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• John Hanley quoted in The Bond Buyer
  9/9/2010 — The Bond BuyerKalamazoo, Mich.-based Bronson Methodist Hospital next Tuesday is expected to enter the muni market with $200 million of mostly refunding bonds that will shift nearly all of its debt into a fixed-rate mode.
• Ziegler is pleased to announce the successful closing of Healthsense Inc.
  8/25/2010 — Sunherald.comHealthsense, Inc. Healthsense, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation wireless sensors and remote monitoring solutions for the senior care market is pleased to announce the close of a growth capital financing round led by Radius Ventures, LLC (“Radius”).
• Scott Rolfs Quoted in Wall Street Journal
  8/13/2010 — WSJ.comWhen the NorthRidge Church in Plymouth, Mich., wants to expand, it doesn't hold out a bigger collection plate. The 20,000-member Christian church heads to the relatively specialized market of church bonds where there are receptive investors looking for ways to diversify but limit risk.
• Ziegler Announces 2010 Second Quarter Financial Results
  8/12/2010 — News ReleaseThe Ziegler Companies, Inc. (symbol: ZGCO), a diversified financial services holding company, today released its financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2010.
• Ziegler Welcomes Two New Board Members
  8/11/2010 — News ReleaseThe Ziegler Companies, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ZGCO), a diversified financial services holding company, today welcomes William D. McGuire and Daniel J. Hermann to its board of directors.
• Successful Closing: Second Baptist Church of Elgin - $4,395,000
  7/15/2010 — News ReleaseZiegler is pleased to announce the successful closing of the Second Baptist Church of Elgin financing. Second Baptist Church of Elgin, Illinois is an independent Baptist congregation with weekly worship attendance of approximately 850. Bond proceeds were used by the church to refinance and consolidate existing debt, and to purchase an adjacent property to construct additional parking.
• Triet Nguyen quoted in Financial Times
  7/13/2010 — Financial TimesTriet Nguyen is quoted in the Financial Times article "Struggling Illinois eyes $900m bond sale."
• Ziegler Launches Social Media
  7/6/2010 — News ReleaseWhile many financial services firms are grappling with how to handle the regulation of social media, one Chicago-based firm is among the leaders. Ziegler took advantage of National Social Media day on June 30, to announce the launch of their social media initiative.
• Dave Johnson featured in HFM magazine
  7/1/2010 — HFM magazineDave Johnson is featured in the July issue of HFM magazine's article, "5 Strategies for Coordinating Postacute Care"
• Successful Closing: JCHC - $19,365,000
  7/1/2010 — Ziegler News ReleaseZiegler successfully closed the $19,365,000 Variable Rate Demand Bonds Series 2010 for Jewish Community Housing Corporation of Metropolitan New Jersey. Jewish Community Housing Corporation of Metropolitan New Jersey (“JCHC”) is a New Jersey nonprofit corporation formed in 1983. JCHC has developed and operates five (5) housing facilities for the elderly.
• Ziegler Closes First Rated Charter School Financing in Arkansas
  6/15/2010 — News ReleaseZiegler is pleased to announce the successful closing of the Benton County School of the Arts (BCSA) financing, the largest charter school in Arkansas.
• Ziegler Announces Stock Repurchase Program
  6/7/2010 — News ReleaseThe Ziegler Companies, Inc. is pleased to announce a stock repurchase program in accordance with the provisions of Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act.
• Paula Horn quoted in Creditflux
  6/4/2010 — CreditfluxA team of experienced structured credit professionals has gained a big boost in their efforts to create a major new player in structured credit.
• Rizvi Traverse Management, LLC and Ziegler Capital Management, LLC Announce Transaction
  5/21/2010 — News ReleaseRizvi Traverse Management, LLC, a private equity firm and Ziegler Capital Management, LLC, a subsidiary of The Ziegler Companies, Inc., announced today that they are partnering with ZCM management and have signed a unit purchase agreement.
