• 60 Seconds with Swett: M&A Activity Tops 350 Deals in H1:25

    In the second quarter of 2025, there were 176 publicly announced transactions, a preliminary number that is almost certain to increase in the weeks ahead. That brings our total for the first half of the year to 355 deals, or 710 on an annualized basis. Considering we finished 2024 with 716 total deals, which was a record by far, we are in a good... Read More »
  • Bloom Exits South Carolina’s Seniors Housing Market

    Kandu Capital, LLC, and its operating company, Bloom Senior Living, collectively known as Bloom, sold its final seniors housing community in South Carolina. The company is seeking realignment as it exits the state after a decade-long presence in the region. The 129-unit independent living and memory care community, which is in Bluffton, sold for... Read More »
  • Improving Ohio SNF Sees Strong Price

    Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage secured a strong price for a skilled nursing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. Built in 1965, the facility was originally licensed for 199 beds, but the decision was made to strategically reduce the beds to 167 to save on provider tax and improve the Medicaid rate.  The facility struggled for many... Read More »
  • Stacked Stone Ventures Makes Major SNF Acquisition

    Stacked Stone Ventures, a real estate investment firm founded by Kent Eikanas, has made a major acquisition in the skilled nursing sector, acquiring nine skilled nursing facilities for approximately $33 million, or $66,000 per bed, at a 13% cap rate. Stacked Stone bought the portfolio in a joint venture with Praxis Capital from a large... Read More »
  • Tremper Capital Group Announces Two Refinances

    Tremper Capital Group announced a couple of refinances at the end of the second quarter for seniors housing clients. The first was arranged on behalf of Kisco Senior Living for its 333-unit entrance-fee CCRC in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Built in 2004, the campus was acquired by Kisco as part of a larger CCRC deal in 2013, and since then it... Read More »
Pardoll Closes Slew of Southeast Sales

Pardoll Closes Slew of Southeast Sales

Mike Pardoll of Marcus & Millichap has spent the last few months crisscrossing the Southeast, closing a number of seniors housing and skilled nursing transactions along the way. Starting in Dickson, Tennessee (Nashville MSA), he represented a private individual in selling their 70-bed skilled nursing facility to another private individual buyer. Leased by Mission Health (an affiliate of the private equity firm Windward Health Partners) as part of a 10-facility lease that includes other SNFs in Tennessee and Georgia, the facility was originally built in 1974. It was well occupied at 90% and produced around $930,000 in annualized 2018 EBITDA. The current lease is $31,000 per month, which... Read More »
Contemporary Closes Mezzanine Loan for Cascade Acquisition

Contemporary Closes Mezzanine Loan for Cascade Acquisition

The team at Contemporary Healthcare Capital closed a $5 million mezzanine loan to the affiliates of Citadel Care Centers and Cascade Capital Group for their acquisition of four skilled nursing facilities in Florida. The portfolio totals 460 licensed beds and has locations in Fernandina Beach, Haines City, Orange County and North Port. Contemporary closed the loan in conjunction with a senior loan and accounts receivable line provided by SunTrust Bank. The purchase price came to just over $106,000 per bed, and Mike Pardoll of Marcus & Millichap and Mark Myers (formerly with Marcus & Millichap) represented the seller. This announcement comes just a month after Cascade revealed that... Read More »
KeyBank Refinances Citadel Acquisition Loan

KeyBank Refinances Citadel Acquisition Loan

KeyBank Real Estate Capital headed back to the Bronx to take out a previous financing they had closed for a 199-bed skilled nursing facility. Built in 1994, this facility is subject to a ground lease with an unrelated third party. It was acquired a number of years ago by the borrower, Citadel Care Centers, thanks to a term loan arranged by KeyBank. Now, John Randolph, Henry Alonso and Brandon Taseff have arranged a $33 million HUD refinance, which includes $500,000 for repairs and improvements to the property. The loan came with a 35-year, fully amortizing term. Read More »
Contemporary Healthcare Capital Does Mezz

Contemporary Healthcare Capital Does Mezz

Contemporary Healthcare Capital (CHC) completed two mezzanine loans to help buyers fund the purchase of skilled nursing facilities. The Portopiccolo Group, based in New Jersey, bought a 165-bed facility in Covington, Tennessee and borrowed a combined $8.755 million. CoastalStates Bank of Hilton Head provided the senior loan and CHC provided a $2.25 million mezzanine loan. In addition to funding the acquisition, proceeds were also used for about $600,000 in capital improvements.   In a larger deal, Citadel Care Centers bought a 246-bed skilled nursing facility in the Miami area of South Beach, Florida. New York City-based Valley National Bank provided the senior debt of the total $33.9... Read More »