BACKGROUND:
Vito Abaroa is a seasoned professional in business acquisitions within the home care industry, specializing in both Private Duty and Medicare & Medicaid-certified agencies. With over a decade of leadership and management experience, his entrepreneurial expertise focuses on acquiring well established, cash-flow-positive businesses, targeting a 2+ DSCR on leveraged buyouts (LBOs).
As the founding principal of Empire Healthcare, Vito oversees operations across numerous locations and manages thousands of employees and caregivers throughout the Southeastern United States. He has successfully completed multiple eight-figure transactions in the home healthcare sector and has over 10 years of hands-on experience in “rollups,” mergers and acquisitions, and business management as a lead investor.
Professionally trained in corporate finance, Vito specializes in purchasing de-risked revenue streams and driving growth through strategic acquisitions. He excels in deal flow, company structuring, acquisition targeting, and capital raising. His proven ability to integrate key management teams and implement efficient systems and processes across multiple businesses underscores his exceptional expertise in scaling and optimizing operations.