Investors Riding Wave of Interest in Senior Housing, REITs Driving M&A

In the wake of Sunrise Senior Living (NYSE:SRZ) agreeing to be bought by Health Care REIT (NYSE:HCN), senior living investors are riding a wave of interest in the industry as boosted stock prices reflect favorable occupancy trends and payment rates along with other factors, according to the Tenneseean.com.  The senior living industry—including independent living, assisted […]

REIT Acquires 13-Property Senior Care Portfolio, MOBs for $103 Million

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II, Inc., announced on Wednesday the acquisition of a 13-property portfolio of senior care communities along with seven medical office buildings (MOBs) located in Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, and Georgia for a total of approximately $103 million.  “We seek to acquire properties that provide multiple levels of diversification to Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II,” […]

HCN’s Sunrise Acquisition: Not a Bargain, But Has Long-Term Strategic Value

When Toledo, Ohio-based Health Care REIT (NYSE:HCN) announced on Wednesday that it was acquiring all of the approximately 58.3 million outstanding shares of national senior living provider Sunrise Senior Living (NYSE:SRZ) for $14.50 a share, it didn’t exactly get a bargain—but it did make a smart long-term investment, analysts agree. Despite the steep price tag, […]

Health Care REIT Deal with Sunrise Could Grow to $4 Billion; What’s the Next Step?

On Wednesday, Toledo, Ohio-based Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) and McLean, Va.-based Sunrise Senior Living (NYSE:SRZ) announced a mammoth merger and acquisition deal with a real estate value of $1.9 billion—a figure that has the potential to grow substantially bigger in upcoming years—but there are still plenty of details that need to be hammered out.  For one, […]

[UPDATED] Health Care REIT to Acquire Sunrise Senior Living in Deal Valued at $1.9 Billion

Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) announced on Wednesday that it will acquire all of the approximately 58.3 million outstanding common stock of national senior living chain Sunrise Senior Living (NYSE:SRZ) for $14.50 per share in an all-cash transaction, totaling about $845 million. The Toledo, Ohio-based REIT will acquire Sunrise’s 20 wholly-owned senior housing communities along […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: Berkadia, Beech Street, Cambridge

Berkadia Originates $25.8 Million in Supplemental Loans for Capital Senior Living Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC’s Lenox, Mass. office recently closed on $25.8 million of supplemental financing on a portfolio of loans for affiliates of Capital Senior Living Corporation.  Christopher Fenton, a vice president at Berkadia, worked with lenders at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to […]