Aviv, a REIT specializing in owning and acquiring skilled nursing facilities, filed on Monday with the SEC to raise up to $300 million in an initial public offering. The company originally attempted to go public in 2009, before ultimately withdrawing the deal.
The Chicago, IL-based company, which was founded in 2005 and booked $119 million in sales for the 12 months ended 9/30/2012, plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol AVIV. Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs are the joint bookrunners on the deal. No pricing terms were disclosed.
