Acadia Healthcare Company acquired PHC, Inc. (d/b/a Pioneer Behavioral Health) for approximately $285 million (stock-for-stock merger plus assumed debt); ~$44.0 million cash component, a transaction completed in November 2011, structured as combination (stock plus cash); PHC stockholders received Acadia shares and a cash dividend. The deal was a Merger (reverse merger — took Acadia public).
PHC, Inc. (d/b/a Pioneer Behavioral Health) operates in U.S. behavioral health (inpatient & outpatient), is based in United States — combined 34 facilities, ~1,950 licensed beds across 18 states, had revenue of about Combined company would have produced more than $325 million in pro forma annual revenue (twelve months ended June 30, 2011). On November 1, 2011 Acadia completed its merger with PHC, Inc., a publicly traded behavioral health services company operating under the Pioneer Behavioral Health brand. The transaction took Acadia public — its common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol ACHC the same day. On a combined basis the merged company operated 34 facilities with approximately 1,950 licensed beds across 18 states, which would have produced annual revenues of more than $325 million on a pro forma basis for the twelve months ended June 30, 2011.
“The completion of this merger brings a great team of dedicated and skilled professionals to Acadia and an outstanding portfolio of facilities and services. In addition, by improving the Company's access to capital as a public company, the transaction enhances our ability to drive Acadia's growth through additional acquisitions in the highly fragmented behavioral health care services industry.”
A public listing plus an established inpatient/outpatient portfolio that converted Acadia into the leading publicly traded pure-play inpatient behavioral health operator. Improved access to public-market capital to fund the acquisition pipeline. Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (surviving public entity; NASDAQ: ACHC)
The completion of this merger brings a great team of dedicated and skilled professionals to Acadia and an outstanding portfolio of facilities and services. In addition, by improving the Company's access to capital as a public company, the transaction enhances our ability to drive Acadia's growth through additional acquisitions in the highly fragmented behavioral health care services industry.Joey Jacobs, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Acadia Healthcare
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.