SEPT. 20-21, 2021
Loews Vanderbilt Hotel
Nashville, TN
CONFERENCE AGENDA
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Don Buford, Founder & CEO, iiBIG
Phone: 212-300-2521 | Email: donb@iibig.com
DAY ONE: SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
8:00AM
Exhibition Set-up
11:00AM
Registration, Refreshments and Networking (in Exhibit Hall)
12:00PM
Welcome to 13th Annual Healthcare M&A: Introductions
Speaker:
Don Buford, Founder & CEO,
iiBIG LLC – New York
12:15PM
STATE of the HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
The conference opens with a Keynote panel on the “State of the Industry” from the proverbial ’30-thousand feet.’ The panel will be made up of leading healthcare experts with first-hand information on the latest from Washington; real-world experiences from the front-line of our healthcare system, and the future of healthcare, with a special focus on middle-market M&A and Joint Venture transaction activity expected in the next 12 to 18 months, especially in the aftermath of Covid-19.
Panelists:
- Don Adam, Managing Director,
Site Point Partners – Frisco, TX - Others TBA
1:20PM
Hospital & Other Providers Roundtable
The emergency measures due to Covid-19 have caused a serious blow to bottom lines in the Hospital Sector. With elective procedures at a halt, what does 2021 hold in store for roll-ups in the for-profit and non-profit provider sectors? Will drastic loss of jobs – and the loss of health insurance coverage that result – will Hospital emergency room become inundated? Will reimbursements from Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance be driven down? Will this disruption be good or bad in terms of generating deal-flow? What are the prospects for M&A deal-flow – and strategic acquisitions – in the 12- to 24-months that lie ahead?
Panelists:
- Larry Gilmore, Senior Director,
VSP Global – Rancho Cordova, CA - Christopher Helmrath, Founder & Managing Director,
SC&H Capital – Baltimore, MD - David Klementz, Chief Strategy & Development Officer,
Encompass Health – Birmingham, AL - Others TBA
2:20PM
Afternoon Networking Break
2:55PM
Private Investors Roundtable: Healthcare Investing From the POV of Private Equity, VCs, ESOPs, REITs and Other Financial Buyers
Healthcare investing from the POV of private equity, VCs, ESOPs, REITs, Investment Bankers and other financial buyers. How are financial investors sizing up deal-flow opportunities in the next 12- to 24-months? Which sectors will be dominating transaction deal-flow in 2020? With ‘dry-powder’ in abundance, are investment periods being extended for PE and other GPs?
Moderator:
- David Marks, Partner,
Waller – Nashville, TN
Panelists:
- John Geis, Principal,
Cresset Partners – Chicago, IL - John Patterson, Managing Director,
Amherst Partners – Birmingham, MI - Others TBA
Healthcare Partnerships & Joint Ventures Roundtable
When does it make more sense to enter into joint ventures and partnerships than engaging in outright mergers or acquisitions? How are these transactions and business models being structured? How will the Covid-19 crisis affect the decisions to merge vs. entering into partnerships and joint ventures?
Panelists:
- Doug Griswold, Shareholder,
Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, PC – Chattanooga, TN - Tom Lillis, Partner,
Stoneridge Partners – Louisville, KY - Craig Woods, Attorney,
Dykema – Dallas, TX
- Others TBA
5:00
Evening Networking Reception
DAY TWO: SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
8:30AM
Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking
8:30AM
Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking
9:15AM
Transaction Services Roundtable
An examination of best practices in enhancing seller valuations, regulatory compliance, due diligence and more. The “dos and don’ts” before, during and after the healthcare transaction will be examined. With valuations coming back down-to-earth will 2020 be a Buyers’ Market?
Moderator:
Joshua Kaye, Managing Partner,
DLA Piper LLP – Miami, FL
Panelists:
- Brian Bruenderman, Partner & EVP,
Stoneridge Partners – Louisville, KY - Vipul Patel, Senior VP,
Aon – Chicago, IL - Steve Sapletal, Partner, Strategy/M&A Services,
KPMG – San Francisco, CA - Rob Sprague, EVP Producer,
Lockton Companies LLC – Kansas City, MO
Roll-Ups and Multi-Physician Practices
Will deal-flow in the multi-physician practice continue to surge in the aftermath of Covid-19? Burn-out in multi-physician practices were already driving roll-ups. Now, with the loss of revenue in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, will financial distress drive more deals? In this atmosphere, have specialty practices, (dental, vision, etc. dodged the Covid-19 bullets?
Moderator:
Walter Olshanski, Managing Director, Healthcare Services, KPMG – New York, NY
Panelists:
- Theodore I. Blum, Managing Shareholder,
Greenberg Traurig – Atlanta, GA - Don Crane, President and CEO,
America’s Physician Groups – Los Angeles, CA - Larry Gilmore, Senior Director,
VSP Global – Rancho Cordova, CA - Morgan Ivey, Associate,
Waller – Nashville, TN - Mike Segal, Partner,
Nelson Mullins LLP – Miami, FL
11:20AM
AM Networking Break
11:50AM
Healthcare Lenders Roundtable
Hear from lenders on traditional vs. alternative sources of capital for completing healthcare transactions. What the key considerations to be taken into account when marshalling leverage in today’s healthcare environment?
Moderator:
Michelle King, Partner,
Chapman and Cutler LLP – Chicago, IL
Panelists:
- Michael Taylor, Head of Healthcare Lending,
First Midwest Bank – Chicago, IL - Others TBA
12:50PM
Luncheon for All Conference Attendees
2:00PM
Distressed & Turnaround Opportunities in Healthcare Roundtablele
Healthcare leads all other enterprise verticals in distressed and bankruptcy situations. Disruption in this market produces both distress but also opportunity. This roundtable discussion will focus on how opportunity investors, bankruptcy and turnaround specialists and others assess the landscape for ROI in investing in the distressed healthcare space.
Moderator:
Nancy A. Peterman, Chair, Chicago Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice, Greenberg Traurig LLP – Chicago, IL
Panelists:
- Michael Friedman, Partner,
Chapman and Cutler LLP – New York, NY - Suzanne Koenig, President,
SAK Management– Chicago, IL - Ken Mann, Managing Director,
SC&H Capital – Baltimore, MD - Others TBA
3:05PM
Healthcare Real Estate & Senior Housing Roundtable
Senior housing, assisted-living and skilled nursing centers have been hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis. In early-March valuations in this sector were at all-time highs. Now, with occupancy-rates falling along with valuations, what will it take for this sector to recover? Aid in the form of grants and loans from Washington has been flowing to healthcare providers. What portion of this aid will end up in the senior housing sector, and what flexibility will operators have in putting this aid to work?
Panelists:
- Isaac Dole, Founder/Managing Principal,
Birchwood Healthcare Properties – Chicago, IL - Kathryn Burton Gray, Senior Managing Director Seniors Housing, Hunt Real Estate Capital – Irvine, CA
- Joe Weisenburger, SVP Relationship Manager – Seniors Housing, Welltower – Toledo, OH
- Others TBA
4:00PM
Conference Concludes
iiBIG Thanks ALL OF OUR clients, for over THIRTEEN Years of Healthcare Deal-Making Leadership!
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
Continuing Education Credits (e.g. CLE, CPE, CME, etc.) may be available for iiBIG conference attendees. 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.
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