Behavioral Health Business Invest Conference 2022

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October 12, 2022

Chicago, IL  |  Join us in-person

The INVEST Conference will bring together owners and operators of behavioral health practices for a day of networking and dealmaking. 

Hear from leading executives and industry experts shaping the field of investments, mergers and acquisitions and operations.

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Connect with Lance Bell and Douglas Wicklund at BHB Invest 2022

cmibmarketing@mesirow.com 312.595.6000  

Lance Bell

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Lance Bell is a Managing Director in Mesirow Investment Banking. He is responsible for developing key relationships, leading deal teams throughout the transaction process and providing advisory services on middle-market M&A assignments within the healthcare services sector.

Lance has more than 17 years of M&A advisory experience as an investment banker and corporate attorney. Clients have included privately-held/family-owned businesses, private equity firms and publicly-traded companies.

Prior to joining Mesirow in June 2021, he was a Managing Director at BRG Capital Advisors, the investment banking arm of Berkeley Research Group in Nashville, TN. Before that, Lance worked at Bailey Southwell & Co. as a Senior Vice President. He began his career as an M&A attorney at Frost Brown Todd in Louisville, KY.

Lance has completed M&A transactions with an aggregate transaction value of over $2 billion. His focus within healthcare services includes behavioral healthcare, outpatient facilities, physician practices and outsourced services.

Lance currently serves on the Southeast Advisory Board of Youth About Business, an organization focused on fostering the development of business literacy and leadership skills in high school students.

Lance earned a Bachelor of Arts in accounting from Transylvania University, a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Vanderbilt University Law School and a Master of Business Administration with concentrations in finance, entrepreneurship and accounting from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He holds FINRA Series 7, Series 79 and 63 licenses.

Douglas Wicklund

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Douglas Wicklund is a Director in Mesirow Investment Banking. He is responsible for developing key relationships, leading deal teams throughout the transaction process and providing advisory services on middle-market M&A assignments within the healthcare services sector.

Douglas has more than 11 years of M&A advisory and financing experience as an investment banker and his clients have included privately-held/family-owned businesses, private equity firms and publicly-traded companies.

Prior to joining Mesirow in March 2022, he was an Executive Director in the Healthcare Group at Oppenheimer & Co. Before that, Douglas worked at Stifel as a Director in the Healthcare Group. He began his healthcare investment banking career at Jefferies in New York, NY.

Douglas has completed M&A and financings transactions with an aggregate transaction value of over $16 billion. His focus within healthcare services includes behavioral healthcare, outpatient facilities, physician practices and post-acute care.

Douglas is currently a member of the Battier Take Charge Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing resources for the development and education of underserved youth and teens.

Douglas earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and English (Literature) from Denison University, a Master of Business Administration from the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College and a Master of Science in Finance (Beta Gamma Sigma) from the Daniels College of Business at University of Denver. He holds FINRA Series 63 and 79 licenses.

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