Cressey & Company Opens Nashville Office

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Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:00am EDT

Healthcare-Focused Investment Firm Enhances Presence in Leading Healthcare
Market

CHICAGO, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Cressey & Company LP, a private investment
firm focused on building leading healthcare companies in partnership with
outstanding executives, today announced the opening of its Nashville office. 
The office is located at 2525 West End Avenue, near the Vanderbilt University
campus.

"Nashville is the epicenter of entrepreneurial activity in the healthcare
services industry," said Bryan Cressey, Partner of Cressey & Company.  "We are
pleased to enhance our strong presence in one of the leading cities fostering
innovation in healthcare services and look forward to continued partnerships
with local healthcare executives and companies."

Cressey & Company partners Ralph Davis and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader
Bill Frist will work from the firm's Nashville office.  "Ralph and I are
excited about the opening of the Nashville office and what it means for the
future of our firm and the Nashville healthcare community," said Senator
Frist.  "We look forward to being active participants in the culture of
entrepreneurship that thrives in Nashville."

Cressey & Company and its predecessor funds have partnered with healthcare
entrepreneurs in Nashville on numerous occasions.  Currently, three companies
the firm has partnered with -- CLP Healthcare Services, Essent Healthcare and
Haven Behavioral Healthcare -- maintain their corporate headquarters in
Nashville.

About Cressey & Company LP

Cressey & Company LP, with offices in Chicago and Nashville, is a private
investment firm focused on the healthcare industry.  The principals of the
firm have been active healthcare investors for nearly three decades and have
invested in a wide range of healthcare businesses.  Cressey & Company seeks to
invest in high-potential segments of the U.S. healthcare market and apply its
skills and expertise -- along with its capital -- to enhance the performance
and accelerate the growth of its portfolio companies.  More information about
Cressey & Company, including biographies of the firm's investment
professionals, is available at www.cresseyco.com.  


SOURCE  Cressey & Company LP

Chuck Dohrenwend of The Abernathy MacGregor Group, for Cressey & Company,
+1-212-371-5999
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