About This Deal

Ventas acquired Provident Senior Living Trust for approximately $1.2 billion, a transaction completed in June 2005, structured as combination (cash, stock and assumed debt). The deal was a Merger.

Provident Senior Living Trust operates in Senior housing (private-pay independent & assisted living), is based in United States (68 properties; portfolio spanning 41 states post-deal). Provident Senior Living Trust contributed 68 high-quality, private-pay independent and assisted living properties containing 6,819 units. The acquisition lifted private-pay sources to 41 percent of Ventas's annualized revenues and brought the portfolio to 369 senior housing and healthcare facilities across 41 states.

Ventas framed Provident as part of a consistent focus on building a company designed to deliver reliable, growing cash flows and to benefit from positive operating and demographic fundamentals in long-term care, while diversifying the portfolio by tenant, asset type and geography.

Raised private-pay revenue mix to 41% and added high-quality independent and assisted living assets. Expected to be approximately $0.20 accretive to normalized FFO per share (per company commentary). Folded into the Ventas senior housing portfolio

Deal Terms

Acquirer
Ventas
Target
Provident Senior Living Trust
Value
approximately $1.2 billion
Date
June 2005
Type
Merger
Status
Ready

Transaction Details

Target HQ
United States (68 properties; portfolio spanning 41 states post-deal)
Segment
Senior housing (private-pay independent & assisted living)
Structure
combination (cash, stock and assumed debt)
Announced
April 12, 2005
Closed
June 7, 2005
Synergies
Expected to be approximately $0.20 accretive to normalized FFO per share (per company commentary).

In Their Words

The Provident acquisition demonstrates our consistent focus on building a superior company designed to deliver reliable, growing cash flows and to benefit from the positive operating and demographic fundamentals in the long term care sector. With an enterprise value of $4.5 billion, Ventas's portfolio is well diversified by tenant, by asset type and by geography.Debra A. Cafaro, Chairman, President and CEO, Ventas

Advisors

Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.

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