Frederick, MD, March 01, 2008 --(
PR.com)-- Beard Group and Renaissance American Management are pleased to announce that the Ninth Annual Healthcare Transactions Summit will be held on April 10 & 11, 2008 in Chicago.
Co-chairs for the event are:
* Keith R. Anderson (Drinker Biddle & Reath)
* L. Edward Bryant, Jr. (Drinker Biddle & Reath)
* Paul R. DeMuro (Latham & Watkins)
* Manfred R. Steiner (Wellspring Partners)
"When we started putting this conference together, there were tremors in the credit markets, something called sub-prime loans going bad. Now the tremors have turned into quakes. How this will play out in the Healthcare Industry remains to be seen, but the people making presentations at this conference have a grip, if white-knuckled, on the mechanisms of the market. Through case studies and issue examinations you will come away from this conference better prepared to succeed in this topsy-turvy market," the Co-chairs said.
Robert J. Kane from the Illinois State Medical Society, will deliver a special luncheon address on “Patient Safety Concerns in Retail Healthcare Facilities”. Other topics include:
* Market Overview & New Business Opportunities
* Strategies for Salvaging Deals Gone Bad
* Opportunities in Buying Hospitals Out of Bankruptcy
* Critical Success Factors in Healthcare Transactions
* State of Healthcare Capital Markets
* Investors’ Roundtable
* CLE Ethics: Fiduciary Responsibilities of the Board - Conflicts and Dualities to Avoid
* Plus Case Studies on Unwinding Joint Ventures: Palomare Pomerado Health’s Imaging Centers and the Sale of Empire Health Services to Community Health Systems
* Comprehensive Workshop on Valuation in a Merger / Acquisition: How Do You Know What You’re Getting?
The Beard Group and Renaissance American Management are proud to have had the help of the following sponsors: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, Cain Brothers, Deloitte, DrinkerBiddle, KaufmanHall, Latham and Watkins LLP, PriceWaterHouseCoopers, Proskauer Rose LLP, Wellspring Partners and Chicago Hospital News.
Contact: David Henderson
dhenderson@renaissanceamerican.com
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