The Stepping Stones Group Acquires Ardor School Solutions (Ardor Health Solutions' School Division)

The Stepping Stones Group Acquires The Futures Health Group, LLC

May 5, 2021

Healthcare Services

The Stepping Stones Group, a portfolio company of Five Arrows Capital Partners, has acquired The Futures Health Group, LLC, a Massachusetts-based therapeutic and behavioral services provider serving schools. The acquisition expands Stepping Stones' service capabilities and geographic footprint, particularly in Massachusetts, Michigan and Arizona.

The Stepping Stones Group Acquires EBS Healthcare

March 31, 2021

Healthcare Services

The Stepping Stones Group, a majority-owned platform of Five Arrows Capital Partners, has acquired Pennsylvania-based EBS Healthcare, a provider of clinic, school, and home-based behavioral and therapeutic services for children. The deal adds EBS's autism, behavioral, nursing, and educational therapy capabilities to Stepping Stones' national platform to expand geographic reach and service offerings across school, home and clinic settings.

The Stepping Stones Group Acquires STAR of CA

January 6, 2020

Healthcare Services

The Stepping Stones Group, a national provider of therapeutic, behavioral and autism services and a portfolio company of Five Arrows Capital Partners, has acquired STAR of CA, a California-based provider of home-, school- and community-based ABA and mental health services. STAR of CA will operate as a subsidiary and Doug Moes, Co‑Founder and CEO of STAR of CA, will lead The Stepping Stones Group's Autism Division while continuing to run STAR of CA. The deal expands The Stepping Stones Group's autism services footprint in California and supports its broader growth strategy.

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.

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.

The Stepping Stones Group Acquires Gallagher Pediatric Therapy

March 7, 2025

Healthcare Services

Boston-based The Stepping Stones Group has acquired Gallagher Pediatric Therapy, a Fullerton, California provider of occupational and physical therapy for children, for an undisclosed sum. The deal is an add-on to The Stepping Stones Group’s school-based services platform and was advised to Gallagher by Hexagon Capital Alliance.