• Ensign Makes a Splash in Texas

    The Ensign Group closed out April with a bang, announcing the acquisition of the real estate and operations of 17 skilled nursing facilities spread across Texas, plus the real estate of two seniors housing communities in Wisconsin.  The Texas portfolio is majority-SNF, with 2,080 skilled nursing beds. There are also some seniors housing... Read More »
  • Public REIT Sells Value-Add Community to Joint Venture

    Kandu Capital, a family office specializing in real estate and healthcare, and its operating company, Bloom Senior Living, acquired an assisted living/memory care community in Ohio after strategically divesting a number of skilled nursing, behavioral health and seniors housing assets at healthy valuations. Those dispositions were initially... Read More »
  • Not-for-Profit Divests Its CCRC Portfolio to Another Not-for-Profit

    A portfolio of CCRCs in South-Central Pennsylvania changed hands from one faith-based not-for-profit organization to another, with Toby Siefert and Dave Balow of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handling the process. The pair represented the seller, SpiriTrust Lutheran, an 80-year-old operator based in York, Pennsylvania, in the sale of six... Read More »
  • AL/MC Community Trending Towards Stabilization Sells

    Blueprint’s suite of services was on display in the sale and financing of an assisted living/memory care community in Fredericksburg, Texas. Built in 2018, The Villages of Windcrest was performing well at the time of marketing, and was trending towards stabilization. Newer, performing properties are getting the most interest in the M&A market... Read More »
  • Montgomery Intermediary Group Brings on New Advisor

    Continuing its momentum in 2026, Montgomery Intermediary Group (MIG) announced that it hired Colin Thomas, CFA as an investment sales advisor. In this role, Thomas will lead seniors housing and skilled nursing transactions across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, expanding MIG’s coverage and capabilities in these markets. Thomas’s... Read More »
Ziegler Secures Refinance & Partnership Buyout in Wisconsin

Ziegler Secures Refinance & Partnership Buyout in Wisconsin

Ziegler’s Senior Housing & Care Finance Practice has successfully closed the refinance and partnership buyout of a family-owned post-acute care provider in southeastern Wisconsin. Eskay Real Estate 2020, Inc. (Eskay) owns and operates two campuses in the towns of Union Grove and Lomira, providing both skilled nursing and assisted living services at each location. The properties held two SBA loans, which Eskay wished to refinance, and one of the partners also chose to divest his majority interest in the company.  In comes Ziegler, which refinanced the loans with $9.557 million of HUD debt. Proceeds from the permanent debt allowed Eskay’s CEO,... Read More »
Several New Hires Announced This Spring

Several New Hires Announced This Spring

The start of spring came with a flurry of new hires at several brokerage firms. First, Andrew Morris joined Greystone as its Director of Healthcare Acquisitions, where he will report to Arthur Hatzopoulos, Corporate Executive Vice President at the company. Mr. Morris comes from Hana2.0 Property Group where he was Director of Investments and focused on sourcing and closing healthcare real estate acquisitions. Before that, he also held roles at Cascade Capital Group, Omega Healthcare Investors, and GE Capital. At Greystone, Mr. Morris will be focusing on seniors housing and healthcare acquisition opportunities but zeroing in on the skilled nursing... Read More »
Hollywood, Florida Acquisition Sees Multiple Sources of Financing

Hollywood, Florida Acquisition Sees Multiple Sources of Financing

IDB Bank and Contemporary Healthcare Capital collaborated on a financing package to support the acquisition of an assisted living community in Hollywood, Florida. Built in the early 1960s and renovated in 2016, this community boasted an average occupancy of 96.5% in the last 12 months, an impressive feat to say the least. It features 105 beds in 57 units and is being purchased by an assisted living owner/operator looking to grow its presence in Broward County. They already own one community in Hollywood and provide third-party operations for another local community for 428 Healthcare Management.   To fund the deal and some immediate repairs, IDB first placed a... Read More »
Recent Senior Care M&A Deals, Week Ending March 26, 2021

Recent Senior Care M&A Deals, Week Ending March 26, 2021

Dealmaking is still on the slow side for senior care, but here is our most recent M&A deal chart. Long-Term Care AcquirerTargetPrice Pacifica CompaniesKenmore Senior Living$4.5 million The Pointe GroupHarborChase of Naples & HarborChase of Venice$26.8 million CareCore Mary Scott Nursing CenterN/A Cedar CommunitiesMulberry Grove Senior... Read More »
Carnegie Capital Finances Oklahoma SNF Portfolio Acquisition

Carnegie Capital Finances Oklahoma SNF Portfolio Acquisition

A skilled nursing portfolio sold in Oklahoma thanks in part to acquisition financing secured by JD Stettin of Carnegie Capital. Totaling 430 beds, these facilities are located in southern Oklahoma in Marshall, Bryan and Love counties. They were operating well, but there is some upside in operations and census. The existing operator executed a purchase option to take over the portfolio at a price of $13.5 million, or $31,400 per bed.  Mr. Stettin secured both a first mortgage and mezzanine financing, with a blended rate of 7.3%, to fund the deal. The senior debt came with an interest rate of 5.75% over LIBOR with a 1.00% floor, while the mezzanine debt had a rate of 15.00% over... Read More »
Three Seniors Housing Properties in Michigan Up for Auction

Three Seniors Housing Properties in Michigan Up for Auction

You may have noticed an ad on these pages in recent weeks for the auction of three seniors housing communities in Michigan, including one turnkey operation and two recently shuttered communities. Well, Tranzon Asset Advisors is running the process on its open competitive bidding platform with the auctions set to conclude between April 20 and April 22.  These three assets are part of a larger portfolio of Michigan properties that was recently acquired. However, the pandemic led the developer/owner to focus on specific markets and buildings where they had already developed significant expansion and renovation plans.  One community is currently operating in the town of... Read More »