On October 5, 2020, Atar Capital, a global private investment firm, announced that its portfolio company, Pathways Health and Community Support, LLC, one of the largest providers of behavioral and mental health services in the U.S., acquired three Community Intervention Services, Inc. subsidiaries: (i) Access Family Services, Inc.; (ii) Family Behavioral Resources, Inc.; and (iii) Autism Education and Research Institute, Inc.
Duff & Phelps served as financial advisor to Community Intervention Services, Inc. in connection with the transaction.
About Community Intervention Services, Inc.
Community Intervention Services, Inc. (CIS) was formed in April of 2012 for the purpose of building a clinically focused, national provider of outpatient and community based behavioral health and substance abuse services. CIS’ subsidiaries are comprised of: (i) South Bay Community Services, Inc. (Massachusetts and Connecticut); (ii) Access Family Services, Inc. (North Carolina and South Carolina); (iii) Northstar Pyschological Services, Inc. (Georgia); (iv) Family Behavioral Resources, Inc. (Pennsylvania); (v) Autism Education Research Institute, Inc. (Pennsylvania); and (vi) Futures Behavior Therapy Center, Inc (Massachusetts). Casner & Edwards, LLP served as legal counsel to CIS.
About Pathways Health and Community Support, LLC
Pathways Health and Community Support, LLC is one of the largest providers of behavioral and mental health services in the United States. Originally founded in 1997 as Providence Service Corporation, Pathways' mission is to improve the lives of people by inspiring personal growth, health and wellness. The organization offers a full spectrum of social services and behavioral health solutions, including mental health support, youth and family services, adult services, and prevention services, to clients in their homes or through telehealth and community-based resources. The company also offers employer-based programs to help employees manage stress, anxiety and other behavioral health challenges through Pathways at Work. Dykema Gossett PLLC served as legal counsel to Pathways.
