BUYER POOL ANALYSIS
Selling a Mental Health to Individual / Owner-Operator buyers
Owner-operators, SBA-financed independent buyers, and smaller management buyouts. Pricing reflects what an individual can finance (typically 10-25% down + SBA 7(a)) and operate hands-on. Below typical PE engagement size.
Quick answers
- How many disclosed transactions?
- 19 deals total (19 from 2018+), filtered to Individual / Owner-Operator acquirers of mental health businesses.
- Most active buyers
- Vistria Group (3) · Individuals (2) · NexPhase Capital (1) · Mitchell Family Office (1) · Nautic Partners (1) · The Graph Group (1)
- What would this buyer pool pay for my business?
- Run the ExitValue.ai calculator to see your mental health priced against the 19 disclosed individual / owner-operator transactions in this segment. The engine surfaces the specific multiples that apply to your size, margin, and growth profile.
Recent disclosed deals
Individual / Owner-Operator acquisitions of mental health businesses with named target and named acquirer.
| Year | Target | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Behavior Frontiers | NexPhase Capital |
| 2025 | Perimeter Healthcare | Mitchell Family Office |
| 2025 | Proud Moments ABA | Nautic Partners |
| 2025 | Seaside Health System of Baton Rouge | The Graph Group |
| 2025 | Wellpath Recovery Solutions | Undisclosed Lenders |
| 2025 | Westside Children's Therapy | Achieve Partners |
What this buyer pool prices for
Individual buyers - owner-operators, SBA-financed independents, smaller management buyouts - price for what they can finance (typically 10-25% down with SBA 7(a) loans up to $5M deal value) and operate hands-on. Pricing is below PE / strategic because the buyer is taking the owner-operator role, not stepping in as institutional capital. Owner-dependency and seasonality matter more here than to a PE buyer.
Methodology note
Deal flow shown reflects disclosed M&A transactions in the ExitValue.ai database, filtered to mental health businesses acquired by individual / owner-operator buyers. Deal counts shown reflect deals with disclosed financials only - total transaction count for this buyer pool is typically 2-3x larger. The valuation engine reveals the specific multiples that apply to your business when you run the calculator above. Full methodology
What's your mental health worth to individual / owner-operator?
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More on mental health valuations
- Value a mental health· run the calculator
- Mental Health median multiples· real-deal benchmarks
- Who buys mental health businesses?· active buyers
- Recent deal: Talkspace, Inc.· comparable transaction
- Who acquired Talkspace, Inc.?· buyer profile
- How to value a mental health· long-form guide