• Tom Paprocki featured in Crain's
  5/17/2010 — Crain's Tom Paprocki featured in Crain's "Info Junkie", a section highlighting select CEOs.
• Ziegler featured in The Bond Buyer
  5/11/2010 — The Bond BuyerZiegler is featured in The Bond Buyer article, "Ziegler Taps Quinn to Push East Coast Health Care."
• Ed Merrigan & Ziegler Research honored at NFMA Annual Conference
  5/10/2010 — The Bond BuyerNFMA Honors MSRB and Five Individuals at Annual Conference including Ziegler's Ed Merrigan and Ziegler Research.
• Mike Quinn joins Ziegler's Healthcare Practice
  5/5/2010 — Ziegler NewsZiegler announced today that Mike Quinn has joined the firm as a director in its healthcare practice, focusing on the east coast region...
• Ziegler Announces 2010 First Quarter Financial Results
  4/29/2010 — News ReleaseThe Ziegler Companies, Inc. (symbol: ZGCO), a diversified financial services holding company, today released its financial results for the quarter ending March 31, 2010.
• Anita Heisl is quoted announcing our plans to enhance our website
  4/27/2010 — Press ReleaseAnita Heisl is quoted announcing our website enhancement plans with our new web consultant, Marcel Media.
• Dan Hermann discusses the value of investor relations at the 2010 AAHSA Conference
  4/25/2010 — 2009 AAHSA ConferenceDan Hermann talks about the value of providers nurturing relationships with their investors to ensure financial stability. This clip was recorded at an AAHSA conference in November 2009.
• Steve Jeffrey featured on a podcast series recorded at the 2010 Senior Living Conference sponsored by Horst Construction
  4/22/2010 — Horst ConstructionA new podcast series features presentations by senior-housing expert Jim Moore and senior-care financial professional Steve Jeffrey recorded at the 2010 Senior Living Conference sponsored by Horst Construction on April 8. The podcasts are part of Horst's "Best Practices in Senior Care Management" online curriculum designed to keep executives of senior living communities abreast of the changes and challenges in today's senior market.
• Ziegler's AZ 100 mentioned in Forbes.com Press Release 4.10.2010
  4/19/2010 — Forbes.comZiegler's AZ 100 mentioned in Forbes.com Press Release 4.19.2010, Asbury~Solomons Island Seniors Host Kids and Critters for Intergenerational Earth Day Celebration.
• Mike Kelly quoted in ADVANCE for Long-Term Care Management
  4/14/2010 — ADVANCE for Long-Term Care Management Mike Kelly is quoted in ADVANCE for Long-Term Care Management's article "Renewing your Mission."
• Ziegler Launches Salesforce.com
  4/6/2010 — Press ReleaseZiegler is pleased to announce the launch of salesforce.com within Ziegler Wealth Management. Salesforce.com is the global leader in cloud computing, offering an award-winning family of contact relationship management (CRM) solutions.
• Steve Johnson was quoted in the Elmhurst Press 4.02.2010
  4/2/2010 — Elmhurst PressSteve Johnson was quoted in the Elmhurst Press regarding Ziegler's recent senior living transaction, Park Place
• Dan Hermann Featured in AAHSA's Future Age Magazine
  3/30/2010 — Future Age MagazineDan Hermann is featured in AAHSA's Future Age Magazine discussing how providers are focusing their efforts to survive the poor economy and how they are setting themselves up to thrive in the future (pg. 36)
• 2009 Ziegler Annual Report
  3/26/2010 — Ziegler Financial NewsThe Ziegler Companies, Inc. (symbol: ZGCO), publishes its 2009 annual report to shareholders.
• Ziegler Closes Successful Financing For The Summit Church
  3/25/2010 — News ReleaseZiegler is pleased to announce the successful closing of The Summit Church financing. The Summit Church is located in Durham, North Carolina and is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.
