The 2017 Finalists are:
| Accel-KKR investment in ClickDimensions Nominated By Accel-KKR |
| Brightree acquired by ResMed Nominated by Croft & Bender |
| Carmike Cinemas acquired by AMC Nominated by King & Spalding |
| Coca-Cola's Southwest Operating Unit refranchising Nominated by King & Spalding |
| Eversheds/Sutherland transatlantic merger Nominated by ACG Atlanta |
| First Data acquisition of CardConnect Nominated by Company.com |
| Gwinnett Emergency Specialists (GES) acquired by Envision Healthcare Nominated by CHILDS Advisory Partners |
| Heritage Growth Partners investment in East West Mfg Nominated by Heritage Growth Partners |
| Luminate Sale of PDI to TA Nominated by ACG Atlanta |
| Paymetric acquired by Vantiv Nominated by Merrill Corporation |
| Popeyes acquired by Restaurant Brands International Nominated by Genesis Capital |
| Roof Professionals acquired by SouthPointe Ventures Nominated by Star Mountain Capital & SouthPointe Ventures |
| Southern Company acquistion of AGL Nominated by Troutman Sanders |
| Terrapin Brewery acquired by MillerCoors Nominated by King & Spalding |
| United PF Partners LBO of 5 separate Planet Fitness Franchisees Nominated by Eagle Merchant Partners |
| WestRock acquisition of Multi Packaging Solutions (MPSX) Nominated by Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
