Tag: Steven Richards & Associates
M&A: Buyer appetite for HME improves
April 21, 2017Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - After a slow first quarter, buyer appetites for HME businesses are picking up, say M&A analysts.“There's still more sellers than buyers, but transactions are getting done,” said Rick Glass, president of Steven Richards & Associates. “I think we are bottoming out on the reimbursement, and we're slowly starting to get some appetite even in the traditional HME and respiratory space.”While reimbursement remains dire, the business-friendly new administration,...
Audit uncertainty drags on deals
April 11, 2014Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - It was a slow first quarter for mergers and acquisitions, say industry analysts.“It's been disappointing so far,” said Rick Glass, president of Steven Richards & Associates. “I had anticipated a pickup in acquisitions with most of the uncertainty around Round 2 bid pricing going away.”But it appears competitive bidding has been replaced by another concern: audits.“Audits are a drag on the whole system,” said Glass. “It's hard to get buyers...
M&A: End of year uptick could signal busy spring
November 30, 2012Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - With Round 2 imminent, buyers and sellers alike are getting off the fence, say M&A analysts."I think it's sinking in that Round 2 is going to happen," said Rick Glass, president of Steven Richards & Associates in Tarpon Springs, Fla. "Providers are splitting into groups: those that think they know how to make it work at the new rates, and those that are looking for an exit strategy."The fourth-quarter has seen a flurry of deals, mostly strong regional players acquiring smaller companies...