WESTERVILLE, OHIO — Ziegler has arranged $59.9 million in bond financing for Ohio Living, a Westerville-based nonprofit operator of 12 seniors housing communities in Ohio. Proceeds of the bonds will be used to refund existing bank debt, terminate an interest rate swap agreement, fund a debt-service reserve fund equal to approximately one year of debt service, fund approximately $3 million of capital expenditures and pay certain costs of issuance associated with the financing.
The bonds consist of tax-exempt, fixed-rate serial and term bonds with an 18-year final maturity. The financing includes a three-year interest-only period with annual principal amortization starting in 2026. Ohio Living decided to utilize fixed-rate bonds to refund a portion of its bank capital following the turbulence experienced in early 2023 in the bank credit markets.