Ziegler is pleased to announce that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to Preferred Vascular Group (PVG) in connection with its acquisition by Surgery Partners (NASDAQ: SGRY), a leading operator of surgical facilities and ancillary services. Founded in 2005, PVG is a leading Ambulatory Surgical Center operator focused specifically on dialysis access procedures, with eight ASCs in Georgia and Ohio. Surgery Partners’ partnership with PVG enables entry into the $6 billion dialysis access market with over two million procedures annually.