Brookdale Senior (BKD) new issue 06/08/11

$275m ($41.25m) sen unsec cb pricing tonight from BOA/JPM/RBC
Terms: 7yr bullet, 2.25%-2.75% up 27.5-32.5%, protections.
UOP = warrant transaction & gcp. Brookdale operates senior living facilities. Weak economic condistions have hurt occupancy and co has guided 1Q11 down.

This deal and new mtg financing cover ’12 maturities. Credit facility was amended in Jan to L+450 – 550

We’ll back off 100 bps to 650 for unsec’d debt.

See credit color

Theo = 98.75 using 30iv

Uninspiring story with less than stellar pricing against weak secondary mkt. We may be sick adn tired but not enough to check in here
AVOID

Largest provider of private pay senior living comm in US

PF Cash $37m
PF Debt $2464m
LTM EBITDA $392m
LTM FCF $173m
Leverage 6.3x
Mkt Cap $2695m

BKD is focused on independent & assisted living portions of senior market. Impacted by general economic conditions & housing mkt conditions. Has led to weaker occupancy & co has revised down guidance for 2Q11 as a result. Has been focused on pushing out their debt maturies. Conv deal together with new mortgage financing (2018 mat) will cover 2012 maturities.
Credit fac amended Jan, $230m secured, all avail, due 2016, paying L+450 to 550
Converts are only unsecured debt.
Our assigned spread L+650

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