Blackstone Acquires Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD)

New Story Acquires Virginia Assets of CARD (Three Schools, Nine ABA Clinics)

August 25, 2023

Education

New Story acquired the Virginia assets of the Center for Autism & Related Disorders (CARD), comprising three school campuses and nine ABA therapy clinics. The locations will transition to New Story brands Rivermont Schools and Your Life ABA clinics, expanding New Story’s special education and therapy footprint in Virginia and growing its network support across multiple states.

Center for Social Dynamics (CSD) Adds Behavior & Development Center as Add-on Partnership

September 29, 2020

Healthcare Services

NMS Capital-backed Center for Social Dynamics (CSD) has partnered with Behavior & Development Center (BDC), an applied behavioral analysis (ABA) services provider operating across Southern California. BDC's founders will remain active in the business while CSD brings management, payor, IT, compliance, and operational support to drive geographic expansion and scale for the platform.

Center for Social Dynamics (CSD) Acquires Rocky Mountain Applied Behavior Analysts

June 30, 2020

Healthcare Services

Center for Social Dynamics (a portfolio company of NMS Capital) has partnered with and acquired Rocky Mountain Applied Behavior Analysts, a Boulder-based ABA services provider founded by Brittany Warsing. The transaction is the first add-on for the CSD platform and is intended to expand CSD’s geographic presence into the Boulder/Denver region while leveraging CSD’s infrastructure to scale Rocky Mountain’s clinical operations.

Already Autism Health Acquires C.A.B.S Autism & Behaviour Specialists

January 29, 2025

Healthcare Services

Charlotte-based Already Autism Health acquired C.A.B.S Autism & Behaviour Specialists, a clinic operator headquartered in Itasca, Illinois that provides applied behavior analysis (ABA) services in Illinois and Georgia. Terms were not disclosed; the deal is an add-on to Already’s recently PE-backed platform following a majority investment led by Triton Pacific Healthcare Partners.

The Stepping Stones Group Acquires The Southcoast Autism Center

January 20, 2022

Healthcare Services

The Stepping Stones Group has acquired The Southcoast Autism Center, a Massachusetts-based provider of center-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy for children with autism. The acquisition expands Stepping Stones' center-based care footprint in Massachusetts and complements its existing home-based services; SCAC founder Sinead Petersen will remain with the business as Director of Center Based Services in Massachusetts.

Center for Social Dynamics Acquires JF Autism Services

May 4, 2021

Healthcare Services

Center for Social Dynamics (CSD), a portfolio company of NMS Capital, has acquired JF Autism Services, a home-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) provider operating in Washington and Idaho. The add-on expands CSD's geographic footprint into Washington and Idaho; JF founder Jennifer Fitzpatrick will remain a shareholder in the combined company.