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2010 Outlook on Middle Market M&A and PE

Members Celebrate the Holidays at ACG Chicago's New Office

The New Normal? Luncheon

Investment Climate of Turkey
International Roundtable

Cash is King Luncheon

2009 Midwest ACG Capital Connection

2009 Midwest ACG Capital Connection
Opening Reception

International Author Series with Craig Bouchard, author of America for Sale

2009 Corporate Network Summit

Corporate Author Series

The Proven Method for Building Strategy,
Focusing Your Resources, and Taking Smart Action

February 12, 2010, The Hyatt Lodge, Oak Brook, IL

Rich Horwath is the Founder and President of the Strategic Thinking Institute, a former Chief Strategy Officer, and Professor of Strategy at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. Rich is the author of four books and more than fifty articles on strategic thinking and has been profiled in business publications around the world, including Investor’s Business Daily. (read more...)

Recent News

ACG Chicago Podcast:
Directors' Liability in Distressed Situations 14:45- Speaks to recent court decisions changing fiduciary perspectives on the "zone of insolvency." By Raymond Anderson of Crowe Horwath and Jonathon Friedland of Levenfeld Pearlstein

ACG Chicago News:
88% of Midwestern dealmakers see increased M&A in the first half of 2010

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Welcome to ACG Chicago

ACG Chicago is a leader in the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) global network of over 12,000 professionals. The ACG Chicago mission is to be the premier network in Northern Illinois for experts and decision-making professionals focused on strategies for increasing stakeholder value.

More than 1,000 foremost authorities in their fields comprise this diverse and knowledgeable Chicago network of corporate executives, capital sources, corporate advisors and service providers. The Board of over 45 dedicated members along with over 100 other committee members focus on the needs of these professionals to build unparalleled opportunities for networking, deal-making, personal growth and professional development.

To fully address corporate growth in the Midwest, ACG Chicago has targeted four markets:

Our M&A/PE Network has been long recognized for its strength in the middle-market mergers and acquisitions / private equity community.
The Corporate Network is comprised of senior executives of public and private companies throughout the Chicago area that foster strategic and organic growth.
The International Network is designed for those corporate development officers and professionals involved in cross-border growth and transactions.
The Venture / Cleantech Network has been developed over the last three years as the Board recognized the evolving importance of this sector in our next stages of economic development.