Criteria for Membership

Membership is tightly controlled with membership priority given to private equity firms, corporate acquirers, and investment bankers. You join as an individual not a firm.

All other prospective members (including lenders, wealth managers, accountants, attorneys, consultants, those not currently with a firm, etc) should be experienced M&A professionals and, to join, will need to identify and apply with a new corporate acquirer, private equity buyer or investment banker so that our chapter can remain in a healthy balance.

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Why do we have this rule?

To maintain a balanced chapter, we ensure that members are active in M&A dealmaking, not just selling services, preserving the value of networking within ACG.

How to join

Service providers (not PE investors, corporate acquirers, or investment bankers) must:

Partner with a new PE, investment banker, or corporate buyer (excluding ACGU enrollees).
Complete the online application and email both names to Alison Garber at agarber@acg.org.
If approved, both members will receive login details.

Membership Dues:

ACG Philadelphia annual dues are $600 per person, and memberships are individual.

If you are unclear what we mean by corporate or private equity members, please view the descriptions below for further clarification.

Member Categories:

Corporate Members: Involved in acquisitions, divestitures, or strategic growth for public/private companies (e.g., Corporate Development, Finance, or Management).
Equity Group Members: Work for equity groups focused on purchasing ownership interests and growing companies with the goal of exiting via sale, recapitalization, or IPO.
- EGF: Managing an equity fund.
- EGU: Not managing a fund.