Ziegler Closes Two Separate Financings
Ziegler announced the closing of two separate financings. First, Ziegler closed the Series 2025 bond anticipation notes for the benefit of The Sanctuary at Village On The Isle LLC. The Florida not-for-profit borrower was formed in 2025 to develop, own and operate a seniors housing community to be located on approximately 50 acres in unincorporated Sarasota County, Florida. The sole member of the borrower is Southwest Florida Retirement Center, Inc., doing business as Village On The Isle. VOTI owns and operates a CCRC in Venice, Florida, which opened in 1982 and currently consists of 234 independent living units, 48 assisted living units, 16 memory care units and 64 licensed skilled... Read More »Another Record Year for VIUM
VIUM Capital keeps raising the bar in transaction volume, announcing another record-setting year in 2025, closing 96 transactions totaling over $2 billion in par value, representing the largest total of financings closed in the firm’s nearly six-year history. Most of that volume came from bridge loans originated by VIUM through its joint venture partner Merchants Bank of Indiana, including both direct bank balance sheet executions and loans originated through VIUM’s healthcare debt fund. There were 35 separate loans totaling $1.1 billion. On the HUD side, VIUM closed 61 LEAN transactions totaling $948.2 million, earning it the second spot in the LEAN rankings for number of loans... Read More »
Sonida Finances CNL Merger
Sonida Senior Living announced that it has secured $900 million of committed permanent debt financing, inclusive of a $350 million accordion feature that provides for total potential capacity of up to $1.25 billion, to support the previously announced definitive merger agreement with CNL Healthcare Properties. The financing replaces the existing 364-day $900 million bridge facility provided by RBC Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets, refinances CHP’s corporate credit facilities, and supersedes Sonida’s existing revolving credit facility at transaction close. Sonida entered into a new and upsized $375 million four-year secured revolving... Read More »City of Wichita Issues Bond Financing
Ziegler successfully closed Larksfield Place’s $45.205 million Series 2025 bonds, issued through the City of Wichita, Kansas. Larksfield is a not-for-profit, single-site CCRC founded in 1988 in northeast Wichita. The 67-acre campus includes 22 independent living villas, 164 independent living apartments, 62 assisted living apartments, 10 memory care apartments and 80 private skilled nursing suites. Residents are offered an 80% refundable “Type C” entrance fee contract. Larksfield is significantly expanding its campus with the development of a four-story, 48-apartment independent living building known as “Larksfield Landing,” featuring under-building enclosed parking alongside additional... Read More »
