe for investment. “PE is going to get very scrutinized for either making too much money or having a negative impact on the health care industry,” Tim Bubnack, managing partner at HCAP Partners, said at the Behavioral Health Business INVEST event.
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Source: https://bhbusiness.com/2024/10/21/investors-still-betting-big-on-behavioral-health-despite-governments-scrutiny-of-private-equity