Tracked deals
11
11 tracked deals across 2020-2025.
Operating Company
Healthcare
The Stepping Stones Group
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Transforms the lives of children, families, and communities through therapeutic and behavioral health services delivered in schools, at home, and in clinics across the U.S.
- Focus Areas
- Pediatric Therapy, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Autism Services
- Website
- thesteppingstonesgroup.com
Recent pace
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0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Addon
8 addon · 3 buyout
The Stepping Stones Group Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 5 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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- Buyer
- The Stepping Stones Group, Leonard Green & Partners
- Target
- Gallagher Pediatric Therapy
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
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.
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- Buyer
- The Stepping Stones Group
- Target
- Catalyst Speech Language Pathology
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
The Stepping Stones Group has acquired Catalyst Speech Language Pathology, a Los Angeles–area provider of school-based speech-language pathology services founded by Ji Kim. Catalyst will continue operating as a standalone entity under Ji Kim, who will join Stepping Stones as Director of Client Services; the acquisition expands Stepping Stones' school-based therapy capabilities and presence in Southern California.
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- Buyer
- The Stepping Stones Group
- Target
- Building Blocks Behavior Consultants, Inc.
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
The Stepping Stones Group, a national provider of therapeutic and autism services, has acquired Building Blocks Behavior Consultants, a Sacramento-based provider of center-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy that serves roughly 90 clients across two centers. Founder Mila Zea will remain with the business as Regional Clinical Manager; the acquisition expands The Stepping Stones Group's presence in the Sacramento/California market and strengthens its autism services footprint.
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July 28, 2022
- Buyer
- The Stepping Stones Group
- Target
- Center for Behavioral, Educational, and Social Therapies (C.B.E.S.T.)
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
The Stepping Stones Group, a national provider of therapeutic and behavioral services, has acquired Center for Behavioral, Educational, and Social Therapies (C.B.E.S.T.), an ABA provider in the greater Los Angeles area. The deal expands Stepping Stones' behavioral service footprint in Southern California and brings C.B.E.S.T.'s clinical team into Stepping Stones' K‑12 practice reporting structure.
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May 31, 2022
- Buyer
- The Stepping Stones Group
- Target
- HM Therapy
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
The Stepping Stones Group, a national provider of therapeutic, behavioral, autism and educational services, has acquired HM Therapy, a San Diego–area provider of related services and early intervention founded in 2006. The founders Kyle and Alice Heebner will remain with the business, and the deal is intended to expand The Stepping Stones Group’s presence in the San Diego region and broaden its pediatric therapy footprint.
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January 20, 2022
- Buyer
- The Stepping Stones Group
- Target
- The Southcoast Autism Center
- Seller
- Sinead Petersen
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
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.
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November 15, 2021
- Buyer
- The Stepping Stones Group, Five Arrows Capital Partners
- Target
- Behavioral Learning Center
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
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.
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- Buyer
- The Stepping Stones Group, Five Arrows Capital Partners
- Target
- The Futures Health Group, LLC
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Addon
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.
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March 31, 2021
- Buyer
- The Stepping Stones Group, Five Arrows Capital Partners
- Target
- EBS Healthcare
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Addon
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.
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October 15, 2020
- Buyer
- The Stepping Stones Group, Five Arrows Capital Partners
- Target
- Ardor School Solutions
- Seller
- Ardor Health Solutions
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Addon
The Stepping Stones Group, a Five Arrows Capital Partners-backed provider of therapeutic and behavioral health services for children, has acquired Ardor School Solutions, the school division of Ardor Health Solutions. The add-on expands Stepping Stones' geographic footprint into new areas including New Mexico and Arizona and strengthens its school-based therapy and autism services.
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January 6, 2020
- Buyer
- The Stepping Stones Group, Five Arrows Capital Partners
- Target
- STAR of CA
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
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.
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