VIUM CAPITAL FINISHES STRONG 2023, SETTING UP FOR RECORD 2024

Seniors housing and healthcare lender VIUM Capital (“VIUM”) had its second most productive year in the firm’s history, closing 39 transactions totaling over $915 million in 2023. Financing structures consisted of bridge and permanent debt (both taxable and tax-exempt) that funded 106 separate properties in 19 states. While a successful year by all measures, 2023 was largely about laying the foundation for a projected record 2024, as the firm’s robust book of bridge loans becomes eligible for exit through HUD/GNMA permanent financing.

"We coined 2023 as a year of us ‘working in the dark,’”shared co-founder and Executive Managing Director Steve Kennedy. “We knew that it was coming time to harvest our maturing bridge loan portfolio, and we needed to begin to execute on a historic number of HUD healthcare loan submissions. Thanks to the leadership of our Chief Underwriter Alison Lemle and our incredibly talented team, we are well on our way.” VIUM seeks to be a perennial top HUD healthcare lender in the country, a spot the young firm notched in HUD FY 2022 (top three).

2023 also witnessed VIUM complete a first-of-its-kind $1.1billion securitization of its bridge healthcare book, and make several important hires to its operational infrastructure. The firm’s strong reputation and brand was recognized in 2023, as it secured numerous accolades including Columbus,Ohio’s “#1 Commercial Mortgage Lender”, top ten “Fast 50” growing companies, and one of the region’s “Best Places to Work”. VIUM’s Brendan Healy, a partner andSenior Managing Director, was also named one of the region’s “40 Under 40” honorees.

“While we are laser focused on HUD healthcare loan submissions and closings in 2024, we will continue to execute other important initiatives as well,” commented co-founder and Executive Managing Director Kass Matt. “We plan to complete another healthcare bridge loan securitization, further expand our industry advocacy efforts, and continue to add top talent to our team, including a half dozen new analysts.”

VIUM Capital has 25 employees and is based out of Columbus, Ohio.It has regional offices in Austin, Texas and Boca Raton, Florida. The firm is privately owned and controlled. Municipal advisory services for tax-exempt issuers provided through the firm's wholly-owned subsidiary, VIUM Capital MA,LLC. The company can be reached at viumcapital.com.