2025 M&A Mid-Year Recap & Outlook

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When:

September 25, 2025 2 PM - 3 PM EDT

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Join us to hear from GF Data, ACG's M&A data provider, for a look back at the biggest trends of 2025 followed by a preview of what's to come for the remainder of the year.

In this complimentary, members-only* webinar, our speakers addressed the following topics:

The latest in valuation trends for private-equity backed companies valued between $10 million and $500 million in Enterprise Value
Forecast for middle-market, private equity-backed M&A transaction volume in 2025 and the likely impact on pricing
Seller sentiment and motivations -The impact of tariffs on middle-market M&A

Who should attend?

PE firms looking to gain a competitive edge
Investment banks aspiring to understand the market
Corporate development professionals and C-level executives

*This is a members-only webinar for active members of ACG and active GF Data subscribers.

Speakers

Bob Dunn

GF Data, An ACG Company

Managing Director

Bob Dunn is managing director for GF Data, leading all aspects of the business for its new owner, the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).

Prior to joining GF Data and ACG, he served as Chief Development Officer and General Manager of Portfolio Management Research for With Intelligence (FKA Pageant Media). Prior to that he ran Hedge Fund Intelligence and Institutional Investor Intelligence for Euromoney Institutional Investor. Prior to that he ran Dow Jones Private Markets for Dow Jones & Co. with oversight of product management.

Bob has experience in both corporate and start-up environments, and an in-depth knowledge of private and public markets, including asset management, corporate finance, private equity, venture capital and hedge fund industries.

Bob began his career as a journalist covering private equity. He received his BA from Bowdoin College, and his MS in journalism from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.

Scott Linch

Forvis Mazars

Managing Partner / Capital Advisors; National Sector Leader / Private Equity

Scott leads the Private Equity sector practice for Forvis Mazars, LLP and the Forvis Mazars Capital Advisors investment banking practice. Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network operating under a single brand with just two members: Forvis Mazars, LLP in the United States and Forvis Mazars Group SC, an internationally integrated partnership operating in over 100 countries and territories.

Scott’s background also includes experience in transaction advisory services at Big Four firms in Charlotte and Chicago. He has dedicated much of his career to conducting buy side and sell side due diligence services for clients in a variety of industries with transaction sizes ranging from two million to more than nine billion dollars.

Scott holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Accountancy from Wake Forest University, along with a MBA from the University of Georgia - Terry College of Business. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association for Corporate Growth.

Specialties: Buy and Sell-Side Financial Due Diligence Engagements, Quality of Earnings, Mergers, Divestitures, Working Capital Analysis

Hosted by: ACG

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Global