A Texas-based seniors housing operator initiated the first phase of a portfolio recapitalization with a bridge loan closed by Helios Healthcare Advisors. The borrower owns 12 assets, but this transaction refinanced two assisted living/memory care communities in the San Antonio area. They consist of 80 beds in 76 units.
With the existing debt maturing and one location working towards stabilization, Helios ran a competitive process that led to multiple term sheets and ended with structuring an 18-month, interest-only bridge loan with limited recourse. Coupling the two assets allowed the borrower to shift leverage from an over-levered asset that needed more time to reach stabilization, to one that was stabilized and under-levered. The end result was a clearer path to get HUD financing at both locations. The financing effectuated the first tranche of a multi-stage process to refinance the entire portfolio.
