Senior Housing’s Top 10 Mega Deals of 2013

Similar to 2011 and 2012, the senior housing industry was no stranger to mergers and acquisitions in 2013, with transactions ranging in size from one or two properties to chunks of high-profile portfolios and even entire companies.

We’ve gathered the top 10 U.S.-based transactions that were announced or closed throughout the past year, starting with the smallest acquisitions by dollar amount and ending with the mega deals of 2013. Click through to our coverage to refresh your memory on the details:

#10. Health Care REIT to Buy Out Merrill Gardens Joint Venture for $173 Million (06/27/13)

#9. Kindred to Sell 17 Facilities for $187 Million to Vibra Healthcare (04/26/13)

#8. Private Equity Firm TPG Closes $280 Million Buyout of Assisted Living Concepts (07/14/13)

#7. Formation Capital Acquires Senior Housing Portfolio for $400 Million (07/03/13)

#6. CNL Healthcare to Acquire $457 Million Senior Living Portfolio (10/14/13)

#5. Griffin-American Completes $472 Million Senior Housing Portfolio Buy (09/12/13)

#4. NHI to Acquire 25 Holiday Retirement Communities for $491 Million (11/19/13)

#3. Ventas Buys 26 Communities from Holiday for $790 Million (10/25/13)

#2. Newcastle to Acquire 52 Holiday Retirement Properties for $1 Billion (11/18/13)

#1. Health Care REIT Completes $4.3 Billion Sunrise Acquisition (7/01/13)

Editor’s note: These transactions are not listed in chronological order and include deals announced in 2012.