ACG Texas Deal School

ACG Texas Deal School 2026 is a practical, practitioner-led educational program designed to help ACG members, transaction professionals, investors, lenders, operators, advisors, and selected business leaders understand how middle-market deals actually get done. The program is organized around the full transaction lifecycle and taught by professionals actively working in the Texas market. The curriculum examines both buyer and seller perspectives, including business readiness, sourcing, valuation, diligence, financing, transaction structure, closing, integration, post-close value creation, and applied case study review.

Registration will open in September.

Day 1 - The Deal Landscape and Transaction Formation

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

• 11:00-11:15 AM - Registration and Check-In
• 11:15-11:40 AM - Welcome and Program Orientation
• 11:40 AM-12:35 PM - Working Lunch: The Texas Deal Ecosystem
• 12:40-1:20 PM - Owner Readiness and Value Creation
• 1:25-2:10 PM - Buyer Pathways and Investment Models
• 2:10-2:20 PM - Break
• 2:20-3:05 PM - Sourcing and Deal Origination
• 3:10-3:55 PM - Valuation and Deal Economics
• 3:55-4:05 PM - Break
• 4:05-4:50 PM - LOI Strategy and Early Deal Structure
• 4:50-5:00 PM - Day 1 Wrap-Up
• 5:15 PM - Reception at Weaver

Day 2 - Execution, Risk Allocation, and Post-Close Value Creation

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

• 8:00-8:30 AM - Networking Breakfast
• 8:30-9:15 AM - Due Diligence: What Changes or Breaks a Deal?
• 9:20-10:05 AM - Financing the Deal
• 10:05-10:15 AM - Break
• 10:15-11:00 AM - Deal Structure, Tax, Representations, Warranties, and Risk Allocation
• 11:05-11:50 AM - The Seller Transition Conversation
• 12:00-1:45 PM - Working Lunch: Post-Close Integration and Value Creation
• 1:50-2:30 PM - Case Study Review and Team Preparation
• 2:30-2:40 PM - Break
• 2:40-3:20 PM - Capstone Exercise: Deal or No Deal?
• 3:20-3:30 PM - Closing Remarks and Key Takeaways

Sponsored By:

Ruby Level: Munsch Hardt 

Additional sponsorships are still available - click here for details.

Accommodations: We won’t have a block of rooms at any particular hotel, so you are free to stay where you’d like to maximize your brand loyalty points. Here are a few within walking distance to Procore Tower:

Hotel ZaZa

The Driskill - The Unbound Collection by Hyatt

Aloft by Marriott Austin Downtown

Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel