KKR, Cornerstone Strike $1B Healthcare Property JV
The JV has been seeded with a recapitalized portfolio of 25 properties located in 12 states.
KKR and Cornerstone have entered into a joint venture to acquire and develop a portfolio of healthcare properties across the US, with plans to acquire more than $1 billion in assets over the next few years. KKR and Cornerstone have seeded the portfolio with the recapitalization of 25 healthcare properties owned by Cornerstone.
The recapitalized portfolio includes 713,705 square feet of medical office buildings and ambulatory surgery centers located across 12 states, with in place long-term leases to a high quality group of healthcare systems, physician group practices and surgery center operators. Cornerstone and KKR will grow the portfolio through acquisitions and net lease development opportunities, with a focus primarily on long-term leased single-tenant medical office buildings, ambulatory surgery centers and facility-based outpatient healthcare assets.
Additional financial terms of the JV and recapitalization transaction were not disclosed.
Newmark’s Healthcare Capital Markets Group advised Cornerstone and KKR on establishing the JV, represented Cornerstone on the portfolio recapitalization transaction, and provided advice to KKR on debt financing. CBRE’s Healthcare and Life Sciences Capital Markets Group provided buyside advisory services to KKR on the portfolio recapitalization transaction. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP acted as legal counsel to KKR.