Founded in 1954, the Association for Corporate Growth (http://www.acg.org ) is the premier global association for professionals involved in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. Leaders in corporations, private equity, finance, and professional service firms focused on building value in their organizations belong to ACG. They recognize the multiple benefits of networking within an influential community of executives growing public and private companies worldwide. For 50 years, ACG members have focused on strategic activities that increase revenues, profits and, ultimately, stakeholder value. Today ACG stands at more than 14,000 members representing Fortune 500, Fortune 1000, FTSE 100, and mid-market companies in 42 chapters in North America, Europe and Asia.
About ACG Holland
The ACG Holland inaugural meeting was held on March 24, 2005 at the offices of Van Lanschot Bankiers. More than 30 CEO’s and CFO’s of midsized companies in the Netherlands listened to two luncheon speakers on the topic of creating Corporate Growth in the UK and the USA.
ACG Holland has about 60 members in April 2012 and aiming to grow to 100 members at the end of this year. Membership is open to CEO’s, CFO’s, Business Develeopment Directors of midsized companies that want to achieve corporate growth internationally and dealmakers, M&A advisors and all parties involved in private equity.
ACG Holland will meet at least four times a year. Typical luncheonmeetings are from 12.00 to 14.00 hours and include two speakers of 15-20 minutes each, followed by a question and answer session after each speaker. Lunch will be provided by the sponsor of the day.
In Europe there are besides ACG Chapters in Paris, Frankfurt, Rhein-Ruhr in Koln, Amsterdam and Vienna, also ACG chapters in Barcelona and Prague. We encourage our members to attend meetings of ACG France in Paris, ACG Deutschland in Frankfurt, ACG Austria in Vienna or attend the annual ACG Intergrowth conference in the USA, which is held every Spring.
The next meeting to be held is scheduled on June 13, 2012. For other scheduled, please feel free to take a look at the event calendar, to be find at this website.
We look forward to meeting you at our next lunch meeting for which we will send you an invitation.
Hans van Ierland
ACG Holland President