• Dave Johnson Featured in Modern Healthcare 3.01.2010, A New Practice Routine
  3/1/2010 — Modern HealthcareDave Johnson featured in Modern Healthcare's "A New Practice Routine" about how the prospect of bundled payments and penalties for readmission of patients provides a carrot-and-stick set to bring hospitals and physicians together.
• Ziegler Announces 2009 Fourth Quarter Financial Results
  2/9/2010 — News ReleaseThe Ziegler Companies, Inc. (symbol: ZGCO), a diversified financial services holding company, today released its financial results for the year ending December 31, 2009.
• Ziegler Names New CEO
  2/5/2010 — News ReleaseThe Ziegler Board of Directors announced Wednesday the retirement of its chief executive officer John Mulherin and the appointment of his successor Tom Paprocki.
• Ziegler Places First CCRC New Community Financing of 2010
  2/5/2010 — News ReleaseWith the New Year in full swing, so too is the tax-exempt senior living finance sector. Ziegler (ZGCO) is pleased to announce the successful pricing of the Aberdeen Heights financing. Aberdeen Heights is a new continuing care retirement community (CCRC) sponsored by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America, Inc. The CCRC will be built in Kirkwood, Missouri on a 17.7-acre site currently occupied by buildings that were formerly the site of St. Joseph’s Hospital. Greystone Communities, a nationally recognized full-service development and management firm, is the marketer and developer of the project.
• Ziegler Underwritten Issue Wins Bond Buyer Midwest Deal of the Year Award
  12/1/2009 — News ReleaseAn $84.84 million tax-exempt fixed rate issue underwritten by Ziegler Capital Markets was named Midwest Deal of the Year for 2009 by the Bond Buyer. The deal underwritten through the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority to benefit Saint John’s Communities, a continuing care retirement community in Milwaukee, was one of two award recipients in the Midwest Region.
• Ziegler Publishes National CCRC Listing & Profile
  11/9/2009 — News ReleaseAt AAHSA’s Annual Meeting and Conference in Chicago this week, Ziegler Capital Markets released its inaugural version of the Ziegler National CCRC Listing & Profile, a comprehensive directory of continuing care retirement communities accompanied by detailed research related to the continuing care sector of senior living. The publication is the first of its kind, as no organization has ever defined “continuing care retirement communities” (CCRCs) for the purposes of producing a national listing while simultaneously categorizing one of the more popular living options for seniors.
• Ziegler Announces Third Quarter Financial Results
  10/27/2009 — Ziegler Financial NewsThe Ziegler Companies, Inc. (symbol: ZGCO), a diversified financial services holding company, released its financial results for the quarter ending September 30, 2009.
• St. John's Selling Bonds for Tower, Hopes for October Groundbreaking
  9/16/2009 — Milwaukee Small Business Times Saint John's hired Ziegler Wealth Management, a division of BC Ziegler and Company, to handle the bond sale.
• Ziegler Places First Start-Up CCRC Financing in 2009: $86 Million for 15 Craigside, Honolulu, Hawaii
  9/15/2009 — News ReleaseChicago, Illinois – The long-frozen senior living capital markets continue to show signs of thawing, with the markets reaching a new landmark in the successful pricing of just over $86 million fixed-rate bonds for 15 Craigside, a new continuing care retirement community to be built in the Nu’uanu suburb of Honolulu, Hawaii. The pricing marks only the fifth sizable senior living issue in 2009, the first start-up CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement Community) financing in more than 18 months, and the largest fixed-rate financing so far this year.
• Ziegler Announces Second Quarter Financial Results
  7/29/2009 — Ziegler Financial NewsThe Ziegler Companies, Inc. (symbol: ZGCO), a diversified financial services holding company, released its financial results for the quarter ending July 31, 2009.
• Ziegler Announces First Quarter Financial Results
  5/5/2009 — Ziegler Financial NewsThe Ziegler Companies, Inc. (symbol: ZGCO), a diversified financial services holding company, today released its financial results for the quarter ending March 31, 2009.
