tailieunhanh - Overview of the Aesthetic Medical Device Market

While one doubts that works of art are ever deeply prized for their aesthetic qualities alone, it is probably true that in Western societies, and in others with highly developed art traditions, aesthetic notions are most perfectly manifested in works of art, and are given their most refined expression in that type of discourse known as the philosophy of art. But the aesthetic notions so manifested and refined are those of members of the art world, not necessarily those of the general population. For most of us—or, perhaps more accurately, all of us most of the time—our aesthetic notions. | Overview of the Aesthetic Medical Device Market February 2009 Brocair Partners Industry Survey Series Brocair Partners LLC I 317 Madison Avenue 21st Floor I New York NY 10017 I I BROCAIR . - PARTNERS InteHgent Healthcare Investment Banking Table of Contents 1. Market Overview 3 2. Competitive Matrix 4 3. Profiles of Select Participants in Aesthetic Medical Devices Market 5 4. Comparable Companies Analysis 12 5. Comparable Credit Analysis 13 6. Recent Transactions 14 7. Indexed Stock Price 8. Disclaimer 9. Contact Information 19 20 Disclaimer This report has been exclusively prepared by Brocair Partners LLC Brocair Partners . This document should not be in any way construed as providing investment advice or investment services. This report does not constitute an offer or invitation to purchase assets or securities of any kind in the companies described herein. This report is being furnished to you for informational purposes only and on the condition that it will not form the basis for any investment decision. Brocair Partners makes no recommendation whatsoever of the merits of any investment in any company listed in this report. Brocair Partners does not provide any warranty or make any representation of the correctness or the completeness of any information provided. Please see page 19 for full disclaimer. BROCAIR . - PARTNERS InteHgenl Healthcare Investment Banking Section 1 I Market Overview - Aesthetic Medical Devices 1. Market Overview According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery ASAPS Americans spent billion on aesthetic treatments in 2007. The market for energy-based aesthetic devices is estimated to exceed 1 billion by 2011 and it has been growing by 20 annually although the slump in retail spending is likely to reduce that rate in the short medium term. Clustering There are three important geographic areas where innovation has been occurring in this industry - the Boston Massachusetts .