(To read more on the multifamily market, click here.)

SEATTLE-Locally based Emeritus Corp. has agreed to acquire asmaller competitor, Summerville Senior Living of San Ramon, CA, for8.5 million shares of stock. Emeritus' share price is trading 10%higher today on the news in early afternoon trading stood at$33.06, up $3 from Thursday's close. At that price, the value ofthe deal is $281 million.

Summerville operates 81 communities, with 7,935 units in 13states providing independent living, assisted living and otherservices to seniors. After the merger closes, Emeritus said it willoperate 284 communities with 24,448 units in 36 states and capacityfor over 28,000 residents.

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.