WARBURG PINCUS STARTS SYMBION &lt;SYMB> BID

  &lt;Warburg, Pincus Capital Corp> said it
  has started a tender offer for up to 2,500,000 common shares of
  Symbion Inc at 3.50 dlrs each.
      In a newspaper advertisement, The firm said the opffer is
  not conditioned on receipt of any minimum number of shares but
  is conditioned on holders of nor more than 400,000 Symbion
  sharesseeking to receive the fair value of their shares under
  provisions of the Utah Business Corporation Act.  Warburg said
  receipt of 2,500,000 shares would raise its interest in Symbion
  to about 59.3 pct from 25.8 pct currently and give it control.
      Warburg said it reserves the right to buy more than
  2,500,000 shares if the offer is oversubscribed but has no
  present intention of doing so.  It said it has asked Symbion to
  provide its shareholder list to help in disseminating the
  offer.
      The firm said the offer, proration period and withdrawal
  rights expire April 22 unless extended.
  

