LEARN Behavioral Acquires Little Leaves Behavioral Services From FullBloom

Acorn Health Acquires Seven Practice Sites from Breakthrough Behavior Florida

October 18, 2022

Healthcare Services

Acorn Health, a national provider of applied behavior analysis (ABA) services, acquired seven practice sites (six in Florida and one in Virginia) from Breakthrough Behavior Florida to expand its footprint and better serve families in those markets. The centers expand Acorn’s network in Florida to 14 sites and to 13 in Virginia; Calex Partners served as financial advisor to Acorn Health on the transaction.

LEARN Behavioral Acquires Advances Learning Center (Watertown, MA)

March 24, 2022

Healthcare Services

LEARN Behavioral, a national network of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) providers based in Baltimore, Maryland, has acquired Advances Learning Center of Watertown, Massachusetts. The acquisition expands LEARN's provider network in New England and increases capacity to serve children and families with autism through Advances' center-based, in-home, school-based and parent-training ABA services.

The Stepping Stones Group Acquires Behavioral Learning Center

November 15, 2021

Healthcare Services

The Stepping Stones Group has acquired Behavioral Learning Center (BLC), a California-based provider of home-, school- and community-based autism and behavioral services. BLC will operate within SSG's Autism & Community business unit with its co-founders remaining as Executive Clinical Directors; Stepping Stones is a portfolio company of Five Arrows Capital Partners, which continues to support the company's acquisitive growth strategy.

Acorn Health Acquires LEAP Behavior Analysis

June 10, 2021

Healthcare Services

Acorn Health, a national provider of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, has acquired substantially all of the assets of LEAP Behavior Analysis, adding two clinics in Cookeville and Cleveland, Tennessee. The acquisition expands Acorn Health's presence in Tennessee and brings LEAP into its network of center-based ABA therapy services.

LEARN Behavioral (Gryphon-backed) Acquires Behavior Analysis Center for Autism (BACA)

February 18, 2021

Healthcare Services

LEARN Behavioral, a Gryphon Investors–backed national ABA provider, has acquired the Behavior Analysis Center for Autism (BACA), a four-location Indiana ABA provider. BACA will continue to operate under its brand while LEARN Behavioral invests in clinical staff, training and integrates BACA into its nationwide network.

Gryphon Investors Acquires Majority Stake in LEARN Behavioral

March 19, 2019

Healthcare Services

Gryphon Investors, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, acquired a majority stake in LEARN Behavioral from LLR Partners, marking Gryphon's entry into the behavioral health and autism services sector. LEARN, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, operates a multi-site network delivering Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and related therapies to children with autism across the United States; LLR and LEARN senior management retain minority stakes.