Healthcare M&A and Valuation
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On February 23, 2026, Enhabit, Inc. (NYSE: EHAB), a leading national home health and hospice provider, announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by Kinderhook Industries, LLC, a middle market private equity firm, in an all-cash transaction for a total enterprise value of approximately $1.1 billion. Enhabit stockholders will receive $13.80 per share in cash, representing a premium of approximately 24.4% to the closing stock price on February 20, 2026.

In January 2026, General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm, completed its acquisition of TEAM Services Holding, Inc., one of the largest providers of Medicaid-funded personal care and consumer-directed home care services in the United States, in a transaction valued at approximately $2.76 billion. Financial details were disclosed in bond rating reports from S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings published in connection with financing for the transaction.

The home health sector is one of the largest areas of post-acute healthcare, with volume growth driven by both demographic pressures and patient preference for care in the home. Services range from skilled nursing and therapy delivered under a physician’s order (medical home health) to non-medical assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, and meal preparation (personal care). While both segments share common growth drivers, their operating models,

Larger home health and hospice acquisitions dominate the headlines (examples here, here, and here), along with their often nosebleed...