Prime Healthcare Completes $1.5B Financing; Moody’s Raises Outlook
Prime Healthcare successfully closed $1.5 billion Senior Secured Notes, doubling the original offer. The funds will support acquisitions and debt repayment. Moody’s upgraded their credit outlook to positive, highlighting liquidity strength and operational scale.
- (1888PressRelease) October 10, 2024 - Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., one of the nation’s leading health systems with 44 award-winning hospitals in 14 states, today announced the successful closing and funding of $1.5 billion Senior Secured Notes due 2029.
The bond financing was strongly supported and resulted in an upsize in total bond offering from $750 million to $1.5 billion. Prime used the net proceeds of the Notes Offering to redeem all of its outstanding 7.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2025, raise funds for the announced pending acquisitions, repaid outstanding indebtedness and paid related fees and expenses.
Related to the financing, Moody’s recently raised Prime Healthcare Services rating outlook to Positive reflecting the expectation of good liquidity over the next 12-18 months and citing Prime’s scale and track record for being able to turn around underperforming or distressed hospital assets.
“The strength of Prime Healthcare’s strategic vision and financial model is demonstrated by the successful completion of this financing. This transaction positions Prime to continue expanding its integration strategies, pursue acquisitions, and ensure future growth,” said Steve Aleman, Chief Financial Officer of Prime Healthcare
“Prime has saved and transformed over 40 hospitals across the country, and our strong operations and financial position enable us to invest and improve facilities that align with our mission to turn around hospitals, provide clinically excellent care, and expand access for all,” said Sunny Bhatia, MD, President and Chief Medical Officer of Prime Healthcare.
Bookrunners on the offering were Barclays, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Texas Capital Bank, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Royal Bank of Canada and Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
About Prime Healthcare
Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system operating 44 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient locations in 14 states, providing over 2.6 million patient visits annually. It is one of the nation’s leading health systems, with nearly 45,000 employees and affiliated physicians dedicated to providing the highest quality healthcare. Fourteen of the Prime Healthcare hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a not-for-profit public charity. Based in Ontario, California, Prime Healthcare is nationally recognized for award-winning quality care and has been named a Top 10 and Top 15 Health System by IBM Watson Health. To learn more, please visit www.primehealthcare.com.
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