ACQUIRED · 2020
Who Acquired The Priory Group?
Waterland Private Equity · $1.35B· 8.4× EBITDA
The acquisition
The Priory Group was acquired by Waterland Private Equity in 2020 for $1.35B. The deal was priced at 8.4× EBITDA / 1.20× revenue.
The Priory Group at time of acquisition
Revenue
$1119.8M
EBITDA
$160.8M
Deal value
$1.35B
EV / EBITDA
8.4×
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Sourced from SEC filings. Full deal page.
Citation: ExitValue.ai. (2020). The Priory Group acquired by Waterland Private Equity. https://exitvalue.ai/acquired/the-priory-group