Signal Hill Expands Healthcare Investment Banking Capabilities, Hires Mark Chiang as Managing Director

BALTIMORE, MD – Signal Hill, a leading investment banking advisory boutique serving the M&A and private capital raising needs of growth companies, is pleased to announce that Mark Chiang has joined the firm’s New York office as a Managing Director in the Healthcare Services group, with industry subsectors of focus in Hospitals & Health Systems, Healthcare Distribution & Pharmacy, Physician Groups, and Managed Care, among other areas. “Mark is a recognized leader in healthcare investment banking with expertise across all sectors of the industry and a reputation for top-tier client service. His established track record of success and breadth of experience make him a great fit for our Healthcare Services group and the firm as a whole. We bring a strong team to every engagement and an expert of his caliber further demonstrates the value we bring to clients,” said Jeff Nahley, Managing Director and Head of Healthcare Investment Banking at Signal Hill. “The healthcare industry – from patients and physicians to providers, payers and suppliers – is undergoing a period of rapid change. Now more than ever, clients need expert guidance to help them pursue partnerships and access capital in ever-changing market conditions,” Mr. Chiang commented. “Signal Hill has developed a well-earned reputation as an expert advisor, and I’m excited to continue growing the firm’s healthcare practice.” Mr. Chiang has more than 17 years of healthcare investment banking experience, completing more than 60 M&A transactions and numerous equity and debt financings over that span. He joins Signal Hill from Jefferies, where he served as Deputy Head of Hospitals & Health Systems M&A investment banking. Prior to Jefferies he served as a Director in the Global Mergers & Acquisitions Group of the investment banking division of Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. / Citigroup. Mr. Chiang holds finance and biochemistry degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.