Have you ever wished there was a single source to access the universe of financial buyers?  Now there is.

In keeping with our commitment to continuously enhance member value, ACG is very pleased to introduce an extraordinary new benefit for our members -- ACG CapitalLink!  Two years in the planning, ACG CapitalLink puts a proprietary database of thousands of capital resources at your fingertips, including private equity firms, hedge funds, mezzanine investors, small business investment companies, valuation firms and M&A advisory firms.  It’s a comprehensive, up-to-date, user-friendly online resource, available at no cost only to ACG members.
 
ACG CapitalLink lets you quickly and easily find the most suitable source of capital or financial advisory firm for your needs or your client’s needs.  Whether you are looking for the perfect buyer for your client’s business, considering restructuring your balance sheet, or perhaps recapitalizing your firm, ACG CapitalLink can help. 

Search M&A advisory firms to find the most appropriate corporate finance advisor for your business.  Review the comprehensive database of full-service valuation firms to help you get the right appraisal for the right purpose.  Search small business investment companies for an equity or debt investment that's local to you and suited to your needs.  Do all this, and more.  Dealmakers of every stripe – buyers and sellers, transaction lawyers and lenders, investment bankers and CDOs – will find ACG CapitalLink an invaluable information resource.

If They’re Out There, They’re in Here

The ACG CapitalLink database provides information on a broad range of transaction-related firms.  Updated regularly, ACG CapitalLink currently features:

• 1,400 North American and European private equity firms
• 23,300 portfolio companies
• 11,360 private equity senior executive biographies
• 6,600 hedge funds
• 125 mezzanine firms
• 400 small business investment companies
• 300 valuation firms
• 1,000 M&A advisors

And ACG CapitalLink lets you search, sort and filter this data using a variety of criteria, allowing for fast, easy information retrieval.  

• Private Equity
  Comprehensive directory includes contact information, acquisition criteria, industries of focus, portfolio companies and professional biographies.
  • Private Equity Firms.  Sort and filter North American and European private equity firms by their acquisition criteria, industries of investment interest, transaction types and geographic location.
  • Portfolio Companies. Keyword search the business descriptions of portfolio companies to quickly identify those that present a strategic fit.  ACG CapitalLink tracks the business descriptions, locations and websites of both current and prior portfolio company investments.
  • Executive Biographies. Keyword search the biographies of private equity senior executives to quickly determine the most appropriate contact at each firm.
• Hedge Funds
  Expansive database of SEC-registered hedge funds, their key executives and the associated private funds they operate.
  • Hedge Fund Firms. Filter and sort SEC-registered investment advisors operating a private fund by location, assets under management, number of employees and number of clients.
  • Key Owners and Executives. View the names and titles of the key executives and owners for each hedge fund.
  • Private Funds. View private funds operated by SEC-registered hedge fund firms, including the fund name, asset size and the minimum investment required for each fund.
• Mezzanine Investors
  Comprehensive information on mezzanine investors and junior, subordinated debt providers for merger and acquisition transactions.  Search U.S. mezzanine firms by state or alphabetically and view their contact information.
• Small Business Investment Companies
  Detailed directory of small business investment companies (SBICs).  Search U.S. SBICs by state or alphabetically, and view their contact information and general investment criteria.
• Valuation Firms
  In-depth information on firms that provide business valuations for transaction purposes.   Search U.S. valuation service providers by state or alphabetically and view their contact information.
• Merger & Acquisition Advisory Firms
  Comprehensive directory of M&A advisory firms categorized by typical transaction size and location.  Search U.S. M&A advisory firms by location, typical transaction size or alphabetically.  View the firms' contact information and categorization as either bulge bracket investment bank, middle market investment bank or business broker.

ACG CapitalLink offers an intuitive, user-friendly design.  And with its online tutorial, you’ll be up and running quickly.  Go to the ACG CapitalLink homepage to get started now.