Pension Funds Target Distressed & Opportunity Markets, More at iiBIG Las Vegas Forum

Pension Funds Target Distressed & Opportunity Markets, More at iiBIG Las Vegas Forum

NEW YORK, NY–(EMWNews – August 20, 2008) – iiBIG presents the 2nd Annual Distressed &

Turnaround Investment Forum, scheduled for September 22-23, 2008, at the

Palazzo/Venetian Congress Center in Las Vegas. Along with the usual

suspects — hedge funds, asset-based lenders, private equity firms, and

other investment banks — eyeing the distressed markets, institutional

investors are keen in this area as well.

Ed Burton, Trustee of the Virginia Retirement System (VRS), will speak on

“Institutional Investor Perspective on the Distressed & Opportunity

Investing Markets” and address why pension funds see opportunity in the

current crisis. Last August — at the beginning of the economic downturn —

the $57 billion-VRS granted its investment staff broader authority to

invest in the distressed debt area. Since then, many other IIs have

followed their lead.

The conference will also review such topics as the structural analysis of

the market “meltdown,” credit crunch, and resulting investment

opportunities; the current role of hedge funds, asset-based lenders,

private equity firms in the distressed and turnaround markets; cross-border

and international distressed debt opportunities; corporate governance in

the zone of insolvency; second lien, tranche B and junior sub debt in

distressed debt investing strategies; and much more.

Hear the latest on distressed debt, turnaround, and opportunity investing

and much more from a 44-member executive speaking faculty consisting of

fund managers, lenders, turnaround consultants and institutional investors.

Latest agenda details and preliminary attendee list can be found at

http://www.iibig.com/F0803.

Leading event sponsors include Marathon Asset Management, McMillan, Munger,

Tolles & Olson LLP, Sonnenschein, Bank Owned Services, Accord Financial,

and the Nevada Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association.

For information of sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities, please

contact:

Kellie Swanstrom, VP, Business Development, iiBIG

Phone: 973-571-0867

E-mail: [email protected]



For Conference Updates and to Register:

Visit: http://www.iibig.com/F0803

Call: 212-300-2523

E-mail: [email protected]

ABOUT iiBIG

iiBIG (International Institute for Business Information & Growth) is an

unbiased, independent company dedicated to organizing business-to-business

conferences and seminars for senior-level business executives. Focusing on

the most pressing and timely issues facing decision-makers in today’s

global economy, our events provide learning, networking and business

development opportunities for those who occupy the highest levels in their

companies and organizations. Visit: http://www.iibig.com.