Wednesday, February 22
10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, February 23
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The Ritz - Carlton Chicago
160 East Pearson Street
Water Tower Place
Chicago, Illinois

The healthcare and life sciences markets are in a period of dramatic change. Despite this change, successful private equity funds can still execute deals and achieve capital growth by implementing the right strategies in the right markets. Join us at the premier two-day healthcare-focused private equity and finance conference as we continue to explore new ways to successfully close transactions and achieve growth. This year’s conference will again include presentations by companies seeking investment or financing.

AGENDA

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Thursday, February 23, 2012

8 - 8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.	Keynote – Debt Finance Roundtable Discussion Greg Ratliff, Senior Vice President, Healthcare Banking Group, Regions Financial Corporation Stefano Robertson, Managing Director, Healthcare Finance – Golub Capital Faraaz Kamran, Director, Madison Capital Funding LLC Patrick Lucas, Vice President, GE Healthcare Financial Services Raj Natarajan, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP (Moderator)
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.	Keynote Dr. Steven Levitt, Co-author, Freakonomics
10:30 - 11 a.m.	Networking Break
	TRACK A
11 - 11:45 a.m.	Positioning a Company for Lender Attractiveness Dan Brown, Managing Director, Creative Health Capital, LLC Brian Beckwith, Chief Executive Officer, Formation Capital, LLC Steve Anderson, Senior Director, Oxford Finance LLC Chris Greene, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP (Moderator)
	TRACK B
11 - 11:45 a.m.	Preparing Healthcare Companies for Sale and Running Efficient Sale Processes Todd Van Horn, Vice President, Linden LLC Brian Berkin, Senior Associate, LLR Partners, Inc. Paul Kacik, Managing Director, McGladrey Capital Markets, LLC Skip Wohlner, M.D., Mountain States Region Barton Walker, Attorney, McGuireWoods LLP (Moderator)
	TRACK C
11 - 11:45 a.m.	Life Science Outsourcing and Tools, an Investor/Lender Deep Dive Leah Brown, Chief Executive Officer & President,,A10 Clinical Solutions, Inc. Sandy Thompson, Senior Partner, Roundtable Healthcare Partners Torsten Nilson, President, Amsino International, Inc. Krist Werling, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP (Moderator)
12 - 1 p.m.	Networking Lunch
1 - 2 p.m.	Company Presentations
	TRACK A –	VetPathDX Novian Health Innovative Trauma Care Inc. C Laser Inc – Advanced Interventional Pain Meggan Bushee, Attorney, McGuireWoods LLP (Moderator)
	TRACK B –	LAT Pharma Ohmx Corporation Cadence, Inc. Interventional Management Services Salina Canoy, Attorney, McGuireWoods LLP (Moderator)
	TRACK C –	2020 Gene Systems, Inc Elorac, Inc. Global Medical Conexions Cearna Helen Suh, Attorney, McGuireWoods LLP (Moderator)
	TRACK A
2:05 - 2:50 p.m.	Best Practices in Senior and Mezzanine Lender Diligence Rodger Davis, Managing Partner, NorthCreek Mezzanine Adam Britt, Vice President, Summit Partners Bill Nutter, Partner, Tenth Street Capital III Matt Lane, Vice President, Monroe Capital LLC Mark Kromkowski, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP (Moderator)
2:55 - 3:40 p.m.	Lending to Unique Deals (Minority, 50/50, Practice Management, Multi-state Providers) Bryan Rupprecht, Managing Director, MidCap Financial, LLC Alan Regdos, Senior Vice President & National Underwriting Manager, Healthcare Finance Group Timothy Wentink, Vice President, Madison Capital Don Ensing, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP (Moderator)
	TRACK B
2:05 - 2:50 p.m.	Estate Planning Strategies in Private Equity Transactions Robert McElroy, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP William Long, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
2:55 - 3:40 p.m.	Expanding Healthcare Business Lines Jimmy St. Louis, Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Healthcare Partners Barbara Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Vista Health System Peter Cunningham, President & Chief Executive Officer, CCO Healthcare Partners, LLC Scott Becker, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP (Moderator)
	TRACK C
2:05 - 2:50 p.m.	Dental Practice Management, an Investor/Lender Deep Dive Brian Chambers, Vice President, Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company Khurram Hussain, Founder, Dental Dreams, LLC Justin Kaplan, Senior Vice President, BNY Mellon Alcentra Mezzanine Partners Tom Spivey, Principal, McColl Partners Geoff Cockrell, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP (Moderator)
2:55 - 3:40 p.m.	Laboratory Services, an Investor/Lender Deep Dive John Hennegan, Vice President, Shore Capital Partners Garrick Rice, Managing Director, Sterling Partners Brian Coe, Vice President, LabCorp Ronald Ellis, Director, Transaction Advisory Services, McGladrey Michael Lusk, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP (Moderator)
3:45 p.m.	Conclude

REGISTRATION & ACCOMMODATIONS

The cost of the conference is $395 per attendee. Register by February 15. Space is limited. If paying by check, please make payable to McGuireWoods LLP, and send to Missy Austin: 77 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60601.

A block of rooms has been reserved at The Ritz Carlton for the discounted rate of $180 per person per night, under the group name “McGuireWoods.” Call 312.266.1000 to secure your reservation. For more information, contact Missy Austin at 312.750.3512 or maustin@mcguirewoods.com.