Which PE Firms have invested in ABA Provider Organizations? - List of PE Firms in ABA

Over the past 9 months, with Dr. Jon Bailey's support and input, we have invested thousands of hours to gather the data needed to understand the landscape of Private Equity in the field of behavior analysis. As ABA organizations continue to be in high demand among PE firms looking to get into the field, and PE-backed mega ABA platform companies aggressively executing on their ultimate goal to become behemoths in our field, questions among the remaining privately owned independent ABA agencies, particularly those owned by BCBAs committed to ETHICAL practice, continue to be the following: (1) As an independent ABA agency, how do I continue to compete with organizations with millions of dollars in backing? (2) If I sell my agency to a PE or PE-backed organization, what does this mean to our customers, both short-term and long-term? What will happen to our RBTs /Direct Care Providers and BCBAs who are critical to quality client outcomes, both short-term and long-term (3) How do ethics and client outcomes factor in when the singular goal of a business is to increase revenues and profits? (4) As an ethical BCBA owner, if my circumstances are such that I need to sell my business, what options are available for me to exit my business ethically?

These questions will be addressed and answered, but the timing is such that we need to address the need for by sharing research-based foundational questions that ALL BCBAs must know. In essence, filling in the knowledge gap. In order to make an informed decision, all of us need access to quality data.

In order to see the big picture, we need to start by learning which PE firms own (or have owned) ABA organizations - either directly or through their ABA Platform companies: