2008 Distressed & Turnaround Investment Forum - WEST

Distressed Investors Bargain Hunt in Market Turmoil Beyond 2008,
More at iiBIG’s Distressed & Turnaround Investment Forum

Following last year’s successful forum with over 200 in attendance, this event will review such topics as the structural analysis of the market “meltdown”, credit crunch, and resulting investment opportunities; the current role of hedge funds, asset-based lenders, private equity firms, and institutional investors in the distressed and turnaround markets; remedies for Legacy Ills, activist investing, corporate governance, and cross-border and international distressed debt opportunities. Discover the latest in distressed and turnaround investing, distressed debt, and more from the leaders in the field.

A September Decision for Distressed Debt Investors: Which Conference Offers Best Opportunities?

With credit markets in turmoil and a rising number of business bankruptcies – a deluge of opportunities in the distressed & turnaround markets are becoming available.

It is little wonder then, that at least three Distressed Debt Investing Conferences – including ours – are being held this September.

We urge you to compare your September options – and when you do, here’s what you’ll find:

iiBIG’s Conference has:

MORE SPEAKERS: Our 44-member Executive Speaking Faculty (still growing) is

42% larger than IQPC’s

91% bigger than IMN’s!

MORE DEAL-MAKERS:

39 of 44 speakers at iiBIG’s conference (89%) represent fund managers, lenders, turnaround consultants and institutional investors

IQPC – only 16 of 31 (51%)

IMN – only 10 of 23 (43%)

REGISTER FOR LESS: And what’s even better? iiBIG’s conference COSTS LESS!

Compare the line-up of executive speakers at our conference with the other two being held in September.

Then, "think iiBIG" and CLICK HERE to register today!

Speaker Organizations	iiBIG Las Vegas 9/22/2008	IQPC New York 9/22/2008	IMN Las Vegas 9/17/2008

Fund Managers (Hedge, PE etc.)	22	12	8

Lenders/Investment Banks	9	2	2

Turnaround Consultants	6	2	0

Institutional Investors	2	0	0

Law Firms	4	13	9

Others	1	2	4

Total Speakers	44	31	23


"Early Bird" Registration Fees:	$1,595 before 8/15	$2,099 before 8/25	$1,795 before 8/22

Click Here To Register Now!

CHECK OUT OUR OUTSTANDING
44-MEMBER EXECUTIVE SPEAKING FACULTY
(and still growing)

Jeffrey Hammer, Sr. Managing Dir., & Co-Head Private Equity Advisors, Bear Stearns Asset Management
Raymond A. Whiteman, Managing Director & Co-Head Global Distressed & Corporate Opportunities, The Carlyle Group
Ian Schnider, Managing Director,
Fortress Investment Group
Joshua W. Easterly, Managing Director, America Special Situation Group, Goldman Sachs
Philip A. Arra, President,
Hunt Special Situations Group
Sharon Manewitz, Managing Director, Distressed Investments and Special Situations, TIAA-CREF
Edwin T. Burton, Ph.D., Trustee & Chair, Benefits & Actuarial Committee, Virginia Retirement System
Katalin (Kate) Kutasi, Principal Portfolio Manager & Director, Distressed & High Income Investing, Kellner, DiLeo & Co.
Marc D. Puntus, Managing Director,
Miller Buckfire & Co. LLC
Wael Rostom, Partner,
McMillan, LLP
Michael Epstein, Managing Partner,
CRG Partners
Larry H. Lattig, EVP & Sr. Managing Director,
Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC
Mark Shinderman, Partner, Bankruptcy Practice,
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Michael Anderson, CEO, Eclipse Corporate Development
(& Board Member, Nevada TMA)
T. Scott Avila, Managing Partner,
CRG Partners
Eric Beckman, Partner, Private Debt Group,
Ares Management
Richard Benson, President,
Specialty Finance Group, LLC
Homyar M. Choksi, Principal,
LBC Credit Partners
John Collard, CTP, Chairman,
Strategic Management Partners (Past Chair, TMA)
Paul J. Coughlin, Jr., Founder & Managing Partner,
Longroad Asset Management, LLC
Rob Deutschman, President, Cappello Partners LLC
(& Vice Chair, Enron Creditors Recovery Corp.)
Bruce Ferguson, Managing Partner,
APEX Fundamental Partners LLC