• 2008 Annual Report
  4/15/2009 — Ziegler Financial NewsThe Ziegler Companies, Inc. (symbol: ZGCO), publishes its 2008 annual report to shareholders.
• Dan Hermann speaks to McKnight's during the Life Services Network conference
  4/2/2009 — http://www.mcknights.comMulti-facility providers are leading expansion of the senior living sector, according to Dan Hermann, head of senior living finance for Ziegler. He spoke to McKnight's during the Life Services Network conference in Chicago last week. Even though capital availability is down, organizations should position themselves for access and not be afraid to execute a strategic plan for borrowing, he said.
• Ziegler CEO Returns and Interim CEO Is Elected to the Ziegler Board
  2/26/2009 — Ziegler NewsIn the first quarter meeting of the Ziegler Board of Directors, the Ziegler Companies, Inc. (symbol: ZGCO), unanimously confirmed the nomination of Thomas R. Paprocki to the Board of Directors. For the past six months, Mr. Paprocki has served as Ziegler’s interim CEO as John J. Mulherin, Ziegler CEO, recuperated from a recent accident.
• Ziegler Announces Fourth Quarter Financial Results
  2/24/2009 — Ziegler Financial NewsThe Ziegler Companies, Inc. (symbol: ZGCO), a diversified financial services holding company, today released its financial results for the year ending December 31, 2008.
• HighMark and North Track Funds Announce Transaction
  2/17/2009 — Ziegler Capital Management, LLCSan Francisco/Chicago – February 17, 2009 – The Board of Trustees of the HighMark Funds and the Board of Directors of the North Track Funds have approved reorganization agreements pursuant to which all of the funds in the North Track mutual fund family except for the Cash Reserve Fund and the Strategic Allocation Fund will, if the reorganizations are approved by the shareholders of the funds, transfer their assets and identified liabilities to certain funds in the HighMark Fund family. Shareholders of the affected North Track Funds would receive shares of the applicable HighMark Fund.
• Ziegler Welcomes Three New Colleagues to the Healthcare Finance Practice
  2/9/2009 — Ziegler NewsZiegler is pleased to announce that three new bankers – David Johnson, Kerry Rudy, and Lisa Conley – have recently joined the firm during an exciting period of growth and change in the Healthcare Finance practice.
• Ziegler HealthVest Portfolio Company featured in The Wall Street Journal
  11/11/2008 — The Wall Street JournalZiegler HealthVest Management, LLC recently invested in Healthplace America™, an innovative new specialty referral network product designed as an addition to existing health plans. Healthplace was recently featured in The Wall Street Journal. Read more about "Traveling for Care – in the U.S."
• Ziegler Makes Investment in Healthplace America™
  11/6/2008 — Ziegler News ReleaseZiegler HealthVest Management, LLC – a venture capital fund investing in early- to middle-stage healthcare support services, healthcare IT and wellness – is pleased to announce it has invested in Healthplace America™, an innovative new specialty referral network product designed as an addition to existing health plans.
• A Message To Our Clients
  11/4/2008 — Ziegler NewsA few key points during these turbulent times that you might find helpful and informative about your trusted advisor — Ziegler.
• Ziegler Healthcare Real Estate Funds Manager Quoted in The NY Times
  11/2/2008 — The New York TimesJohn Sweet, managing director of Ziegler Healthcare Real Estate Fund, is quoted in a November 2, The New York Times Sunday Business article titled "In a Sickly Market, a Healthier Asset" which examines the healthier medical office building real estate market.
• Peggy Weingartz Joins the Ziegler Team
  10/15/2008 — Ziegler AnnouncementPeggy Weingartz recently joined Ziegler as a director in the Healthcare Finance practice where she focuses on providing comprehensive financial solutions for nonprofit healthcare clients.
