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

LEARN Behavioral Acquires Little Leaves Behavioral Services From FullBloom

May 11, 2026

Healthcare Services

LEARN Behavioral (backed by Gryphon Investors) acquired Little Leaves Behavioral Services from FullBloom, closing the deal on May 11, 2026. The transaction adds Little Leaves’ 18 center-based ABA programs across Maryland, Virginia, and Florida to LEARN’s existing platform, strengthening LEARN’s density in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.

Frontline Healthcare Partners Invests in Bay Area Clinical Associates (BACA)

April 4, 2022

Healthcare Services

Frontline Healthcare Partners announced a growth investment in Bay Area Clinical Associates (BACA), partnering with CEO Dr. Thomas Tarshis and Dr. Stephen Setterberg to support the company's expansion. BACA is a Bay Area–based provider of outpatient mental healthcare for children, adolescents and young adults, operating clinics in San Jose, Berkeley and San Diego and employing over 80 youth-focused clinicians (including 35 child and adolescent psychiatrists).

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 Behavior Basics, LLC

May 18, 2020

Healthcare Services

Acorn Health, a national provider of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, has acquired Behavior Basics, LLC, a center-based and in-home ABA provider in Alexandria, Virginia. The acquisition expands Acorn Health's footprint and service capabilities in northeastern Virginia as part of its broader growth across multiple states.

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.