OCTOBER 28-30, 2026 · PHOENIX, AZ

INVEST Conference

Where Behavioral Health Deals Get Done.

Deal flow tightening. Valuations under pressure. Workforce costs climbing. The executives navigating behavioral health transactions right now will be in Phoenix on October 28-30.

Provider pricing $2,000 — Vendor is $5,000.

* Discount codes can only be used before completing registration.
* Discounts are not retroactive and cannot be applied to existing registrations.

Attendees leave with a sharper read on where behavioral health capital is moving, direct access to the buyers and sellers driving sector consolidation, and relationships built for real transactions.

3

Days

500+

Attendees

100+

Companies

4

Tracks

Presented by Behavioral Health Business · Phoenix, AZ · October 28–30, 2026

The Gathering

The industry comes here to transact.

BHB INVEST is the behavioral health industry’s most important dealmaking event. For three days each year, the people who move the sector, private equity firms, strategic buyers, operators, capital partners, and M&A advisors, gather in one room to make connections that lead to real transactions.

This is not a passive industry gathering. INVEST is engineered for serious conversations and measurable outcomes. It is where the sector’s next chapter gets written.

PE Firms

M&A Advisors

Operators

ABA

SUD

MAT

Buyers. Sellers.

Capital partners.

Why This Year Is Different

The M&A Environment Changed. Here's What That Means for INVEST.

Behavioral health deal activity is moving through a period of recalibration. Valuations are resetting, capital structures are getting more creative, and buyers are moving more selectively. The executives who understand these shifts, and can act on them, will be in Phoenix on October 28.

Deal Volume & Velocity

The pipeline of behavioral health transactions is active. PE platforms are executing. Strategic buyers are in motion. The deals getting done in the next 12 months are starting in rooms like this one.

Valuation & Capital Structure

How behavioral health companies are being valued is shifting. Understanding what drives premium exits, how debt is being structured, and what buyers are underwriting is the difference between a deal that closes and one that stalls.

Sector Consolidation

ABA, SUD, outpatient mental health, and MAT are consolidating at different speeds with different buyers. The companies positioned to transact well in 2026 are the ones already in the right conversations.

Featured Speakers

The Voices Shaping the Deals.

Confirmed voices shaping the deals, strategies, and conversations at INVEST 2026.

Several of this year’s confirmed speakers are appearing at BHB INVEST for the first time.

These are executives who speak rarely at industry events. Announcements coming soon.

Speaker lineup updated as confirmations are received. More announcements coming soon.

Who’s in the Room

This Is Who You’ll Be Sitting Next To.

INVEST is curated, not open. The attendee list reflects the owners, operators, executives, and capital partners making the decisions that shape senior care.

Why Attend

The Room You Want to Be In.

INVEST is built around the people who make deals happen. Here is who you will meet.

Behavioral Health Strategic Buyers

Acquirers actively building platforms and expanding through targeted acquisitions across the sector.

Private Equity Leaders

Investment professionals sourcing, evaluating, and scaling behavioral health portfolio companies.

M&A Advisors, Bankers & Consultants

Dealmakers advising buyers and sellers through complex behavioral health transactions.

Behavioral Health Owners & Entrepreneurs

Founders and operators exploring growth capital, partnerships, and eventual exit opportunities.

Lenders & Finance Professionals

Debt providers and finance specialists structuring the capital behind behavioral health growth.

Technology & Service Partners

Skip the trade show. INVEST gives you direct access to the operators and investors deciding which platforms and partners they are actually building on.

The hotel room block closes October 7.

INVEST is a concentrated gathering. The dealmakers and investors in this room are not there by accident. If you are considering it, now is the time to commit.

* Discount codes can only be used before completing registration.
* Discounts are not retroactive and cannot be applied to existing registrations.

On the Agenda

What's On the Agenda.

Two days of programming built around the conversations shaping the market.

Behavioral Health Investment Trends

M&A Activity & Transaction Strategy

Scaling Established Behavioral Health Companies

Outpatient Mental Health & ABA Therapy

SUD Treatment & Medication-Assisted Treatment

Buyer, Seller & Investor Perspectives

Oct 28

Networking Reception

Oct 29

Conference Program

Oct 30

Conference Program

Testimonials

What Attendees Are Saying.

INVEST is the one event I clear my calendar for. The quality of the conversations and the caliber of the people in the room are unmatched in behavioral health.

Managing Director

Behavioral Health Private Equity

We closed two deals that started as conversations at INVEST. There is simply no better place to meet serious buyers and sellers in the sector.

Chief Executive Officer

Behavioral Health Private Equity

If you want to understand where behavioral health capital is going, this is the room. Every year I leave with a sharper strategy and new partners.

Partner

Healthcare-Focused Growth Equity

The Venue

Phoenix. October 28-30.

JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa

Set against the backdrop of the Sonoran Desert, the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge offers an inspiring setting for three days of dealmaking, networking, and strategic conversation. Reserve your room within the INVEST 2026 block to stay where the action happens.

Hotel room block cut-off: October 7, 2026.