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

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: kellies@iibig.com

For Conference Updates and to Register:
Visit: http://www.iibig.com/F0803
Call: 212-300-2523
E-mail: rial@iibig.com

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.