...another iiBIG "Building Value Series©" Conference

THE Number One
Healthcare Investment and M&A Conference is coming to Nashville!

January 27-28, 2009 • Nashville Convention Center



WHY ATTEND THIS CONFERENCE?

iiBIG’s Investment and M&A Opportunities in HEALTHCARE conference is a proven success. Our 2008 event attracted close to 200 attendees; featured a 35+ member speaking faculty; and 8 sponsoring organizations – making this the NUMBER ONE Healthcare Investment and M&A conference in 2008.

NEXT STOP: Nashville - January 27-28, 2009 at the Nashville Convention Center!

Three (3) BIG reasons to attend:

Reason #1: This will be the first conference of its kind to take place after the Presidential Election – in fact, it occurs one week after the inauguration of the next President. You will hear early and insightful predictions from insiders on what the new Administration holds in store for the industry.

Reason #2: The conference opens on Tuesday, January 27th and continues through noon on Wednesday, January 28th featuring a full slate of speakers and topics representing the top players and most relevant issues relating to the business of healthcare.

Reason #3: At the conclusion of this conference, the Nashville Health Care Council will host a luncheon panel discussion -- Wall Street's View on Prospects for the Health Care Industry. The annual Council program is expected to draw 450 Council members and non-members including top executives from the Nashville area's health care, financial, legal and business communities. Attendees of the iiBIG conference are invited to register and attend. Reservations and luncheon's fee(s) must be arranged separately with the Council. For further information please contact the Council at 615-743-3140 or by email at info@healthcarecouncil.com – or Click Here.

The Nashville Health Care Council is an association of health care industry leaders working together to further establish Nashville's position as the nation's health care industry capital. Founded in 1995 as an initiative of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, the 160-member Council fosters the continued growth of Nashville's health care industry by creating a supportive operating environment for existing, start-up and relocating health care businesses. The Council's Leadership Health Care (LHC) program was formed in 2001 to foster the talents of the next generation of health care leaders. For more information, please visit www.healthcarecouncil.com

We are confident you will find the content, networking and business development opportunities at iiBIG’s Investment and M&A Opportunities in HEALTHCARE second-to-none. And by attending the NHCC annual luncheon immediately following the conference, you will have an opportunity to meet and network with a ‘Who’s Who’ from Nashville’s health care, investment and business community!


CONFERENCE OVERVIEW:

iiBIG’s Investment and M&A Opportunities in HEALTHCARE in Nashville – January 27-28 at Nashville’s Downtown Convention Center - occurs at an exciting time for investors and other deal-makers seeking lucrative gains in the dynamic healthcare market. And with a brand-new Administration office in Washington, you will hear from knowledgeable insiders on what to expect in terms of healthcare policy, and how it will affect deal-making in this sector.

This year’s conference will focus on the latest developments and issues in healthcare transactions from the perspective of both strategic and financial buyers – as well as insights from leading healthcare corporate development officers. Leaders from all these perspectives will address issues like:

  • How are healthcare deal-makers adapting to the turmoil in the credit markets?
  • How will changes in state and federal healthcare policy affect the business?
  • Which segments of the healthcare industry offer the greatest opportunities?

A recent study, M&A in Challenging Times, conducted by a leading global commercial finance company, reveals:

  • 55% of senior-level finance executives from U.S. & Canadian middle market healthcare companies consider acquisitions to play a major role in their business strategy.
  • 46% of healthcare respondents said that gaining market share was a motivator for their latest acquisition.

Successful execution of deals in the healthcare sector – as in all areas – requires an experienced team of in-house executives, and talented external advisors providing the most innovative financial, legal, valuation, due diligence, tax, accounting and other professional services. Healthcare corporate development executives will be joining these deal-making leaders at this conference.

You will not want to miss, iiBIG’s Investment and M&A Opportunities in HEALTHCARE – January 27-28, 2009 at the Nashville Convention Center!


WHO WILL ATTEND?

