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Edgemont Partners Advises Ally Pediatric Therapy on Investment from SBJ Capital

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Represents Edgemont’s latest transaction for best-in-class behavioral health services advisory

NEW YORK, NY – January 25, 2022Edgemont Partners (“Edgemont”), a premier healthcare investment bank and a leading M&A and capital raising advisor exclusively serving healthcare companies, announced that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Ally Pediatric Therapy (“Ally”) in its partnership with SBJ Capital (“SBJ”). The terms of the transaction, which closed in January 2022, were not disclosed. Edgemont’s deal team was led by Rajat Bangar, Managing Director. This marks the ninth autism services transaction closed by Edgemont’s senior bankers as well as the latest private equity platform investment in the autism services sector.

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Ally is one of the state’s largest clinic-based and multi-disciplinary care providers and is devoted to meeting the needs of individuals, families and communities affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder.

In partnership with SBJ, Ally plans to expand access to its services and establish a multi-region footprint. SBJ intends to leverage its deep consumer and healthcare services multi-site experience to bolster the platform and fuel growth while focusing on quality, outcomes, and mission.

Ally co-founders Anthony Macleod and Ryan Goodrich noted, “Edgemont served as a valued advisor to Ally throughout the transaction process with SBJ, and the advice we received led to a great outcome for Ally. SBJ’s proven track record of building industry-leading consumer and healthcare services companies made them a clear choice as a partner for us.”

About Ally Pediatric Therapy

Ally Pediatric Therapy serves children with autism and other childhood disorders by providing applied behavior analysis (ABA Therapy) and speech-language therapy. Ally’s team members currently serve children and families across its locations in the Greater Phoenix, Arizona area. Please visit www.allypediatric.com for more information.

About SBJ Capital

SBJ Capital is a private investment firm with approximately $400 million of capital under management, focused on investing in founder and family-owned consumer and services companies. SBJ provides thoughtful strategic advice, domain expertise and a partnership-oriented approach to support the goals of entrepreneurs, owners and management teams. SBJ was founded by an experienced team of professionals with a track record of growing companies both as principal investors and as operating executives. Please visit www.sbjcap.com for more information.

About Edgemont Partners

Now in its 21st year, Edgemont ranks among the most active and best-performing independent healthcare M&A and financial advisors in the U.S. We focus solely on providing expert strategic advice and transaction execution to healthcare and life sciences companies, bringing a steadfast commitment to our clients, driven always to prioritize their best interests. Edgemont’s principals have executed 185+ transactions with an aggregate value of $80 billion+.

For more information on Edgemont and how we can best serve you, contact Ben Hughes at +1 (646) 632-3967, or visit our website at www.edgemont.com.

Investment banking services are provided by Edgemont Capital Partners, LP, a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC.