


Lancaster Pollard Closes $400 Million Bridge Financing
There’s no such thing as a summer lull for Lancaster Pollard, which recently announced the closing of $400 million in bridge financing for 27 skilled nursing facilities located throughout California. The borrower was a large skilled nursing operator based in California, Plum Healthcare, that previously had a corporate term loan credit facility on the portfolio. Grant Goodman, Jason Dopoulos, Joe Munhall and Elliot Kaple led the way for Lancaster Pollard, which served as syndication agent on the transaction, while Credit Suisse served as the lender. Upon the transaction’s closing, Lancaster Pollard immediately began work on refinancing through HUD. Meanwhile, Rob McAdams of Lancaster... Read More »
CareTrust REIT Acquires in California
CareTrust REIT is on a tear this year, having acquired 33 senior care properties since the start of 2017 and bringing its portfolio to 184 total properties. In all of this activity, CareTrust has also not been limited to a specific geography, making acquisitions in 10 states across the country. Despite being headquartered in San Clemente, California, CareTrust waited until Halloween to make its first Golden State acquisition of the year, and entered into a new tenant relationship at the same time. The REIT announced it had bought three skilled nursing facilities, totaling 528 beds, in Southern California for approximately $69 million, or about $130,700 per unit. Operating the facilities... Read More »