Carlyle Plans IPO for HCR ManorCare, Value of $2 Billion

The Carlyle Group has plans to take HCR ManorCare public in an offering that could raise roughly $500 million according to a report from Reuters. Citing unnamed sources, the IPO could give the nursing home and assisted living facility operator an enterprise value of up to $2 billion. In 2007, Carlyle paid $4.9 billion for […]

Sunrise Closes on $45 Million Joint Venture Acquisition

Sunrise Senior Living (NYSE: SRZ) said it completed the purchase of the remaining 80% ownership interest in AL US Development Venture, a joint venture between a group of funds affiliated with Morgan Stanley. Originally announced in April, the deal gives Sunrise 100% membership interest in 15 senior living communities. “We are most excited to own […]

Sunrise Resolves Patient Abuse Incident With State, License Reinstated

Sunrise Senior Living (NYSE: SRZ) said it entered into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) to have its Quadrangle Continuing Care Retirement Community in Haverford, Penn., license reinstated after it was revoked in April for what the agency called gross incompetence, negligence and misconduct. An investigation into the facility using a hidden camera recorded three employees […]

Diversified Global Holdings Snaps Up 48% Equity Position in Banyan

Diversified Global Holdings Group (OTCQB: DGHG) completed the acquisition of Banyan Development LLC by purchasing the 48% of the outstanding equity of the development. Banyan Development is an Elder Care management and investment company and is developing a 100 bed Assisted Living Residence offering standard care options, as well as care for Alzheimer’s and other dementia […]

REITs Responsible for 94% of All Senior Housing Deals

While I’d like to think we’re pretty clever here at SHN, Peter Slatin from Real Capital Analytics came up with one of the best headlines I’ve ever read. Using his column over at Forbes, Slatin writes that REIT Investment Is Viagra for Senior Housing. “REIT M&A activity in the suddenly hot senior housing market has made that […]

Ventas Completes $3.1 Billion Atria Acquisition

Atria Senior Living has completed a deal to merge its senior living portfolio with Ventas (NYSE: VTR). As part of the agreement, Atria will manage the portfolio of 118 senior living communities acquired by Ventas. Ventas acquired the portfolio valued at more than $3.1 billion through mergers of Atria Senior Living Group, Inc. (ASLG) using […]

Emeritus Earnings Down On Higher Costs From Acquistions

Emeritus Corporation (NYSE: ESC) recently announced its first quarter 2011 results that showed a 28% rise in quarterly revenues compared to Q1 2010 but reported a net loss of $22.6 million for the quarter. The company’s same community average monthly revenue per occupied unit improved by 2.1% to $3,796 and its same community average occupancy […]

Brookdale Q1 Results Show Smaller Loss on Higher Revenues

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) announced its first quarter 2011 results that showed a net loss of $12.3 million upon quarterly revenues of $569.4 million.  The revenue in Q1 2011 was up 4.6% compared to Q1 2010 based upon increases in occupancy and increases in average monthly revenue per unit.  Average monthly revenue per unit […]