ORLANDO, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/10/08 -- ACG InterGrowth, the Association for CorporateGrowth's annual conference for middle market mergers and acquisitionsprofessionals, attracted a record-breaking 2,000 attendees this week to theMarriott World Center Resort in Orlando, FL. ACG is the premierassociation for private equity professionals, investment bankers, lenders,corporate development officers, lawyers and other service providers focusedon corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions.With a record-breaking number of dealmakers in attendance, ACG InterGrowthis the world's largest and foremost international conference for middlemarket dealmakers. This year's 37th annual conference is the largest ever,featuring over 150 private equity groups participating in the CapitalConnection trade show, and a sold out DealSource investment bank "speeddating" event.
"We are thrilled to have yet another record-breaking year for ACGInterGrowth," said Mark Jones, Chairman of ACG InterGrowth 2008. "There isno other event quite like ACG InterGrowth, and as we have seen this week,more and more middle market dealmakers recognize the exceptional networkingand educational value and unparalleled efficiency of deal sourcing andrelationship building opportunities that ACG InterGrowth delivers."
"The overwhelming success of this year's conference reflects not only thequality of programming, networking and educational opportunities affordedby ACG InterGrowth, but also the overall vitality of the middle marketdealmaking environment," said Harris Smith, ACG Chairman. "The valueproposition that InterGrowth offers corporate executives, investmentbankers and private equity professionals in this realm is unparalleled."
ACG InterGrowth featured speakers include: Vernon Jordan, Jr., SeniorManaging Director, Lazard Freres & Co., LLC and political insider; TomDonahue, President and CEO of the United States Chamber of Commerce; ArtLaffer, Founder and CEO, Laffer Associates; Douglas Lowenstein, President,Private Equity Council; Gene Sperling, Former Economic Advisor to BillClinton; and Jeremy Siegal, Professor of Finance at the Wharton School ofthe University of Pennsylvania.
To view the full slate of programming, please visit the conference brochureat: www.acg.org/conferences/intergrowth. ACG InterGrowth 2009 will beheld May 12-14 at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
About ACG
Founded in 1954, the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) is a globalassociation for professionals involved in corporate growth, corporatedevelopment, and mergers and acquisitions. Today ACG stands at more than12,000 members from corporations, private equity, finance, and professionalservice firms representing Fortune 1000, FTSE 100, and mid-market companiesin 53 chapters in North America and Europe. For more information, pleasevisit www.ACG.org.
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