Hendon Partners

Industry: Private Duty Nursing

Private Duty Nursing M&A Advisory.

Private duty nursing agencies delivering high-acuity, medically complex care at home serve a niche with powerful defensible characteristics and strong buyer demand. Hendon Partners helps PDN providers navigate M&A with the expertise their business deserves.

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Market Overview

The Private Duty Nursing M&A Landscape

4–7×
Typical EBITDA Multiple Range
High
Clinical Acuity Premium
Active
Strategic Buyer Interest

Private duty nursing agencies providing ventilator care, tracheostomy management, and other complex home nursing services command premium valuations due to their high clinical barriers to entry, Medicaid waiver and private pay revenue mix, and long-term client relationships.

Buyers including home health platforms, specialty care companies, and PE-backed operators seek PDN agencies for their clinical depth and defensible, high-margin revenue.

Why Hendon

What We Bring to Your PDN Sale

Clinical Valuation Expertise

We understand how clinical acuity, nursing staff certifications, and payer mix translate to transaction value and we communicate that clearly and compellingly to buyers.

Targeted Buyer Outreach

We connect PDN providers with buyers who appreciate the clinical complexity and operational quality of their business.

Competitive Process

Our structured sell-side process drives competition among qualified buyers, maximizing price and protecting deal terms.

Full Transaction Support

From CIM preparation through to closing, we handle every stage of the transaction with precision and confidentiality.

Frequently Asked Questions

What multiple does a private duty nursing agency sell for?
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Private duty nursing (PDN) agencies typically trade at 5–8× EBITDA. High clinical acuity — ventilator, trach, and pediatric complex care — plus nurse staffing depth and payer mix push valuations toward the top of the range.
Why are PDN agencies valued higher than personal care?
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PDN involves skilled, high-acuity nursing with real clinical barriers to entry, longer client relationships, and a blend of Medicaid waiver and private-pay revenue. That defensibility and margin profile earns a premium over non-skilled personal care.
Is pediatric home health part of private duty nursing?
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Often, yes. Pediatric complex-care and PDN frequently overlap, and pediatric census is highly valued for its long lengths of service. We position pediatric clinical depth as a core value driver to specialty buyers.
Who acquires private duty nursing agencies?
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Buyers include home health and PDN platforms, specialty pediatric operators, and PE-backed strategics that value clinical complexity and recurring, high-margin revenue.

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