Northwind Group, a real estate private equity firm and debt fund manager, announced multiple significant investments in the skilled nursing sector earlier this month in a move that underlines a favorable environment for deal making for large players. A portfolio of nursing homes owned by The Portopiccolo Group benefited from the provision of credit facilities […]
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Rising interest rates are inflicting pain on the skilled nursing sector, with tough discussions between capital providers and operators to come in 2023. But with more sophisticated operators serving higher-acuity residents than in the past, and Covid-19 changing perceptions of “stroke of the pen risk,” investors see an industry with attractive long-term prospects. “I’ve been […]
The skilled nursing sector has endured whiplash since the early days of the pandemic, with federal agencies at first supporting the sector only to call for vast reform several years later. Such a cycle is one owners and investors have seen before, and one not likely to break any time soon – but that doesn’t […]
While the calls for nursing home ownership reform tied to private equity (PE) have grown louder from the current administration and other federal figureheads, industry leaders say such endeavors are old hat — investors are already leaving the SNF sector in favor of home health and private-pay senior housing. That’s according to an article published […]
Capital providers dealing in the skilled nursing space are pushing back on the White House’s position on institutional capital, stressing the need for it in the sector. While institutional capital is critical to many of the key players in the space, some capital providers say newer owner-operators will have a hard time getting the necessary […]
Institutional interest has ramped up in the skilled nursing space, with investors seeing opportunity in “stroke-of-the-pen risk,” including but not limited to the influx of government dollars during the pandemic. SNF real estate has experienced more liquidity compared to sister sectors like assisted living and senior housing, investors Ran Eliasaf and Jonathan Slusher told Skilled […]
Skilled nursing operators with a strong regional focus and market presence are attractive to potential investors and capital partners, but ultimately the realities of the market will trump even the best operator. The operator-driven nature of the SNF field makes the people involved in a given facility paramount, but investors can’t overlook how susceptible nursing […]
Peace Capital and its affiliated operator Complete Care Management acquired a 930-bed senior living and skilled nursing portfolio in the Ocean County, N.J. area in a $169 million deal. The transaction was financed by a $26 million mezzanine loan from the New York City-based private equity firm Northwind Group, and a $131 million senior financing […]
In a skilled nursing landscape short on new development and populated with many options for outsourcing components of care, Carespring has made a point of keeping its rehabilitation services in-house — and only expanding through new construction. With 11 total SNFs in Ohio and Kentucky, Carespring is looking to maintain its local presence while growing […]
Northwind Group, a private equity firm based in New York, last week announced a new health care lending platform for providing debt and preferred equity capital to seniors housing and skilled nursing real estate owners and operators. The offerings will include first mortgage-secured loans for acquisitions, refinancings, and other bridge needs for two- to five-year […]
Northwind Group, a real estate owner-operator based in Manhattan, acquired a portfolio of seven skilled nursing facilities with a total of 1,037 beds in Ohio and northern Kentucky. Along with one 110-unit assisted living property, the total acquisition price was $182.5 million. All of the facilities are operated by Carespring Health Care, a Loveland, Ohio-based […]