• Ziegler Advises Purchaser of St. Francis Hospital & Health Center
  10/13/2008 — Ziegler News ReleaseZiegler was called upon to work with Falcon Investors, LLC, the purchaser of St. Francis Hospital & Health Center (now known as MetroSouth Medical Center), to recommend and strategize upon the desired post-acquisition capitalization strategy.
• Bond Buyer Article Describes Ziegler's Hiring Success
  9/29/2008 — Bond BuyerThe September 29, 2008 issue of the Bond Buyer covered an article entitled "Ziegler Hires 17, Using Dislocation to Bolster Their Bench." The article describes Ziegler's success in acquiring talent as it expands in two of its niche investment banking practices - healthcare and senior living finance, its institutional sales & trading teams and financial advisors. The link directs you to the Bond Buyer site.
• Ziegler Announces Development of Mezzanine Loan Product
  9/25/2008 — Ziegler News ReleaseZiegler, a growth-oriented, boutique investment banking firm with a primary focus on healthcare and healthcare services, announces that it is in discussions with institutional investors to make mezzanine loans to developers of new medical-related real estate and purchasers of stabilized medical property portfolios.
• Ziegler Continues to be a Trusted Advisor
  9/17/2008 — A Message to Our ClientsPlease be assured that you continue to be in good hands in partnering with our firm. Unlike firms that expanded aggressively into property-related investments, Ziegler has strategically avoided these types of real estate and credit investments and remains committed to our niche sectors of senior living, healthcare, religion, school and renewable energy finance. Please see the pdf overview to read more about our commitment and focus and how that best serves our clients.
• Shields Steps-up as Ziegler's Board Chair
  9/3/2008 — Ziegler News ReleaseIn a special meeting of the Board of Directors, the Ziegler Companies, Inc., (symbol: ZGCO), unanimously confirmed Mr. Geoffrey B. Shields to the role of Chairman of the Board.
• Ziegler Announces Investment in Certify Data Systems, Inc.
  8/28/2008 — Ziegler News ReleaseZiegler HealthVest Partners, LP – a venture capital fund investing in early- to middle-stage healthcare services, healthcare IT and wellness – announced that it closed a Series A investment in Certify Data Systems, Inc. — a healthcare information technology company.
• Ziegler Announces Investment in MEDmarketplace.com, Inc.
  8/28/2008 — Ziegler HealthVest Partners, LP – a venture capital fund investing in early- to middle-stage healthcare services, healthcare information technology and wellness companies – announced its Series A investment in MEDmarketplace.com – an innovative healthcare services company, which sponsors a Web-based marketplace for used and unwanted medical equipment.
• Ziegler Announces Investment in PickPoint™ Corporation
  8/13/2008 — Ziegler News Release
• The Ziegler Companies Announces Significant Equity Transaction
  7/9/2008 — Ziegler News Release
• Housing Crunch Slows Demand for Independent Living, Continuing Care Communities - An Interview With Dan Hermann
  6/30/2008 — National Real Estate Investor
• Ziegler Capital Management Introduces Small-Cap Strategy
  6/18/2008 — Ziegler News ReleaseZiegler Capital Management brings its equity research strategy to the small-cap space with the launch of the Ziegler Small-Cap Core Equity strategy.
• Capital Planning for Healthcare Borrowers
  4/9/2008 — Ziegler Market View CallZiegler Market View Call Featuring Martin Arrick, Managing Director, Standard & Poor's, Not-for-Profit Healthcare
• Current Market Swap Environment
  3/19/2008 — Ziegler Market View CallZiegler Risk Management & Advisory's Current View on the Market Swap Environment
• John Kautz of Ziegler Describes the Unprecedented Volatility In Muni Swap Spreads
  3/14/2008 — DerivActiv Muni Market Pulse
• Healthcare Tidal Wave - Ziegler, Sector Issuers to Convert Debt
  3/10/2008 — The Bond Buyer
• Ziegler Announces Investment in Healthsense, Inc.
  9/26/2007 — Ziegler News Release