Ross Gatlin, CEO & Managing Partner,
Prophet Equity LLC
Steven R. Gerbsman, Principal,
Gerbsman Partners
Jeffrey Geron, Partner,
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, LLP
Adam Gottlieb, Managing Director,
Industrial Opportunity Partners
Christopher A. Gouskos, Managing Director,
Gateway Asset Management Company LLC
Kevin Griffin, Director & Head of Private Investing,
Octavian Funds
Larry G. Halperin, Partner,
Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP
Steven T. Kargman, President,
Kargman Associates
Theodore Koenig, President,
Monroe Capital
Peter M. Lupoff, Managing Director,
Millennium Management LLC
Frank R. Mack, Managing Director,
Conway MacKenzie & Dunleavy
Steve Moyer, Director,
Tennenbaum Capital Partners
Navin N. Nagrani, Vice President,
Hilco Real Estate, LLC
Richard Nejame, Managing Director,
Investment Banking Group, Imperial Capital
Craig Forrest Noell, Managing Principal,
Signature Capital Partners, Inc.
Adam Reinebach, Publisher,
SourceMedia, Inc.
Bhavin Shah, Managing Director,
Oak Hill Advisors
David Sherman, Founder & Managing Partner,
Cohanzick Capital Management LLC
John Stark III, Managing Director,
Water Tower Capital, LLC
Murry Stegelmann, Managing Director,
Kilimanjaro Advisors
J. Scott Victor, Senior Managing Director & Co-Head Special Situations Group/SSG, National City Investment Banking
Tom Vivaldelli, Principal & Managing Director,
Distressed Real Estate Solutions

OVERVIEW/SUMMARY:

It is estimated that the total market value of distressed debt has exceeded $1 Trillion for the first time. Valuations are reaching near-bottom levels and acquisition opportunities are growing every day. New and existing funds with ‘dry-powder’ are focusing on this market as never before; and, the WSJ and other financial news organizations have been reporting on the growing number of All-Star players from the investment banking, legal and corporate world who are rushing to join or start new opportunity funds.

iiBIG’s 2nd Annual Distressed & Turnaround Investment Forum – WEST – September 22-23, 2008 at the Palazzo/Venetian Congress Center in Las Vegas is THE place where leading players and a growing number of newcomers will be meeting to discuss how this dynamic market is offering unprecedented opportunities. Learn from and network with the leaders as they take you through keynote presentations, panel discussions, case studies and more, on topics including:

A Debate on the Impact of the Election: Republicans vs. Democrats – or Does it even Matter?
Overview of the Next Wave of Bankruptcies
Distressed Funds: Raising Capital through Traditional & Alternative Avenues
Buyer’s Guide: Deciding When to Buy & Building Value
Seller’s Guide: Knowing When to Hold, Draw, Fold, or Up the Anty
Remedies for Legacy Ills, Activist Investing, and Corporate Governance
Consumer Debt: The BIG Picture
Commercial Real Estate: Surveying the Landscape
Emerging Markets: Valuations, Bankruptcy Developments, and BRIC Opportunities
Investments Loan-to-Own Practices: Trends and Implications for Private Equity and Hedge Funds
A Technical Discussion on the World of Credit Default Swaps
Revisiting PIPEs: Private Equity Investments in Distressed Public Equities

PAST ATTENDEE LIST - Distressed & Turnaround Investment Forum – WEST
iiBIG’s previous ‘WEST’ conference in Las Vegas (in September 2007) was attended by 200+ of the leading players in the distressed & turnaround investment and deal-making market from the following companies:

• Accord Financial, Inc
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
• AlixPartners
• Aon Financial Services Group
• Atlas Partners LLC
• Atomic Inc.
• Bank of Nevada Commercial
• Banking
• Bayside Capital
• BBK Ltd
• Berlin Industries, Inc.
• Blake Dawson Waldron (Australia)
• Bridge Financial Group
• Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP
• Candlewood Partners
• Capital Placement Holdings
• CapitalSource
• Cappello Partners, LLC
• CB Management Services
• Cerberus California Inc.
• Chilmark Partners LLC
• CIT Group
• Clear Thinking Group
• Commonfund Asset Mgmt. Co., Inc.
• Conway, MacKenzie & Dunelavy
• Cornell University
• Corporate Renewal Services, Inc.
• CRG Partners
• Cushman & Wakefield of CA, Inc.
• D.B. Zwirn & Co. LP
• Danske Private Equity
• Dechert, LLP
• Distressed Debt Investor
• Eclipse Corporate Development
• Elite Financial
• Enron Creditors Recovery Corp.
• Falconhead Capital LLC
• First American
• Fortress Investment Group
• Francisco Partners
• FTI Consulting
• GE Commercial Finance Corporate Lending

