It May Be Bad, But The Industry Is Still In Good Shape While we have turned a page in the calendar and entered a new year, there are not many people who believe business in 2009 will be any better than in 2008, at least not until late in 2009, and since no one wants...
How Frazee Care Center, Frazee MN, Became Viable In 18 Months January 2, 2009 Frazee Care Center in Frazee, Minnesota, was a small, stand-alone, not-for-profit facility — 102 skilled care beds and 19 assisted living units — with $6 million in debt, $1 million in...
Established Defensive Strategies Help ACTS To Remain ‘Stable’ January 2, 2009 The weak economic environment has been reverberating throughout the senior housing market for some months now. Throughout the industry, conducting business as usual has become a challenge....
24 Buyers Spent Over $1.0 Billion Apiece On M&A Email this article to a friend Email Editor We have observed in the past that buyers and sellers in the merger and acquisition market tend to use the period from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day to wrap up...
King Bids $1.6 Billion To Enhance Its Pain Franchise Email this article to a friend Email Editor Despite turmoil in the credit markets, the big deal has not gone the way of the dinosaur. Just before Thanksgiving, King Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: KG) finally nailed down...
The Industry Giant Fights Turmoil In Capital Markets Who would have ever thought that the Dow Jones Industrial Average would drop below 8,000, a more than 40% plunge from its recent high? Even though in theory there are many buying opportunities in the market today,...