CNL Healthcare Properties, Inc. Announces Strategic Merger with Sonida Senior Living Creating $3 Billion Senior Housing Owner-Operator

In The News
November 5, 2025

Ropes & Gray advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of CNL Healthcare Properties (CHP), in the merger agreement with Sonida Senior Living, a leading owner, operator and investor in senior living communities, pursuant to which Sonida will acquire CHP in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $1.8 billion.  As a combined enterprise, Sonida expects to have a total enterprise value of approximately $3 billion. The transaction was announced on November 5.

CNL is a public non-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) which owns a national portfolio of high-quality senior housing communities. The combination of CHP and Sonida will create one of America’s largest senior housing companies.

The Ropes & Gray team included mergers & acquisitions partner Sarah Young and litigation & enforcement partner Jeff Bushofsky.