TOLEDO, Ohio — Fitch Ratings has raised the corporate credit rating of Health Care REIT Inc. (NYSE:HCN) to BBB+ with a stable outlook from BBB. The report cites the company’s private pay portfolio in strong demographic areas and relationship investing strategy, ability to generate steady cash flow growth and improving credit metrics for the upgrade.
Finance
Lancaster Pollard has refinanced $23.2 million fixed-rate, taxable notes insured by the FHA Sec. 232/233(f) Program and a $5.3 million bridge-to-agency loan, provided by the firm, for two properties: Marina Bay, a 167-bed skilled nursing facility in Quincy, Mass., and West Acres, a 138-bed skilled nursing facility in Brockton, Mass.
HUNT VALLEY, Md. — Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. (NYSE: OHI) has declared a prorated dividend of 36 cents per share of Omega’s common stock in view of the pending acquisition of Aviv REIT Inc. (NYSE: AVIV), pursuant to a merger of Aviv with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of Omega.
TOLEDO, Ohio — Health Care REIT Inc. (NYSE: HCN) has completed its underwritten public offering of 17 million shares of common stock at $75.50 per share. HCN granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 2.5 million shares during the next 30 days.
KENSINGTON, Md. — Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, the commercial mortgage lending business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), has provided a $41 million loan to Fountain Square Properties to refinance Kensington Park, a Class A independent, assisted and memory care community located in Kensington, Md.
TOLEDO, Ohio — Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE: HCN) has priced its underwritten public offering of 17 million shares of common stock at $75.50 per share. HCN granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 2.5 million shares during the next 30 days.
Maintaining viable health under increasing pressures By Martin Cauz Nursing care facilities need to have the necessary human and financial capital to deliver the highest quality of care to residents. To say that nursing care facilities in the United States are currently facing tremendous financial pressures would be an understatement.