Association for Corporate Growth
Encyclopedia
The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) is the global community for mergers and acquisitions
and corporate growth professionals, helping connect capital with opportunity. ACG provides its members with the research, tools and networking opportunities to grow their businesses and themselves professionally. Founded in 1954, ACG has grown to more than 13,000 members from corporations, private equity
, finance
, and professional service firms representing Fortune 1000
, FTSE 100, and mid-market companies in 56 chapters in North America and Europe.
ACG chapters worldwide host hundreds of events a year, focused on providing a forum for senior-level M&A professionals to network, share best practices and source deals.
ACG InterGrowth:
ACG InterGrowth, ACG's cornerstone networking event, is the world’s largest dealmakers conference, attracting more than 2,000 middle market
M&A professionals who attend to network, source deals and learn best practices in M&A. Participants include senior-level private equity professionals, intermediaries, corporate development
officers, lenders, lawyers and accountants.
ACG InterGrowth 2010 was held May 4–6 at The Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. Featured speakers included, Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, Dr. Larry Sabato and General Michael Hayden.
ACG InterGrowth 2011 will be held March 21–23 at Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California. The featured speaker for the 2011 event will be retired Army general, Stanley McChrystal.
China International Private Equity Forum:
ACG also annually co-hosts CIPEF, China International Private Equity Forum. CIPEF presents an unparalleled opportunity to learn about investing in China and network face to face with over a thousand Chinese companies seeking foreign investment, Chinese government officials and a wide variety of private equity professionals, intermediaries, corporate development executives, lawyers, consultants and others interested in investing in China.
ACG Cup:
Several ACG chapters also host ACG Cup Competitions. The ACG Cup is a case study competition designed to give students from leading MBA programs across the country real world experience and invaluable insights into mergers and acquisitions
, investment banking
, financial advisory and private equity
. Each case study provides students with a unique opportunity to present valuation, capital market
s and M&A strategic advice to a panel of seasoned M&A professionals from within the ACG community. The competition is carried out through a series of intra-school and regional competitions, with regional winners awarded the prestigious ACG Cup title and cash awards.
ACG CapitalLinkSM:
ACG also offers members access to ACG CapitalLinkSM, powered by PitchBook Lite. ACG CapitalLink is a proprietary database of thousands of capital resources, including private equity firms, hedge fund
s, mezzanine investors, small business investment companies, valuation firms and M&A advisory firms, offers detailed information on a vast array of firms and individuals.
ACG CapitalLink offers detailed information on a vast array of firms and individuals. Updated continuously, it currently features data on approximately:
* 1,400 North American and European private equity firms
* 23,300 portfolio companies
* 11,360 private equity senior executive biographies
* 6,600 hedge funds and 37,700 private funds
* 125 mezzanine investors
* 400 small business investment companies
* 300 valuation service providers
* 1,060 M&A advisory firms
ACG Publications:
Mergers and Acquisitions, the Dealmaker's Journal (MAJ) is the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth. The new substantial MAJ publication of 80+ pages, provides coverage and analysis of key deals and influential developments in mergers and acquisitions. Also included is a section on headline local, regional and international news related to ACG members and chapters. MAJ is distributed monthly to more than 10,000 subscribers, including ACG’s membership.
Achieving Corporate Growth is ACG’s monthly electronic newsletter featuring articles by ACG members on the latest in M&A and Corporate Growth.
Mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin, or a new field or...
and corporate growth professionals, helping connect capital with opportunity. ACG provides its members with the research, tools and networking opportunities to grow their businesses and themselves professionally. Founded in 1954, ACG has grown to more than 13,000 members from corporations, private equity
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
, finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
, and professional service firms representing Fortune 1000
Fortune 1000
Fortune 1000 is a reference to a list maintained by the American business magazine Fortune. The list is of the 1000 largest American companies, ranked on revenues alone...
, FTSE 100, and mid-market companies in 56 chapters in North America and Europe.
