Sabra Acquires Two Seniors Housing Communities
In the March issue of The SeniorCare Investor, we wondered when REITs would become net-buyers in the senior care M&A market, after several years of massive divestments. There are clearly some good deals available out there for value-add properties, and if there has been any softening in prices, those bargains may extend to stabilized communities too. Sabra Health Care REIT announced in its fourth quarter earnings call that it plans on spending approximately $1.5 billion on acquisition opportunities, with the majority allocated to be seniors housing assets. A couple of transactions have now trickled out, and sure enough, both involved seniors housing properties selling... Read More »
Senior Care Stocks Stay High After Vaccine News
After Pfizer’s vaccine announcement on November 9, pretty much every publicly traded senior care provider and REIT saw their share prices jump significantly. We believe that much of the exuberance was mainly from the removal of uncertainty surrounding both the vaccine and the election, but as we said earlier this month, it is not like no one thought a vaccine would not be available in the months ahead. And there was still the fact that the Pfizer vaccine needs to go through the FDA approval process, not to mention manufacturing tens of millions of doses, and then distributing them. But we also wondered if investors had gotten a little ahead of themselves,... Read More »
Eagle Arc Partners Acquires 20 Skilled Nursing Facilities
Eagle Arc Partners, formerly known as BM Eagle Holdings, has made yet another large investment in the skilled nursing industry, acquiring 20 skilled nursing facilities, with 18 in Florida and one each in Mississippi and Georgia. All will be leased to local operators going forward. To fund the deal, Eagle Arc, which is run by Elliott Mandelbaum, worked with Capital Funding Group (CFG) to close a $317.5 million bridge-to-HUD financing package. CFG provided the financing through its new credit venture, CFG Credit Partners, LLC, an off-balance sheet credit venture managed by CFG Asset Management. The new venture expands the company’s bridge-to-HUD lending capacity, a welcome sign... Read More »
Senior Care Soars
What happened on November 9 was a bit of a shock, but in a good way. Senior care and REIT stocks soared after a year of forgettable foibles. The reason? Pfizer’s announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective, and that it could be available very soon, combined with the apparent end of the presidential election with Joe Biden the victor. We believe it was the end of the uncertainty on both accounts that pushed the market up. For those not paying attention, the Dow Jones Industrial Average at one point during the day hit a record high of 29,933, up 5.68% from the previous close. It ended the day up 2.95%. But it was the senior care market and its related REITs... Read More »Schedule a demo
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