


Regional Healthcare Operator Lands HUD Acquisition Financing
Helios Healthcare Advisors arranged acquisition financing for a 124-bed skilled nursing facility with a strong quality mix in Pasadena, Texas, on behalf of a regional healthcare operator that had been leasing the property from a third-party landlord. The financing package was $12.9 million, or $104,000 per bed. Leveraging the facility’s strong occupancy and financial strength, Helios structured a direct HUD acquisition loan through a national HUD lender. The capital structure also included a seller note, allowing the borrower to close the transaction with minimal cash investment. Pillar Stone Healthcare Company, based in Houston, Texas, acquired Baywood Crossing Rehabilitation &... Read More »
WesBanco Launches New Healthcare Vertical
WesBanco Bank recently launched its dedicated healthcare vertical, under the leadership of Suzanne Myers as EVP-Commercial Healthcare Director, and is already off to the races with a handful of senior care transactions closed. The strategic initiative will provide financing across the continuum of care, including seniors housing, skilled nursing, CCRCs, hospitals and specialty care. So far this year, the bank has closed over $200 million in closed loans for acquisitions, recapitalizations, working capital and bridge-to-HUD loans for clients across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Plus, there is a pipeline of closings that exceeds $500 million for 2025. It is great to see that kind of... Read More »
Frank Cassidy Officially Nominated as FHA Commissioner
Frank Cassidy, most recently a Walker & Dunlop senior managing director of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Finance where he originated loans for multifamily, nursing home and seniors housing properties, has been officially nominated by President Trump as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the HUD. He oversees FHA’s approximately $1.75 trillion single family, multifamily and healthcare mortgage insurance programs, HUD’s multifamily assisted housing portfolio, the administration of HUD’s housing counseling program, and the development and oversight of federal standards for the design and construction of manufactured homes. Since April 2025, Cassidy... Read More »
Acquisition Financing Arranged for Regional Owner/Operator
Ziegler announced its role as the capital structure advisor and hedge advisor in the placement of a $52.5 million acquisition loan on behalf of a regional owner/operator. The acquisition financing was used to acquire five enhanced independent living communities in Michigan. The portfolio surrounds the Detroit, Michigan MSA, and has a total of 631 units with 695 beds. Christopher Utz advised and negotiated the transaction for the borrower and placed the loan with Oxford Finance. Ziegler’s Structured Products practice placed an interest rate cap through a competitive bid process, ultimately executing the cap with Goldman Sachs. Read More »