Carefree Communities, Inc., a new company created by Centerbridge Capital Partners II, LP, has acquired National RV Communities, which owns and operates 61 senior manufactured home (MH) and recreational vehicle (RV) communities, mostly in Fla. but also in six other states and Canada. Carefree is a private REIT (real estate investment trust) with 16,000 homesites in 65 communities, as MHProNews has learned from PRNewswire. Centerbridge is a private investment firm headquartered in New York City with $20 billion under management.

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