Featuring Paul Begala, Tucker Carlson & Jay Wright

ACG Philadelphia, the Greater Philadelphia region’s network of leading strategic and financial dealmakers, will host its 14th annual M&A East Conference on September 27-28, 2016 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.  More than 1,200 senior level middle market dealmakers from across the U.S. are expected to attend.

The conference – which brings together private equity professionals, investment bankers, corporate acquirers, accountants, attorneys and lenders – offers two days of networking, educational workshops and high-profile speakers. 

Chris Miller, Partner at Pepper Hamilton, and Michael Mufson, Managing Partner at Mufson Howe Hunter serve as this year’s Keynote Co-Chairs and are thrilled to announce the 2016 Conference speakers:

• Tuesday, September 27 at 4:30 p.m.
   
  • 2016 Election Analysis: Paul Begala, Analyst and Commentator for CNN, and Tucker Carlson, Political News Correspondent & Conservative Commentator, Fox News Channel

• Wednesday, September 28 at 1:00 p.m.
   
  • Jay Wright, Head Coach, 2016 NCAA National Champion Villanova Wildcats

“The timing worked out perfectly with the first presidential debate taking place on Monday, September 26th, the evening prior to the kick-off of M&A East, guaranteeing plenty of robust debate and entertaining commentary between Begala and Carlson,” said Miller.

“M&A East is packed with non-stop meetings, dealsourcing and industry specific content. This year we’ll top it off by giving attendees the opportunity to be inspired by our closing keynote speaker and local sports celebrity , the highly regarded  Jay Wright,  basketball  coach of  Villanova University and the  2016 NCAA Champions,” added Mufson.

In addition to hearing from impressive keynote speakers, attendees convene at M&A East to meet 90+ private equity firms from around the country that have over $125 billion to deploy in deals and are investing across 20+ industries. PE firms represent nearly 1/3 of all attendees and approximately 80% of all dealmakers in attendance are VP, Partner or Managing Director/CEO level.

For additional conference information, or to register to attend go to www.MandAEast.com.

About Association for Corporate Growth

Founded in 1954, ACG has 59 chapters across the globe. ACG’s worldwide network comprises 90,000 professionals within the middle market, including 14,500 members who serve as the investors, lenders, owners, executives and advisers to growing middle-market companies. ACG’s mission is to drive middle-market growth. For more information about ACG, please visit www.acg.org.

About ACG Philadelphia

ACG Philadelphia is the leading network for middle market M&A focused on facilitating relationships valuable in sourcing and successfully completing transactions, educating dealmakers on current trends and best practices and promoting awareness of our vibrant dealmaking community. For further information, visit www.acg.org/Philadelphia or contact Jennifer Simons, Marketing Director, 610-664.3028.