HealthExecWire

After a dormant period in merger and acquisition activity brought on by the Great Recession, economic recovery and the business necessity of consolidating operations in the face of federal healthcare reform is causing a swift upsurge in M&A activity.

However, the form of M&As has changed: Financial investment firms such as Warburg Pincus and Cerberus Capital Management are making whole acquisitions for their own portfolios rather than just taking a minority stake. Relatively new hospital chains such as Prime Healthcare are quickly consolidating the market for medium and small-sized facilities and offering a new paradigm for financially distressed organizations.

California has long been at the forefront of the healthcare business, so how will the swiftly accelerating and shifting M&A environment affect the Golden State? This session will discuss the present climate for deal-making in California, which targets may be the most attractive, and what the future will hold.

Please join Jill H. Gordon, vice chair of the healthcare law practice at Davis Wright Tremaine, Paul F. Lawrence, partner and healthcare merger specialist in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery, and Guy M. Masters, senior vice president of The Camden Group, to discuss the M&A environment in California.

Participants will be able to answer:

How is the current financial climate driving healthcare M&A?
What will M&A transactions in California look like for the coming year and the foreseeable future?
What forms will healthcare M&A in California take on?
What role will investment firms take on in healthcare M&A? How will they change the healthcare delivery landscape?
How will the need to form ACOs and comply with federal healthcare reform drive and shape healthcare M&A activity?
How will M&A affect the hospital, health plan and nursing home sectors?

Interested attendees would include:

C-Suite executives
Healthcare investment executives and staff
Healthcare attorneys
Healthcare consultants
Policy experts
Provider network executives and staff
Provider contracting executives and staff
Merger & acquisition executives and staff
Healthcare industry analysts
Other Interested Parties

Attendees would represent organizations including:

Hospitals and hospital chains
Health plans
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
Policy think tanks and foundations
Law firms
Healthcare consulting firms
Media
Healthcare capital and investment firms
Other interested organizations

Individual Registration Fee: $195. Audio Conference CD-ROM: $40 for attendees; $255 for non-attendees after the event.

Corporate Site licensing also available. Click here to register or call 209.577.4888 We look forward to your participation in this event!