‘Tis the Season for Takeovers
One group of investors essentially took control of Genesis HealthCare, another group is trying to do the same thing with Capital Senior Living, and a third group wants to buy Diversicare Healthcare Services, and just may get its way. All three are different, but only one involves giving existing investors a major premium, which is one big reason why it may go through. An entity called MCS Plan, along with its controlling owner Ephram Lahasky, has offered to buy Diversicare for $10.10 per share. The offer letter came from DAC Acquisition LLC, which is also managed by Mr. Lahasky. There are the obvious contingencies and due diligence that needs to be completed, but... Read More »
Knapp-Stahler Group Handles Two Deals
The Knapp-Stahler Seniors Housing Group of Marcus & Millichap announced a couple of seniors housing sales, led by Jim and Justin Knapp. Jim first sold a CCRC in Waterville, Maine for $10.2 million, or $69,400 per bed. Located on an entire city block, the campus includes a 111-bed skilled nursing facility plus 27 assisted living/memory care beds and nine independent living units. It was originally built in 1922 and renovated in 1970 and 1995. Five years ago, it was acquired by a regional not-for-profit. Occupancy has consistently been above 90% for all levels of care, and revenues were just below $13.8 million, so the unidentified new owner is coming into a strong operation. They used... Read More »
National Health Investors Divests Eight Holiday Properties
National Health Investors completed the sale of eight independent living communities operated by Holiday Retirement for $115 million, or $126,500 per unit. The REIT expects to realize a gain on the sale of up to $2 million, and there is one more property to sell of the original nine that NHI had slated for divestment earlier this month. Rental income for these eight properties, excluding the impact of any straight-line rents, for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $4.2 million. The purchase price for that property should be close to $15 million. The institutional buyer of the portfolio was not named. There may be further action on NHI’s remaining 18 Holiday... Read More »
JLL Represents BIG in Seniors Housing Sale
Earlier this week, we covered private equity firm Bridge Investment Group’s (BIG) sale of its 79-unit senior living community in Savannah, Georgia to a 1031 investor. But some additional details came out that we can reveal now. The JLL Capital Markets investment advisory team including Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper and Michael Sivewright, represented BIG in the deal. Located on Wilmington Island, an affluent suburb located about 10 miles southeast of downtown Savannah, the 1998-era community features 28 independent living, 39 assisted living and 12 memory care units. It offers restaurant-style full-service dining, a full-service salon, community library, and... Read More »
