Vaden LeBlanc specializes in the sale and acquisition of essential, recurring-revenue Healthcare and Business Services companies - businesses defined by predictable cash flow, durable demand, and scalable operations.
*Vaden LeBlanc is a team affiliated with Hedgestone Business Advisors, North America's #1 M&A Firm; #1 Fastest Growing Firm according to BizBuySell.
We advise operators, founders, and shareholders on the confidential sale, acquisition, and succession of essential-services companies. The businesses that matter most are rarely the ones that shout.
Sell-side and buy-side advisory for provider groups, healthcare support services, and healthcare products & distribution - including home health & hospice, behavioral health, urgent care, multi-site physician practices, ambulatory surgery, imaging, laboratory services, RCM, staffing, pharmacy, DME, and healthcare technology.
Sell-side and buy-side advisory for technology & IT services, professional services, commercial services, and business process outsourcing - including MSPs, cybersecurity, SaaS, accounting, insurance, staffing, facilities management, security, and payment processing.
FOUNDER & CEO
The businesses that endure are the ones the world quietly can't do without.
— Samuel Vaden
Samuel leads the firm's advisory work in the sale and acquisition of essential-services companies across Healthcare and Business Services. Over the course of 16+ years, he has advised on $1B+ in transactions, serving founders, operators, and shareholders of recurring-revenue businesses with $1M–$20M+ EBITDA.
His clients operate in fragmented, active-M&A markets with strong retention, regulatory barriers, and high interest from private equity, family offices, strategic acquirers, and search funds - conducted quietly and with discretion.
Managing Director - Healthcare Division
Joan brings over 12 years of experience in the healthcare industry, spanning home healthcare, senior living and assisted living facilities, medical billing, and staffing.
Cornerstone guides on selling, valuing, and acquiring essential-services businesses - written for owners considering an exit in the next one to five years, and for the investors and strategics evaluating them.
Current trends, active buyers, valuation drivers, and the path from LOI to closing.
EBITDA, multiples, and the variables that separate a good business from a premium asset.
The work that compounds value is done long before a banker is engaged.
Platforms, add-ons, recapitalizations, and life after the closing table.
The variables buyers reward — and the ones they discount.
Active buyers, consolidation trends, and where the multiples are going.
The subsectors where recurring revenue, retention, and security demand converge.
Discipline in sourcing, diligence, and integration for acquirers with a thesis.
The avoidable errors that compress valuation and derail transactions.
Two buyer types, two very different transactions.
Sell-side mandates, buy-side searches, and considered introductions are welcomed. Correspondence is reviewed personally and held in confidence.