Demand for autism care outweighs the available supply of services in the US. These unmet needs are incentivizing private equity firms to invest in opportunities to build, grow and sell platforms in the sector.

Back in December, Goldman Sachs Alternatives announced it's acquisition of autism therapy provider Center for Social Dynamics (CSD) from NMS Capital. And in June, Shore Capital Partners announced the sale of another autism therapy provider, Behavioral Innovations, to Tenex Capital Management.

"If you're an investor looking for commercial opportunity and unmet needs, I think autism is far more on your radar now than 15 or 20 years ago," Adrian Jones, partner, and chairman and co-head of global private equity, at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, said "The market is big enough that there is opportunity for a number od investments and deeply fragmented across the country and even by state"

Unmet needs due to demand outweighing supply has made autism care one of the fastest growing investment sectors for PE, and it's growth and activity levels are expected to outpace most other sectores in the coming years.

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