Ridge Care Senior Living, Inc.
Overview
| Deal Type |
Mergers & Acquisitions |
|---|---|
| Client & Transactional Partners |
Ridge Care Senior Living, Inc. Ventas Healthcare Realty LLC |
| Our Role |
Exclusive Sell-Side Advisor |
Summary
On August 24, 2026, Ridge Care Senior Living, Inc. (Ridge Care or the Company) completed the sale of a portfolio of six stabilized seniors housing communities to Ventas Healthcare Realty LLC (Ventas). The seniors housing portfolio offered a full continuum of care across 542 beds in North Carolina and South Carolina. KeyBanc Capital Markets served as Exclusive Sell-Side Advisor to Ridge Care.
Ridge Care is a privately held and vertically integrated developer, owner and operator of seniors housing communities. Prior to the transaction, Ridge Care owned and operated nine communities, which offered independent living, assisted living, memory care and respite care. The Company is headquartered in Kernersville, North Carolina, less than a four-hour drive from all of Ridge Care’s communities. The senior leadership team is able to visit each community regularly and create personal connections with those who live and work there. Through these visits, management seeks firsthand feedback, enabling a high standard of care.
Ventas (NYSE: VTR) is an S&P 500 company enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population. Prior to the transaction, Ventas had approximately 1,450 properties in North America and the United Kingdom. The firm’s growth is fueled by its more than 900 seniors housing communities, which provide valuable services to residents and enable them to thrive in supported environments.
KeyBanc Capital Markets is a trade name under which the corporate and investment banking products and services of KeyCorp and its subsidiaries, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC (“KBCMI”), and KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank N.A.”), are marketed. Securities products and services are offered by KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and its licensed securities representatives. Banking products and services are offered by KeyBank N.A.












































