• Focus Healthcare Partners Acquires Bankrupt CCRC

    by | Feb 2, 2026 10:01 am | Acquisitions

    A judge approved a $133 million bid by Focus Healthcare Partners through Focus SH Acquisitions LLC to acquire a 495-unit CCRC in Houston, Texas. Previously owned by the not-for-profit Buckingham Senior Living Community Inc., The Buckingham had filed for bankruptcy protection in November 2025.  Focus’s bid includes... Read More »

  • Incumbent Operator Secures Two Acquisition Financings

    by | Jan 29, 2026 4:29 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

    Jay Healy and Director Andrew Lanzaro of Berkadia utilized the company’s balance sheet to provide $39.7 million of bridge-to-HUD financing for a Fort Worth-based skilled nursing owner/operator. The intent is to close the two subsequent HUD 232/223(f) refinancings in the second half of 2026. The loans facilitated the acquisition of three Texas... Read More »

  • MONTICELLOAM’s 2025 Activity

    by | Jan 29, 2026 4:27 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

    MONTICELLOAM reported its 2025 activity, completing 49 senior care and multifamily transactions totaling over $2.2 billion in bridge, mezzanine and working capital financing throughout the year. In one of the notable transactions, one of the largest financings the firm has ever completed, MONTICELLOAM funded $470.5 million in bridge and working... Read More »

  • CBRE’s Active 2025 and Q1:26 Projections

    by | Jan 27, 2026 2:05 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

    CBRE’s National Senior Housing team announced its 2025 activity, with $3.1 billion in total transaction volume. Debt originations and equity placements comprised $1.95 billion of that total, and were completed across 25 states. Meanwhile, the investment sales side closed $1.15 billion in deals, selling 27 properties across 14 states. The... Read More »

  • Underperforming AL/MC Assets Sell in Michigan

    by | Jan 27, 2026 2:02 pm | Acquisitions

    A buyer with operational expertise and capital resources acquired two seniors housing communities that were not stabilized at the time of sale. The new owner intends to stabilize performance, implement targeted management improvements and reposition the assets. Current rates are priced below local competitors, offering upside through rate... Read More »
Meridian Pushes Past $1 Billion In Financings

Meridian Pushes Past $1 Billion In Financings

by | Dec 4, 2018 2:46 pm | Financings

Already $1.0 billion deep into its 2018 transaction total by October, Meridian Capital Group took less than a month to close another $217 million in financings. Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin and Josh Simpson did that by arranging the refinance of a large skilled nursing portfolio, the $9 million cash-out refinance of an assisted living community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and an $18 million acquisition loan for a long-term acute care/skilled nursing facility in Ohio. Since the team’s inception in 2011, they have now closed more than $5 billion in financing for seniors housing and healthcare properties. Read More »
Meridian Capital Group’s Billion-Dollar Year (So Far)

Meridian Capital Group’s Billion-Dollar Year (So Far)

by | Oct 26, 2018 7:03 am | Financings

The team at Meridian Capital Group just hit $1.0 billion in seniors housing and health care financings so far this year. That impressive haul is spread across more than 40 transactions in 16 states. Most recently, the team, led by Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin and Josh Simpson, arranged $36 million in acquisition financing for a 700-bed skilled nursing/assisted living portfolio in Indiana. The same trio also arranged $24 million in acquisition financing for a portfolio of rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities with 383 beds in Kansas and Nebraska, and a $20 million construction loan for a 124-bed assisted living/memory care community in Florida. Well done! Read More »
Meridian’s $650 Million Year, So Far

Meridian’s $650 Million Year, So Far

by | Jul 27, 2018 7:01 am | Financings

Meridian Capital Group is on track for a strong year, to say the least. After seven months, the seniors housing and healthcare team has already arranged $650 million in financing across skilled nursing, independent living and assisted living properties. Most recently, the team of Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin and Josh Simpson arranged an $18.75 million refinance of two skilled nursing facilities (and 318 total beds) in Rhode Island, as well as a $2 million revolving line of credit on behalf of a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Arizona. Other recent highlights include a $69 million loan for four skilled nursing facilities with 654 beds and two home care licenses in New Jersey, a $34... Read More »
Meridian Capital Group’s Impressive Spring

Meridian Capital Group’s Impressive Spring

by | Jun 1, 2018 7:00 am | Financings

It’s been a sizzling Spring so far for Meridian Capital Group, which has so far closed $121.5 million in financing since mid-March. The most recent financings were arranged by the trio of Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin and Josh Simpson on behalf of eight skilled nursing facilities in Florida, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland. The largest featured both a $42.4 million acquisition financing and a line of credit for a 230-bed facility in Miami Beach. The trio arranged two other acquisition loans, including a $9.2 million loan for a 106-bed SNF in Baltimore, Maryland, and $10.2 million in financing for two facilities with 120 total licensed beds in Deland, Florida. Finally, Meridian arranged... Read More »
Meridian Capital Group Closes $77 Million In Financings

Meridian Capital Group Closes $77 Million In Financings

by | Apr 17, 2018 3:43 pm | Financings

Meridian Capital Group showed off its range in closing financings for three clients, including two acquisition loans and a HUD refinance. Ari Adlerstein and Ari Dobkin first worked on behalf of a regional operator to arrange a $16.3 million HUD loan that refinanced a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Ocean View, New Jersey. Then, for another regional operator, the pair secured a $12.8 million acquisition loan for the borrower to purchase a portfolio of three skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts that total 286 beds. A balance sheet lender provided the five-year loan, which featured a floating interest rate over the 30-day LIBOR. And finally, a balance sheet lender again provided a... Read More »