Ziegler Closes $33 Million Sierra Winds Financing
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) November 18, 2014 -- Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, is pleased to announce the successful closing of the non-rated, fixed-rate $32,800,000 Tax-Exempt Series 2014A and $260,000 Taxable Series 2014B Bonds (collectively the Bonds) for the Sierra Winds Life Care Community Project (Sierra Winds), a long-standing Ziegler client.
Arizona Retirement Centers (ARC) is an Arizona not-for-profit corporation incorporated in 1984 for the purpose of providing housing, health care and financial security to satisfy the primary needs of elderly persons. ARC owns and operates Sierra Winds, a life care continuing care retirement community that provides residents with individual use of a private apartment, supportive services and amenities, and health care services if a resident is no longer capable of living independently. Sierra Winds owns and operates a 310-unit “Type A” life care community on a 20-acre campus in Peoria, Arizona, northwest of downtown Phoenix, with 6 studio residences, 72 one-bedroom residences, 162 two-bedroom residences, and 70 skilled care beds, 18 of which are Medicare-certified. Sierra Winds is currently managed by Life Care Services.
Sierra Winds will use the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds and other available funds to (i) currently refund $26,860,000 of outstanding Series 1999 Bonds, (ii) finance certain improvements to and rehabilitation of the community, (iii) fund a debt service reserve fund, and (iv) pay certain expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds.
The 2014 Bonds were structured to extend the existing final maturity from 2032 to 2040, creating capacity to fund nearly $6 million in new money without increasing annual debt service. An additional $900,000 of capital expenditure funds were generated through breakage of two non-transferable investment contracts related to the Series 1999 Bond funds. Ziegler served as co-managing underwriter on the original Series 1988 financing to construct Sierra Winds, and as sole managing underwriter on the Series 1999 Bonds now being refunded.
“This transaction marks a 26-year relationship between Sierra Winds and Ziegler, spanning evolution of this community from a start-up to a mature campus. It is an honor for us to help Sierra Winds now take the next step -- generating capital to refurbish the community and launch it forward for a new generation of seniors,” commented Mary Muñoz, Managing Director is Ziegler’s senior living practice.
Ziegler is one of the nation's leading underwriters of financing for not-for-profit senior living providers. Ziegler offers creative, tailored solutions to its senior living clientele, including investment banking, financial risk management, merger and acquisition services, investment management, seed capital, FHA/HUD, capital and strategic planning as well as senior living research, education, and communication.
For further information on the structure and use of this issue, please see the Official Statement located on the Electronic Municipal Market Access system's Document Archive.
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About Ziegler:
The Ziegler Companies, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ZGCO), together with its affiliates (Ziegler), is a specialty investment bank with unique expertise in complex credit structures and advisory services. Nationally, Ziegler is ranked as one of the leading investment banking firms in its specialty sectors of healthcare, senior living, religion, and education, as well as general and structured municipal finance. Headquartered in Chicago, IL with regional and branch offices throughout the U.S., Ziegler provides its clients with capital raising, corporate finance, FHA/HUD, strategic advisory services and research. Ziegler serves institutional and individual investors through its wealth management and capital markets distribution channels.
Certain comments in this news release represent forward-looking statements made pursuant to the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This client’s experience may not be representative of the experience of other clients, nor is it indicative of future performance or success. The forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, in particular, the overall financial health of the securities industry, the strength of the healthcare sector of the U.S. economy and the municipal securities marketplace, the ability of the Company to underwrite and distribute securities, the market value of mutual fund portfolios and separate account portfolios advised by the Company, the volume of sales by its retail brokers, the outcome of pending litigation, and the ability to attract and retain qualified employees.
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Leslie Weir, Ziegler, http://www.ziegler.com, +1 (312) 596-1646, [email protected]
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