American Healthcare Investors

American Healthcare Investors is a real estate investment firm that specializes in the acquisition and management of healthcare-related real estate. Founded in 2011, the company has grown to become one of the nation's most active buyers and managers of healthcare real estate. In total, American Healthcare Investors manages an international portfolio of healthcare real estate valued in excess of $5.5 billion on behalf of multiple investment programs that include thousands of individual and institutional investors. American Healthcare Investors and its affiliates served as the co-sponsor (along with Griffin Capital Corporation) and manager of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II from January 2012 until December 2014. Under the company's stewardship, Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II expanded its portfolio of medical office buildings, hospitals, seniors housing and skilled nursing facilities to nearly $3 billion of assets located throughout the United States and the United Kingdom, based on aggregate purchase price. Ultimately, Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II merged with NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE: NRF) in a transaction valued at approximately $4 billion on December 3, 2014. In February 2014, Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III was launched to provide an additional healthcare real estate investment opportunity to individual investors. Again co-sponsored by American Healthcare Investors and Griffin Capital Corporation, the REIT proved extraordinarily popular among investors, raising approximately $1.9 billion by February 2015. American Healthcare Investors is currently acquiring a diverse portfolio of healthcare real estate on behalf of the stockholders of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III.