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The 2025 M&A Business Development Professionals to Watch
The 2025 M&A Business Development Professionals to Watch list is here! Learn about the private equity, investment banking and corporate development professionals you need to know, including their...
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The 2025 Private Equity BD Professionals to Watch
This year’s Private Equity Business Development Professionals to Watch list was curated by Middle Market DealMaker editors based on more than 130 nominations from the ACG dealmaking community. We...
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The 2025 Investment Bankers to Watch
This year’s Investment Bankers to Watch list was curated by Middle Market DealMaker editors based on input from the ACG dealmaking community. The honorees featured on the following pages stood out for...
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The 2025 Corporate Development Professionals to Watch
As with the other categories in our M&A Business Development Professionals to Watch feature, the corporate development professionals in the following pages were selected by Middle Market DealMaker...
View Article2025 Business Development Professionals’ Best Career Advice
This year’s Business Development Professionals to Watch lists were curated by Middle Market DealMaker editors based on more than 130 nominations from the ACG dealmaking community. We asked the...
View ArticleDealmakers Anticipate M&A Uptick in H2 2025 Despite Market Uncertainty
ACG’s DealMAX conference on April 7-9 brought together nearly 3,300 middle-market M&A professionals in Las Vegas to hold meetings, network and catch up on the latest developments in the market....
View ArticleNo Longer ‘Flyover States’: The Case for Dealmaking in the Rodeo Region
When thinking of middle-market M&A, attention typically gravitates toward financial centers along the East and West Coasts of the United States. But dealmaking in these regions is increasingly...
View ArticleThe Evolution of AI in the Dealmaking Process
Ronjohn Dadd, senior director of product with SS&C Intralinks, is back with GrowthTV to talk about how far AI has come in the past year and the pain points it’s solving for dealmakers today. This...
View ArticleHow Public Speaking Can Elevate Your M&A Opportunities
In today’s competitive environment, building relationships with key decision-makers is getting tougher and tougher. One powerful yet often overlooked strategy to achieve this is through speaking...
View ArticleThe AI Agents That Will Shape PE
Can you expect an AI coworker in the next few years? Henry Lindemann, COO and co-founder of BlueFlame AI, sits down with GrowthTV to shed light on AI agents and the kind of dealmaking work they will...
View ArticleKKR’s Peter Stavros Makes the Business Case for Shared Ownership
Creating value and driving growth are pillars of private equity, and the M&A community is increasingly recognizing the role of human capital in achieving those objectives. For many companies,...
View ArticleM&A in Agriculture: A Q&A with Lewis & Clark’s Tim Hassler
As one of the oldest industries on the planet, agriculture is rarely considered a tech-forward sector. Yet ag is in the midst of an innovation boom: Emerging trends like vertical farming, which...
View ArticleThe Manufacturing CFO’s Guide to Driving Growth
When it comes to driving growth, manufacturing CFOs and the PE teams they work with are learning that automation isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. Jennifer Finger, principal with Baker Tilly and the...
View ArticleACG Chair Aaron Polack on Why His Network Is His Net Worth
Aaron Polack, chair of the ACG board and head of business development at Lion Equity Partners, shares how his longtime ACG membership shapes his approach to leadership, the initiatives he’s most...
View ArticleInside a PE-Backed Beauty Business With a Growth-Focused CEO
Marty Okner, a recipient of the 2025 ACG Meritorious Service Award and the CEO of Fromm Beauty, an international beauty company with three brands, joins GrowthTV to articulate his vision for growth,...
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