About Ben Swett
Ben joined Irving Levin in the summer of 2014 as an Analyst, responsible for the research and reporting on seniors housing M&A and finance news for the Senior Care Investor, in addition to providing research and analysis for Irving Levin’s healthcare sector reports.
Ben graduated from Hamilton College with a B.A. in History (concentrating on the American Civil War) and minors in French and Economics. When not at the office, chances are you will find Ben on the tennis court.
by Ben Swett | Mar 21, 2024 3:53 pm | Acquisitions
Senior Living Investment Brokerage closed the sale of Rosecastle of Deerwood, a memory care community in Jacksonville, Florida. Built in 2015, the community was originally designed as stand-alone memory care with 60 units, back when that care type was all the rage to... Read More »
by Ben Swett | Mar 20, 2024 9:14 am | Financings
Taking flexibility to another level, Bravo Capital, a privately held lender with a national presence, closed a $13 million loan for Green Hill Senior Living and Rehabilitation just seven days from signing the term sheet to funding. The first mortgage was arranged... Read More »
by Ben Swett | Mar 20, 2024 9:12 am | 60 Seconds, Opinion, Statistics
We have long been tired of the often-inaccurate claims of “private equity’s takeover of the nursing home industry” and the too-simplistic or misleading correlations between PE ownership and quality of care. Of course there are never any mentions of the need for SNF... Read More »
by Ben Swett | Mar 14, 2024 4:33 pm | Opinion
There may be a new publicly traded senior care company on the horizon, as PACS Group, a Utah-based skilled nursing operator with more than 200 facilities in its current portfolio, filed for an initial public offering with the SEC on March 13. It plans to list on the... Read More »
by Ben Swett | Mar 14, 2024 3:42 pm | Acquisitions
A for-profit buyer is taking over ownership of a not-for-profit skilled nursing facility in an affluent north Chicago suburb. Ziegler acted as advisor to the Illinois-based not-for-profit seller, with Managing Director Nick Glaisner leading the transaction and Melanie... Read More »