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Posted: October 11, 2012
Cushman & Wakefield arranges $6.5 million financing for Labour
As exclusive advisor to Labouré College, Cushman & Wakefield of Massachusetts, Inc. has arranged a $6.5 million acquisition financing, and advised Labouré in the selection and acquisition of its new campus located at 303 Adams St. Labouré College is a private Catholic college with a distinct focus on education in nursing and health sciences, and the new campus will provide the college with a large and modern facility to accommodate its expanding student population.
The $6.5 million acquisition financing was arranged by senior director Jay Wagner and director Aaron Rosenzweig at Cushman & Wakefield's Equity, Debt and Structured Finance Practice, with the financing provided by Blue Hills Bank. Robert Griffin, Frank Nelson, and Michael Greeley from Cushman & Wakefield's Medical-Academic Practice Group provided the buy side advisory services.
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