Historic Moment for Senior Housing M&A with All Buyers in the Game

Investor appetite for senior housing has grown to levels that industry finance experts say is unprecedented, in terms of the variety of buyers seeking transactions. What makes this investor landscape historic is no group is sitting on the sidelines, senior living finance and transactions professionals told Senior Housing News. “The buyers market is hitting on […]

Transactions & Financings: Bridgewood’s $56M CCRC Refinancing; Mission Senior’s $22M Construction Financing

SunTrust provides $60M Loan for Baltimore CCRC Expansion SunTrust Banks Senior Vice President of Senior Care Finance Yasamin Al-Askari arranged a $60 million loan for the expansion of Roland Park Place, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community in Baltimore. Proceeds will fund the second phase of the project, an eight-story building with 58 units, a […]

Transactions & Financings: Senior Housing Management Expands Operations; Ensign Acquires in California

JLL advises Welltower on $1.8B Benchmark portfolio sale JLL (NYSE: JLL) represented Welltower (NYSE: WELL) in the Toledo, Ohio-based REIT’s $1.8 billion disposition of 48 properties operated by Waltham, Massachusetts-based Benchmark Senior Living, to an unnamed buyer. The 4,137-unit portfolio consists of 48 assisted living properties located in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island […]

Transactions & Financings: Senior Living Communities’ $35M CCRC Acquisition; Sunrise Acquires New Jersey Site

Senior Living Communities acquires South Carolina CCRC Senior Living Communities acquired Wildewood Downs, a 248-unit continuing care retirement community in Columbia, South Carolina, for $35 million. The community will be operated by a SLC affiliate. The acquisition was financed by a $32.7 million loan from National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI), and includes capital expenses for renovations. The loan will have a […]

Transactions & Financings: Ventas’ $490M Colony Capital Refinancing; BPM Senior Living Portfolio Sold

Ventas invests $490M in Colony Capital refinancing, announces $800M research development pipeline Ventas (NYSE: VTR) announced four new developments, totaling $800 million in its university-based research and innovation business, all in partnership with Wexford Science & Technology (“Wexford”), the leading developer of university-focused real estate solutions. These investments are part of $1.5 billion research and […]

Transactions & Financings: Ensign Group’s Campus Acquisition; LTC Transitions Thrive Communities

The Ensign Group acquires Texas post-acute care campus The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) completed the acquisition of Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement, a post-acute care campus in Harlingen, Texas. The campus includes 38 assisted living beds, 92 independent living units and a 60-bed skilled nursing facility. Ensign Group acquired the real estate and operations. LTC […]

Transactions & Financings: Welltower’s Downtown Denver Acquisition; HCP’s Credit Facility Increased

HCP Closes on Upsized $2.5B Credit Facility, New $250M Loan Facility Irvine, California-based health care real estate investment trust HCP (NYSE: HCP) closed an amended and restated credit agreement providing for a $2.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility and a new $250 million unsecured term loan facility. The amendment and restatement extended the maturity date […]

Transactions & Financings: Lutheran Senior Services’ $92M Bond Financing; CBRE’s $61M Loan

HJ Sims arranges $92 million bond financing package for Lutheran Senior Services HJ Sims completed a $92.4 million refinancing package for Lutheran Senior Services (LSS). The proceeds will fund an expansion to LSS’ Mason Pointe community in Chesterton, Missouri, as well additional planned capital improvements at other communities within its portfolio. HJ Sims identified bonds […]

Hickory Senior Living Acquires 10-Property Portfolio to Enter Alabama

A senior housing portfolio made up of 10 communities in the U.S. Southeast has a new owner/operator. The portfolio includes eight properties in Alabama, one in Mississippi and another in Tennessee, according to the firm that arranged the sale, Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors. The seller was Cottage Senior Living, a family-owned senior living provider […]

Transactions and Financings: SunTrust’s $67 Million Loan; Watermark Expands Management Portfolio

SunTrust provides $67 million construction loan for South Carolina community expansion Rolling Green Village, a non-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Greenville, South Carolina, secured a $67 million loan for an expansion project that broke ground last August. The loan was provided by SunTrust Banks. When completed in fall 2020, the expansion will include […]