Exclusive Coverage of the GLCC

Click here to view this video.

Clip Time: 1:49

Description:
ACG Cleveland covers the Great Lakes Capital Connection

Attendees at the 2009 Great Lakes Capital Connection relaxed at the Sponsors’ Reception at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Financial Industry Conference to Attract 600 Bankers, Private Investment Firms and Dealmakers to Cleveland

Inaugural Two-Day Great Lakes Capital Connection is a Collaboration of ACG Chapters in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh

ACG Cleveland, the local chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, will host the inaugural Great Lakes Capital Connection Conference Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 and Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009 in Cleveland. The conference will bring together private equity firms, investment bankers, financing sources, and other middle-market dealmakers from around the country to network, discuss deals and hear about the latest trends.

The two-day conference will feature a four-hour DealSource gathering and a four-hour Capital Connection session, along with educational programs and panel discussions. Political strategists and commentators James Carville and Mary Matalin will deliver keynote addresses on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009.

The conference, which is a collaboration among the Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh ACG Chapters, will be held at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel with events at Cleveland Browns Stadium and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The cost to attend is $290 for ACG members and $400 for non-members. More information and registration are available at

• Platinum Sponsor: W.Y. Campbell & Company
• Gold Sponsors: Definity Partners, Hylant Group, Jones Day, KPN Advisors
• Silver Sponsors: Accuval, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, Benesch Friedander, BNY Mellon, F.N.B. Capital Corporation, PNC, Roetzel & Andress, Stonewood, Touch Ahead Software and Thompson Hine 

A team of MBA students from Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management won the ACG Cleveland Cup, a rigorous investment banking case study competition organized by the ACG Cleveland, the local chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG). ACG chapters nationwide host ACG Cup competitions at this time each year.

Click here to view the full article

Three local companies and a group of business students from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University took top honors Thursday night at the annual "Deal Maker Awards" ceremony sponsored by the Cleveland chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth.

Click here to view the full article

Click here to view the full article

While you were at the beach in July, local deal-makers were returning from an extended vacation and getting transactions done. Seventeen local transactions crossed the plate last month — the best showing yet in 2009 — and they were nicely balanced between private equity and strategic buyers.

Click here to view the full article

ACG Cleveland, the local chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, today announced the election of officers and directors for the 2009-2010 term, commencing July 1.

Click here to view the full article