Business Details
28 Years
experience
Healthcare M&A Advisory Services | The Braff Group
Founded in 1998, The Braff Group has established itself as the leading mergers and acquisitions advisory firm specializing exclusively in healthcare services. With a track record of over 385 closed transactions, we focus on sell-side representation across behavioral health, home health, hospice, pharmacy services, and other healthcare sectors. Our dedicated Managing Directors provide end-to-end transaction advisory services, including valuation, divestiture strategy, and equity recapitalizations, ensuring clients receive strategic, data-driven guidance. We distinguish ourselves through a proprietary valuation database with insights from over 8,000 healthcare transactions, enabling precise market positioning and timing strategies. Our commitment to patient advocacy drives a process that avoids artificial shortcuts, prioritizes client interests, and leverages a vast network of healthcare investors.By maintaining exclusive focus on sell-side transactions, we avoid conflicts of interest and deliver actionable insights tailored to each client's unique goals. Our teams deep industry expertise is reflected in industry rankings among the top 5 U.S. healthcare M&A advisory firms, as well as testimonials highlighting our professionalism, persistence, and communication throughout complex deals. We offer pre-transaction consulting to help business owners optimize timing and value, while our comprehensive due diligence process and virtual data room support ensure efficient deal closures. This combination of experience, specialized tools, and client-centric approach has cemented our reputation as a trusted authority in healthcare transaction advisory services.
Services
Sell Side Representation
Market Sectors Analysis
Pre-Transaction Consulting
Buyer Database Management
Valuation Services
Due Diligence Support
Behavioral Health Advisory
Home Health & Hospice M&A
Pharmacy Services Advisory
Home Medical Equipment Valuation
Details
- Year established: 1998
Highlights and features
- We offer 25+ years of specialized healthcare M&A advisory experience.
- Our proprietary database covers insights from 8,000+ healthcare transactions.
- Dedicated Managing Directors lead transactions from start to finish.
- We exclusively represent sellers to avoid conflicts of interest.
- Pre-transaction consulting helps optimize timing and market positioning.
What people say
Professionalism and expertise
Committed and persistent
Pleasure to work with
Best possible service
Deep industry knowledge
Services
Sell Side Representation
The Braff Group provides exclusive sell-side transaction advisory services, guiding clients through strategic divestiture processes. Our Managing Directors lead every phase, from market timing and valuation to buyer engagement and negotiation. With a proprietary database of healthcare transaction trends, we ensure clients achieve optimal outcomes while avoiding conflicts of interest inherent in multi-sided advisory models.
Market Sectors Analysis
We offer specialized expertise across healthcare sectors including behavioral health, home health, hospice, and pharmacy services. Our deep understanding of market dynamics enables precise valuation benchmarks and competitive positioning strategies. Through continuous tracking of acquisition trends, we help clients align their offerings with evolving buyer priorities in these specialized fields.
Pre-Transaction Consulting
Our advisory services begin long before market entry, helping business owners assess readiness and optimize value drivers. We analyze industry-specific metrics and macroeconomic factors to advise on ideal timing for transactions. This proactive approach ensures clients enter the market with strategic advantages while addressing potential value-depressing factors in advance.
Buyer Database Management
The Braff Group maintains the most comprehensive healthcare M&A database with over 8,000 cataloged transactions. This proprietary resource identifies buyer patterns and valuation trends, enabling targeted outreach to qualified investors. Our extensive relationships with private equity groups and strategic buyers ensure maximum competition and premium pricing opportunities for clients.
Due Diligence Support
We streamline deal execution by managing all aspects of due diligence preparation and communication. Through password-protected virtual data rooms and systematic document organization, we facilitate smooth buyer access to critical information. Our team acts as a central hub for resolving open items, maintaining negotiation leverage, and ensuring timely closings without compromising client interests.
People
Dexter Braff
President
Industry leader with extensive healthcare M&A experience, driving strategic advisory services and fostering long-term client relationships across specialized healthcare sectors.
Pat Clifford
Managing Director
Specializes in home medical equipment and infusion therapy sectors, providing expert guidance on valuation and strategic positioning for healthcare providers.
Steve Garbon
Managing Director
Certified valuation analyst with expertise in behavioral health and healthcare staffing sectors, delivering data-driven insights for complex transactions.
Ted Jordan
Managing Director
Behavioral health M&A specialist with deep industry connections, focusing on maximizing value for providers in residential and community-based care segments.
Mark A. Kulik
Senior Managing Director
Regional expert in home health and hospice sectors, offering strategic advisory services based on extensive market knowledge and transaction experience.
Questions
Do you work with both buyers and sellers?
We exclusively represent sellers in healthcare M&A transactions to maintain focus and avoid conflicts of interest.
What healthcare sectors do you specialize in?
We specialize in behavioral health, home health, hospice, pharmacy services, home medical equipment, healthcare staffing, and ancillary healthcare services.
How does your transaction process work?
Our Managing Directors lead every phase from strategic timing to closing, maintaining control of critical details while leveraging our proprietary database and buyer network.
Can you help prepare for a future sale?
Yes, we provide pre-transaction consulting to optimize business positioning, address value drivers, and determine ideal market timing.
What makes your services unique?
Our exclusive healthcare focus, proprietary transaction database, dedicated Managing Directors, and conflict-free sell-side representation differentiate our advisory services.
How do you ensure competitive pricing?
We maintain extensive buyer databases and develop multiple bid scenarios to stimulate competition and secure optimal valuation outcomes for clients.
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