ACG chapters worldwide host hundreds of events a year, focused on providing a forum for senior-level M&A professionals to network, share best practices and source deals.
ACG InterGrowth:
ACG InterGrowth, ACG's cornerstone networking event, is the world’s largest dealmakers conference, attracting more than 2,000 middle market
Middle-market
Middle market companies are those with revenues generally between US$100 million and $1 billion per year. Others have defined it those businesses with revenue in the $5 million to $1 billion range....
M&A professionals who attend to network, source deals and learn best practices in M&A. Participants include senior-level private equity professionals, intermediaries, corporate development
Corporate development
Corporate Development refers to the planning and execution of a wide range of strategies to meet specific organizational objectives. The kinds of activities falling under corporate development may include initiatives such as recruitment of a new management team, plans for phasing in or out of...
officers, lenders, lawyers and accountants.
ACG InterGrowth 2010 was held May 4–6 at The Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. Featured speakers included, Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, Dr. Larry Sabato and General Michael Hayden.
ACG InterGrowth 2011 will be held March 21–23 at Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California. The featured speaker for the 2011 event will be retired Army general, Stanley McChrystal.
China International Private Equity Forum:
ACG also annually co-hosts CIPEF, China International Private Equity Forum. CIPEF presents an unparalleled opportunity to learn about investing in China and network face to face with over a thousand Chinese companies seeking foreign investment, Chinese government officials and a wide variety of private equity professionals, intermediaries, corporate development executives, lawyers, consultants and others interested in investing in China.
ACG Cup:
Several ACG chapters also host ACG Cup Competitions. The ACG Cup is a case study competition designed to give students from leading MBA programs across the country real world experience and invaluable insights into mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin, or a new field or...
, investment banking
Investment banking
An investment bank is a financial institution that assists individuals, corporations and governments in raising capital by underwriting and/or acting as the client's agent in the issuance of securities...
, financial advisory and private equity
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
. Each case study provides students with a unique opportunity to present valuation, capital market
Capital market
A capital market is a market for securities , where business enterprises and governments can raise long-term funds. It is defined as a market in which money is provided for periods longer than a year, as the raising of short-term funds takes place on other markets...
s and M&A strategic advice to a panel of seasoned M&A professionals from within the ACG community. The competition is carried out through a series of intra-school and regional competitions, with regional winners awarded the prestigious ACG Cup title and cash awards.
ACG CapitalLinkSM:
ACG also offers members access to ACG CapitalLinkSM, powered by PitchBook Lite. ACG CapitalLink is a proprietary database of thousands of capital resources, including private equity firms, hedge fund
Hedge fund
A hedge fund is a private pool of capital actively managed by an investment adviser. Hedge funds are only open for investment to a limited number of accredited or qualified investors who meet criteria set by regulators. These investors can be institutions, such as pension funds, university...
s, mezzanine investors, small business investment companies, valuation firms and M&A advisory firms, offers detailed information on a vast array of firms and individuals.
ACG CapitalLink offers detailed information on a vast array of firms and individuals. Updated continuously, it currently features data on approximately:
* 1,400 North American and European private equity firms
* 23,300 portfolio companies
* 11,360 private equity senior executive biographies
* 6,600 hedge funds and 37,700 private funds
* 125 mezzanine investors
* 400 small business investment companies
* 300 valuation service providers
* 1,060 M&A advisory firms
ACG Publications:
Mergers and Acquisitions, the Dealmaker's Journal (MAJ) is the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth. The new substantial MAJ publication of 80+ pages, provides coverage and analysis of key deals and influential developments in mergers and acquisitions. Also included is a section on headline local, regional and international news related to ACG members and chapters. MAJ is distributed monthly to more than 10,000 subscribers, including ACG’s membership.
Achieving Corporate Growth is ACG’s monthly electronic newsletter featuring articles by ACG members on the latest in M&A and Corporate Growth.