{"id":8862,"date":"2018-10-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingstagenew.wpenginepowered.com\/transaction\/livingstone-advises-total-spectrum-on-its-sale-to-learn-behavioral\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T20:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T00:04:49","slug":"livingstone-advises-total-spectrum-on-its-sale-to-learn-behavioral","status":"publish","type":"transaction","link":"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/en\/transaction\/livingstone-advises-total-spectrum-on-its-sale-to-learn-behavioral\/","title":{"rendered":"Livingstone advises Total Spectrum on its sale to LEARN Behavioral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Livingstone is pleased to announce the firm\u2019s healthcare team has advised <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/totalspectrumcare.com\/\"><strong>Total Spectrum<\/strong><\/a><strong>, a premier provider of Applied Behavior Analysis &lpar;ABA&rpar; services for families and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder &lpar;ASD&rpar;, on its partnership with <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/learnbehavioral.com\/\"><strong>LEARN Behavioral<\/strong><\/a><strong>, a portfolio company of LLR Partners and leading network of providers serving children with ASD and other developmental disorders. Livingstone acted as exclusive financial advisor to Total Spectrum.<\/strong><\/p><p>Total Spectrum, based in Elmhurst, Illinois with operations across Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,&nbsp;and Wisconsin, provides high-quality in-home and clinic-based ABA services for families and children with ASD. Total Spectrum has experienced an average of more than 80% average annual revenue growth over the last 3 years and is currently providing nearly 150,000 hours of service to more than 400 individual clients a year. The partnership with LEARN Behavioral will enable Total Spectrum to accelerate its growth plan to further penetrate existing markets and expand into new ones, bringing individualized treatment plans and outcome-driven services to more clients and families.<\/p><p><em>\u201cLivingstone successfully executed an efficient yet comprehensive process, managing significant preemptive interest, uncovering a range of options for management and shareholders, and achieving credit for our recent performance and accelerating growth trajectory,\u201d<\/em> said <strong>Brian Dacy, CEO of Total Spectrum<\/strong>. <em>\u201cWe selected LEARN Behavioral as a partner because of a strong cultural fit and well-aligned vision and objectives.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>Baltimore-based LEARN Behavioral encompasses a network of providers that serve over 3,000 families annually and delivers more than 1.5 million hours of service each year. LEARN is a pioneer in the delivery of interventions based on the science of ABA and has extensive expertise in developing thoughtful, family-focused programs that result in meaningful progress for clients.<\/p><p><em>\u201cLivingstone is excited to have assisted Total Spectrum in finding an ideal partner for growth and realizing the shareholder\u2019s goals identified at the outset of the process,\u201d <\/em>said <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/en\/team\/jim-moskal\/\"><strong>Jim Moskal<\/strong><\/a><strong>,&nbsp;partner&nbsp;at Livingstone. <\/strong><em>\u201cThe increasing awareness and prevalence of ASD has&nbsp;driven meaningful demand in the highly fragmented, evolving sector for ABA service providers. Positioning is critical for small, rapidly-growing providers to realize value for recent investment, growth, and expected future performance.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>Total Spectrum is Livingstone\u2019s 11th healthcare transaction to close in the last two years, including successful sell-side transactions involving&nbsp;<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/en\/transactions\/livingstone-seals-partnership-p3-dental-smile-brands\/\">P3 Dental<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/en\/transactions\/synergyhomecare\/\">SYNERGY HomeCare<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/en\/transactions\/livingstone-delivers-strategic-buyer-for-agility-health\/\">Agility Health<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/en\/transactions\/livingstone-dispatches-deal-for-kurtz-ambulance-service-inc\/\">Kurtz Ambulance<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a 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