Troutman Pepper Locke client Regional Health Properties, Inc. (Regional) (NYSE American: RHE), a self-managed health care real estate investment company, recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with SunLink Health Systems, Inc. (SunLink) (NYSE American: SSY), the parent company of Carmichael's Cashway Pharmacy. Regional invests primarily in real estate purposed for senior living and long-term care. Read a company press release about the agreement.

SunLink will merge with and into Regional in exchange for a mix of Regional common and preferred stock. The merger is expected to close in the spring of 2025. The combined company will be based in Atlanta.

The Troutman Pepper Locke team advising Regional included attorneys Paul Fancher, Brink Dickerson, Constance Brewster, Thomas Gray, Emily Schifter, and Sarah Hanna.

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