Hudson Bay Doubles Down Against $7.4 Billion Sabra-CCP Merger

An activist shareholder is once again coming out strong against the proposed $7.4 billion merger of Care Capital Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CCP) and Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBRA) — now describing the August 15 vote on the matter as essentially “a shareholder referendum on whether Sabra should continue with the prior strategy of steadily diversifying its […]

Can Activist Shareholders Scuttle Sabra-CCP Deal?

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: SBRA) impending merger with Care Capital Properties (NYSE: CCP) has been met with resistance from two shareholders, and while the aggrieved parties control only a small percentage of the Irvine, Calif.-based real estate investment trust (REIT), one commentator says they can still make closing the deal difficult. Shareholders Eminence and Hudson […]

Another Shareholder Will Vote Against Sabra-CCP Merger

Joining others that have expressed opposition, Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBRA) shareholder Eminence Capital, LP on Monday announced its intention to vote against Sabra’s upcoming merger with Care Capital Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CCP). Eminence, a New York City-based hedge fund, owns 3.9% of Sabra’s common stock. With its announcement, Eminence follows fellow New […]

Nursing Care M&A Volume Trends Downward in Q2

The total dollar value of nursing care properties that changed hands in the second quarter of 2017 fell slightly from previous quarters, according to preliminary data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). In total, $1.4 billion worth of senior care mergers and acquisitions occurred in the second quarter — with senior […]

Prices for Long-Term Care Facilities Spike Nearly 300%

The dollar value of long-term care (LTC) facility transactions ballooned by nearly 300% in the second quarter of 2017, even as the absolute number declined. LTC facilities commanded a total of $9.7 billion in the second quarter of 2017, a 299% increase from the $2.4 billion that changed hands in the second quarter of 2016 […]

Highest Paid Chief Executives in Skilled Nursing

Though many of the chief executives behind some of the biggest public skilled nursing companies in the U.S. made millions of dollars last year, some earned more than others. Company leaders at Quality Care Properties (NYSE: QCP), Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND), and Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) made the most in total compensation in 2016 — […]

Omega Acquires 18 UK Facilities, Denies Issues with Signature

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE: OHI) yesterday announced the acquisition of 18 care homes in the United Kingdom — and, in the same release, denied a recent report that it had hired a third-party advisor to assist with financial difficulties at properties operated by Signature Holdings II, LLC. The Hunt Valley, Md.-based skilled nursing REIT bought […]