Sonida Senior Living to Acquire CNL Healthcare Properties in $1.2B Cash and Stock Deal, Creating Top 8 Senior Living Owner

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Sonida Senior Living (SNDA) is set to acquire CNL Healthcare Properties (CHP) in a definitive merger agreement valued at approximately $1.2 billion, combining their senior living portfolios to create the eighth-largest owner of U.S. senior living assets.

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• Definitive Merger Agreement

  Sonida Senior Living (SNDA) will acquire CNL Healthcare Properties (CHP) in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $1.2 billion, based on an implied consideration of $6.90 per CHP share.

• Consideration for CHP Shareholders

  CHP shareholders will receive $2.32 in cash and SNDA common stock equivalent to $4.58 per share, subject to a collar mechanism (0.1318 to 0.2015 SNDA shares per CHP share).

• Post-Merger Ownership and Dilution

  Former CHP shareholders are expected to own between 50% and 60.5% of the combined SNDA, while existing SNDA shareholders will be diluted by the issuance of 22.9 million to 35.0 million new shares.

• Financing Secured

  SNDA has secured approximately $110 million in equity financing from key investors (Conversant and Silk Partners) and $900 million in new debt financing to fund the cash portion of the acquisition and refinance existing debt.

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This DEFM14A filing details the definitive merger agreement where Sonida Senior Living (SNDA) will acquire CNL Healthcare Properties (CHP) in a transaction valued at approximately $1.2 billion. This is a transformational event for both companies, creating the eighth-largest owner of U.S. senior living assets with an expanded geographic footprint and enhanced operational control. For CHP shareholders, the deal offers immediate partial cash liquidity and continued investment in a larger, publicly traded entity, representing a premium to CHP's estimated net asset value. For SNDA, the acquisition is expected to significantly increase its scale, generate $16-$20 million in annual cost synergies, and improve its balance sheet by deleveraging from low-9x to mid- to upper-7x net debt to EBITDA. While existing SNDA shareholders will experience substantial dilution, the strategic benefits and financial improvements are presented as outweighing this impact. The transaction is largely de-risked by secured equity and debt financing, and a voting agreement from SNDA's largest shareholder ensures the necessary approvals.