Ziegler: Al Evans Joins Ziegler's Healthcare Practice
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - May 28, 2009) - [ Ziegler ] announced today that Al Evans has joined the firm as a Director in its healthcare practice, focusing specifically on non-profit hospital financing.
Prior to joining Ziegler, Mr. Evans was an Executive Director in UBS Securities' Public Finance Healthcare Finance Group. Mr. Evans has over a dozen years of experience in public finance, as well as a naval career, an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from Pace University.
Kerry Rudy, Managing Director and co-head of [ Ziegler's healthcare practice ] comments, "It's an honor to have Al join our team. His deep expertise in structuring and credit, combined with his client-centric approach adds to the strength of Ziegler's team."
Ziegler's healthcare practice focuses on delivering results by raising capital, managing risk, growing investments and advancing strategy. Recently recruiting a new healthcare team to combine with its existing bankers, Ziegler is making a bold statement as "the premier boutique [ healthcare investment bank ]."
"We have been laser-focused on recruiting A-players to an already solid healthcare team," notes Dave Johnson, Senior Managing Director and co-head of the healthcare practice. "Al is our sixth hire in the past few months from a large bulge-bracket firm. All six are key players in the healthcare finance space seeking a specialized, boutique firm with a focused industry presence."
About Ziegler:
The Ziegler Companies, Inc. (
Nationally, Ziegler's Capital Markets is ranked as one of the leading investment banking firms for not-for-profit healthcare and senior living providers, as well as religious institutions and schools. Since our founding in 1902, we have become a recognized leader in providing church mortgages, church loans and school financings, as well as financing for non-profit organizations. Ziegler offers a variety of solutions from tax-exempt and taxable bonds to short-term borrowing. We are privileged to serve some of America's largest ministries, as well as many schools, colleges and universities. Ziegler specializes in [ church financing ].
Ziegler Wealth Management (retail brokerage) encompasses investment and consulting services for individuals, families, business owners and institutions nationwide.
Ziegler's alternative investing activities include raising and deploying capital through private investment funds with investment objectives related to the real estate, services and technology sectors of the healthcare and senior living industries.
Ziegler Capital Management, LLC provides separate account management for individuals, corporations, foundations and endowments.