From the Public and Private Healthcare Companies:

  • CEOs
  • CFOs
  • Acquisition Executives
  • Heads of Investor Relations
  • Corporate & Business Development Executives
  • Strategic Planning Executives
  • General Counsel

From the Financial & Investment Community:

  • Commercial & Investment Banking Professionals
  • Executives involved in healthcare deal transactions of $50 million and greater
  • Institutional Investors
  • Executives from private equity, LBO and venture funds
  • M&A Specialists
  • Senior, mezzanine and other lenders

From the Professional Advisory Service Provider Community:

  • Attorneys
  • Consultants
  • Deal intermediaries
  • Due diligence & market intelligence firms
  • Valuation & Appraisal firms
  • Tax & Accounting professionals

PAST ATTENDEES:
Attendees of our previous event represented senior executives and decision-makes from companies and organizations like these:

  • Altaris Capital
  • ATEK Medical
  • Banc of America Securities
  • Bank of NY Mellon
  • BD Diagnostics
  • Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
  • Berman Skin Institute
  • BMO Capital Markets
  • Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
  • Brown Gibbons Lang & Company
  • CapitalSource Finance
  • Center for Medicaid & Medicare Service, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
  • ChapterHouse LLC
  • Community Health Systems, Inc.
  • Crescent Healthcare
  • Cressey & Company
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Dresner Investment Services
  • Duff & Phelps, LLC
  • Dupont Pharmaceuticals Company
  • Dynamics, Inc. and Pappajohn Capital Resources
  • e+healthcare
  • Fidelity Equity Partners
  • Frazier Healthcare Ventures
  • GMAC Commercial Finance
  • Gorman Health Group
  • GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC
  • Harbert Private Equity
  • HealthSpring
  • Highlands Acquistion
  • Houlihan Lokey
  • Humana Inc.
  • IBM Corporation
  • IntraLinks, Inc.
  • JMP Securities LLC
  • Kaiser Permanente National Venture Development
  • KeyBanc Capital Markets
  • Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
  • KPMG LLC Transaction Services
  • Lazard Middle Market
  • Linden LLC
  • Lockton Companies
  • Macquarie Capital Advisors
  • Manus Health Systems
  • MBF Healthcare Partners, LP
  • McParlin & Co. LLC
  • Medical Capital
  • Merrill Lynch & Co.
  • Midmark Corporation
  • Morgan Stanley
  • National City Capital Markets
  • Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
  • Norwest Equity Partners
  • Omnicare
  • PAREXEL International
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  • Raymond James & Associates
  • RehabCare Group Inc.
  • Riverside Partners
  • Robert W. Baird Healthcare Investment Banking
  • Roscoe Medical Supply
  • Siemens Financial Services
  • Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP
  • St. Charles Capital
  • The Fairchild Corporation
  • The TriZetto Group
  • Truu Health, Inc.
  • Water Street Healthcare Partners
  • Wellspring Partners (A Huron Consulting Group Practice)
  • Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

Registration & Pricing Information:

  • $1,895 – Standard Rate (per person)
    ‘Early bird’ Standard rate of only $1,695 applies if registered before October 1, 2008. Or register a Group of 3 or more at the same time for only $1,495 per person – group rate applies anytime – no deadline!

    (“Standard” rate applies to firms offering financial, legal, consultancy and other deal-making services)

  • $1,495 - Healthcare Industry Rate (per person)
    ‘Early bird’ Healthcare Industry rate of only $1,295 applies if registered before October 1, 2008.
    Or register a Group of 3 or more at the same time for only $1,095 per person – group rate applies anytime – no deadline

    (“Healthcare Industry” rate is for executives representing pharmaceutical, biotech, hospital or other companies directly involved in providing healthcare and/or medical products and services – rate eligibility subject to verification)

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.


TO REGISTER FOR THE iiBIG CONFERENCE NOW: ‘Click Here’

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:

Jennifer Sobrino, VP,
Conference Production

Tel: 212-300-2528
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

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