• Genpact Mortgage
• Gerbsman Partners
• Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC
• GHP Management, LLC
• Goldman Sachs & Co.
• Goldsmith Agio Helms
• Great American Group
• Greystone Private Equity, LLC
• Grisanti,Galef and Goldress, Inc.
• Heenan Blaikie, LLP (Canada)
• Henry Davis York
• Hilco Real Estate
• Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin
• Hughes & Luce, LLP
• Hunt Special Situations Group
• Hunton & Williams, LLP
• Huron Consulting Group
• Hybrid Capital
• Independent Corporation of America
• Information Forecast Institute
• Insight Equity Holdings, LLC
• Jefferies & Company, Inc.
• KGI Capital
• Kirkland & Ellis LLP
• Lake Park Capital LLC
• LaSalle Bank, N.A.
• Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
• LBA Realty
• Lockheed Martin Investment Mgmt
• Longroad Asset Management
• Macquarie Securities (USA) Inc.
• McDermott Will & Emery LLP
• McGrath Nicol and Partners
• Merrill Lynch Capital
• MetLife
• Miller Buckfire
• Monomoy Capital Partners
• Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell
• Morris-Anderson & Associates
• Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
• Murray Capital Management, Inc.

• National City Capital Markets
• Naval Special Warfare Foundation
• Novo A/S
• Oak Hill Advisors
• Octavian Advisors
• OPTrust
• Peter J. Solomon Company
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Prime Locations LLC
• Private Advisors, LLC
• Private Investor
• Proskauer Rose
• Quinn Pacific
• RBS Greenwich Capital
• Rebecca O. Fruchtman Law Offices
• Republic Financial Corporation
• Richards Kibbe Orbe LLP
• Robeco Investment Management
• San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
• SB Capital Group, LLC
• Signature Capital Partners, Inc.
• Silver Point Capital
• Springbanc Capital, Inc.
• Stairway Capital
• Standard & Poor's
• Steel City Capital Funding
• Stony Lane Partners & Heico
• Strategic Management Partners
• Stutman, Treister & Glatt
• Summit Investment Mgmt.
• Sun Capital Partners
• Superior Capital Partners
• The Governance Group, Inc.
• The Hilco Organization, LLC
• Thompson Hine
• USC Marshall School of Business
• Vulcan Capital
• Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis
• Water Tower Capital
• Wellesley College Investment Office
• Wells Fargo Foothill

WHO WILL ATTEND?

Investment Managers from:

Pension Funds, Endowments & Foundations, Private Family Offices
Private Equity & Hedge Funds
Opportunity Funds
Fund of Funds
Offshore Funds

Restructuring Advisors:

Loan & Workout Specialists
Merchant & Commercial Banks
Loan Originators & Lending Officers
Insurance Companies
Investment Banks
M&A Specialists

Also of Strategic Interest to:

Traders, Loan & Bond Portfolio Managers
General Counsel
Bankruptcy Attorneys
Private Placement Specialists
Tax & Accounting Specialists

CONFERENCE PRICING:

$1,895 - Standard Rate
(‘Early Bird’ Registration only $1,595 if registered BEFORE Monday, August 15, 2008)

$1,495 - Group of 3 or More Rate
(Register a Group of 3 or More at the same time. No deadline)

To Register, CLICK HERE.

Agreement to use Image: By participating in the conference as a speaker or attendee, you acknowledge that the producers may take video or still images and/or audio may be recorded of the event; and you agree that your image may be included in such recordings and that such image(s) may be used by the producers for the sole purpose of publicizing this or other conference events.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

Continuing Education Credits (e.g. CLE, CPE, CME, etc.) may be available for this conference.

Upon request conference attendees will be provided with a “Certificate of Attendance” and a copy of the conference agenda, showing topics, length of sessions, and name(s) and professional affiliation(s) of presenter(s) for each session.

Attendees wishing to apply for continuing education credits for attending this conference may submit this documentation to the relevant organization in his/her state when applying for such credits.

DON'T MISS OUT ON THESE OPPORTUNITIES:

Interested in Participating?
For information on becoming involved as a presenter at this industry-leading conference, contact:

Don Buford, CEO, iiBIG
Tel: 212-300-2521
Email: info@iibig.com

Business Development Opportunities:
For more information on Sponsorship and/or Exhibition Opportunities contact:

Kellie Swanstrom, VP Business Development, iiBIG
Tel: 973-571-0867
Email: info@iibig.com

Marketing/Media Partnership Opportunities:
If you are seeking more visibility for your publication, newsletter, website or blog among business and financial leaders in the healthcare and investment communities contact:

Ria Lubis, VP Marketing, iiBIG
Tel: 212-300-2523
Email: info@iibig.com