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3 Decisions to Increase the Valuation of your Behavioral Health Business in 2026
I had a meeting recently with a behavioral/mental health owner who plans to sell within the next 3-4 years. He’s growing and starting to think more intentionally about what acquirers will actually care about. He...
5 Important (but Less Talked About) Things to Know When Selling or Partially Divesting From Your Business (Part 3 of 3)
5 Important (but Less Talked About) Things to Know When Selling or Partially Divesting From Your Business (Part 2 of 3)
5 Important (but Less Talked About) Things to Know When Selling or Partially Divesting From Your Business (Part 1 of 3)
For Mental Health Care Business Owners: Questions Acquirers are Asking in Initial M&A Diligence in 2026
Photo by Antoni Shkraba Studio On sell-side processes in Q1 2026, we have now interacted with over 40 acquirers in mental and behavioral health. To help business owners prepare for acquisition, we decided to aggregate...
Top 6 M&A Questions Business Owners Ask on Initial Calls with ASA Ventures
Photo Credit: Andrea De Santis As a sell-side (meaning we only represent business owners) M&A advisor, ASA meets with many business owners, founders, and CEOs throughout the year and in doing so, we’re asked many...
Why Selling Your Business Isn’t Like Selling Your House: 4 M&A Misconceptions
Beyond the Handshake: Debunking 4 Common M&A Misconceptions A few years ago, I met two brothers—business owners aged 68 and 71—who came to me with a request: they wanted to be out of their business in the next 60...
Vital Owner Considerations When Selling Your Company or Bringing on a Growth Partner: Emotional (part 3 of 3)
We started off this series discussing the financial & valuation challenges (part 1 of 3) that can arise from undergoing an M&A transaction. The following post was operational & resource-related challenges...
Vital Owner Considerations When Selling Your Company or Bringing on a Growth Partner: Operational (part 2 of 3)
In part 1 of this series, we covered the financial & valuation challenges that a business owner can face when selling or finding an investor for their business. Other aspects that business owners must consider are...