CHICAGO & NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ventas, Inc. (“Ventas”), Equity Group Investments (“EGI”), and Ardent Health Services (“AHS”) today announced the completion of their previously reported transactions. Ventas has completed its acquisition of AHS, and an EGI affiliate has completed its majority investment in a newly capitalized hospital operating company, which will continue to be branded “Ardent.” The transactions were announced on April 6, 2015 and July 7, 2015, respectively. At clo