BIG MONEY IN ABA SERIES: Review of the Data

This recorded follow-up to Big Money in ABA reviews the research behind the series. Karen Chung, introduced as Special Learning’s founder and CEO and a former investment banker, walks through historical ownership, workforce and geographic data, platform acquisitions and investor exit strategies.

Presenter credits: Karen Chung.

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Chung explains how an initial platform purchase supports later add-on acquisitions. She compares the recording’s private equity timeline with insurance mandates, then examines clinician availability and the distribution of agencies, BCBAs and RBTs across states.

The session distinguishes investment funds, platform agencies and eventual buyers, and discusses how exit horizons and profit goals shape business decisions. Chung also acknowledges that ethics hotline reports reflect people seeking help with dilemmas and asks for positive acquisition experiences to broaden the picture.

What does this recording cover?

• Platform companies and add-on acquisitions
• Investment activity and insurance mandate timelines
• Clinician availability and state workforce concentrations
• Private equity funds, ownership and exits
• Profit incentives and limits of ethics hotline evidence

Recording context: The presentation references 2020. Workforce counts, ownership lists and transaction discussions reflect that historical presentation.

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