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Acquisitions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions

5.

Acquisitions

The Company’s strategy is to acquire and develop behavioral healthcare facilities and improve operating results within its facilities and its other behavioral healthcare operations.

On February 15, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Whittier Pavilion (“Whittier”), an inpatient psychiatric facility with 71 beds located in Haverhill, Massachusetts, for cash consideration of approximately $17.9 million. Also on February 15, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Mission Treatment (“Mission Treatment”) for cash consideration of approximately $22.5

million and a working capital settlement. Mission Treatment operated nine comprehensive treatment centers in California, Nevada, Arizona and Oklahoma.

Transaction-related expenses

Transaction-related expenses represent costs primarily related to our acquisitions, termination, restructuring and closure costs. Transaction-related expenses compromised the following cost for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Termination, restructuring and closure costs

 

$

3,525

 

 

$

3,392

 

Legal, accounting and other

 

 

796

 

 

 

1,376

 

 

 

$

4,321

 

 

$

4,768