• Spotlight on Senior Care M&A, Seventh Edition

    The SeniorCare Investor is releasing a mid-year update of its key valuation statistics for the assisted living, independent living and skilled nursing sectors in its latest report: Spotlight on Senior Care M&A. Check out the average prices and cap rates, as well as analysis of industry headwinds and tailwinds. Read More »
  • PACS Gets Trading Period Extension

    PACS Group is trying to right the ship as it works to restate its prior financial statements amid an investigation into its Medicare billing practices, and return to providing regular quarterly earnings statements. The New York Stock Exchange Listing Operations Committee did agree to provide PACS with an additional trading period through November... Read More »
  • Outcome Healthcare Acquires Pennsylvania SNF

    Evans Senior Investments facilitated the sale of Mahoning Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, a 142-bed skilled nursing facility in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. The seller, an independent owner, faced increasing financial and operational pressures in today’s skilled nursing environment. The selected buyer was a regional operator with a... Read More »
  • Full Continuum Community Obtains Refinancing

    CBRE National Senior Housing refinanced The Pointe at Meridian, a 100-unit seniors housing community in Meridian, Idaho. Built in 2022, The Pointe at Meridian was built in 2022 and consists of 60 independent living units, including 14 townhome units, 30 assisted living units and 10 memory care units. Grace Management took over management of the... Read More »
  • Arizona Seniors Housing Development Secures Construction Financing

    Fifty Stones Capital Group closed a $39.3 million construction loan for a seniors housing community in Chandler, Arizona. The proposed development comprises 147 units with 150 beds. The opportunity came to Fifty Stones Capital Group through a local broker.  The sponsor, an experienced local developer with a focus on multifamily and senior... Read More »
The Ensign Group Acquires Five-Property Portfolio

The Ensign Group Acquires Five-Property Portfolio

The Ensign Group has acquired a five-property portfolio from Invesque Inc. for $93 million. Spanning California, Kansas and Arizona, the transaction includes four skilled nursing facilities totaling 436 beds and a 144-bed assisted living community. The SNF portfolio was operated by Ensign, and The Pennant Group operated the AL community up until this sale. BMO Capital Markets advised Invesque on the deal. The portfolio sale was part of Invesque’s Jaguarundi Ventures, LP joint venture between Invesque and Magnetar Capital, of which Invesque owns an approximately 65% ownership interest. Jaguarundi Ventures will receive $22 million of net proceeds from the sale after the repayment of... Read More »
Ziegler Arranges Debt For Invesque Illinois Sale

Ziegler Arranges Debt For Invesque Illinois Sale

Ziegler served as capital structuring advisor in the $48.95 million debt placement to support the acquisition of two skilled nursing facilities and one supportive living facility in the Lincoln Park and South Shore neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois. Symphony Care Network is the buyer, after having already operated the communities for some time on behalf of the landlord, Invesque. There are 475 licensed skilled nursing beds and 118 supportive living beds.   The deal is part of Invesque’s plan to streamline its relationship with Symphony. These three facilities sold for approximately $55.5 million, or $93,600 per bed, providing about $10.5 million of net cash proceeds... Read More »
Blueprint Facilitates Royal Senior Care’s Invesque Exit

Blueprint Facilitates Royal Senior Care’s Invesque Exit

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors helped Invesque exit its entire Royal Senior Care portfolio. That included the sale of two properties and transition of the other four properties to another existing operating partner.   One of the sold properties was a 60-unit assisted living/memory care community in Eatonton, Georgia. Built in 2014 with 42 AL and 18 MC units, this community was originally purchased by Care Investment Trust for $15.5 million, which was then taken over by Invesque. Royal also owned a 35% interest in the property and is acquiring the remaining interest for an undisclosed price. The other property was located in Florida and sold to a third party.   The four... Read More »
People’s United Bank Grows Its Presence

People’s United Bank Grows Its Presence

People’s United Bank has been on a roll lately. After closing around $445 million in loans across 48 separate transactions in 2019, including eight loans and $132.5 million in volume in the fourth quarter, the bank kept the activity going with a late January refinance closed on behalf of its client, a joint venture between Benchmark Senior Living, the operator’s equity partner, Kuwait Finance House, and Broadshore Capital. Located in Bedford, New Hampshire and featuring 54 memory care units, with 85 beds, the community received a $23.7 million senior mortgage, with a five-year term and 30 years of amortization. This was People’s first transaction with Benchmark since Matt Huber and Ginger... Read More »
Invesque Procures Credit Facility from People’s United Bank

Invesque Procures Credit Facility from People’s United Bank

People’s United Bank’s Healthcare Finance and Capital Markets Divisions led the way in arranging an $80 million senior secured credit facility for Invesque, Inc. to refinance existing debt associated with four senior living communities in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey owned in a joint venture with Heritage Senior Living. So far this year, Invesque (formerly Mainstreet Health Investments) has been one of the most prolific acquirers of seniors housing and skilled nursing assets, announcing four deals that comprised 27 total properties. The largest of those deals was the REIT’s purchase of the Commonwealth Senior Living portfolio for $340.4 million, or $236,400 per unit, which... Read More »