NASHVILLE (GLOBE NEWSWIRE, May 4, 2022) — The Mid-South ACG Capital Connection facilitates dealmaking through bringing together professionals involved pursuing middle market expansion. They have announced conference panels and topics.
Dealmakers from investment banks, lenders, private equity funds, lenders, corporate executives, and advisory firms will be able to use the following industry panels to help them navigate the 2022 M&A landscape.
Panel 1: Supercharge your Deals: RWI & Other Tools to Streamline Your Deal Process
Panelists from Bass Berry & Sims and Bailey Southwell, Greenwich Capital Group and Lockton Companies, as well as XLCS Partners, will discuss what’s hot according to investment bankers, insurance brokers, and consider the value of playing offense instead of defense in light the current uncertainty in the deal-making industry. (Session presented and moderated by Jon Stanley, Member, Bass Berry & Sims, Lockton Companies.
Panel 2: Capital Markets Overview and M&A Trends & Tactics
JP Morgan leaders will discuss market trends and innovation as well as how to navigate volatile deals markets. They will discuss the rise of direct lending in auctions and how sponsors can access the full range of private and public capital to succeed. (Moderated by Frank McGrew from JP Morgan, Managing Director, Regional Investment Banking.
Panel 3: Making Smarter decisions faster: Using technology to maximize return and minimize risk
Felder Douglas and Elliott Davis professionals will discuss how customers are using big data and analytics to improve their performance, gain competitive advantage, and manage risk. (Session presented and moderated by Brett Lanzl.
Panel 4: Dealmaking in Today’s Lower Middle Market
Pinnacle Financial Partners, a Nashville-based affiliate of GF Data, shares the latest data and insights about private transactions between $10 million and $250 million. They also discuss what resonates with middle market sellers in the current environment and the growing role of middle-market bank sponsors in sponsored transactions. Pinnacle Financial Partners presented the event and Tyler Morgan, Managing Counsel, PNFP Capital markets, moderated.
Tatjana Pterno, chair of 2022 and partner at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, said, “This is a huge collection of expert talents that can help guide dealmakers, support professionals through the markets.” This is why Mid-South Capital Connection is such an exceptional event for discovering new trends, securing capital and evaluating investment ideas. It also allows professionals to network with each other and discover new avenues to increase corporate growth and value.
Mid-South offers a private equity marketplace and an investment banking connection hall. It also hosts a panel showcase. The conference helps M&A dealmakers find funding sources. It also provides guidance for accounting, legal, and other professionals. The Tennessee and Kentucky chapters of Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) jointly organize the conference.
All professionals, ACG members or not, are eligible to register. https://tinyurl.com/2022MSCC. The LinkedIn showcase page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/mid-south-cap-conn provides up-to-date programming and speaker announcements.
About ACG Tennessee & ACG Kentucky
ACG Tennessee holds monthly meetings, in Nashville and Memphis. They discuss topics of interest to middle market M&A professionals. They also promote networking opportunities. Special events include an annual sporting clays tournament and the Roaring 20s Awards, which honors Tennessee’s fastest growing businesses. ACG Kentucky connects corporate leaders and dealmakers in Kentucky and Southern Indiana with programs and networking that are geared towards private equity, capital formation, and corporate growth. Both are ACG chapters.www.acg.org), whose global network comprises more than 100,000 middle market professionals who invest, own and advise growing companies, and 13,000 members who leverage dealmaking and networking benefits.
Contact Media
Terry McWilliams, Chapter Executive, ACG Kentucky | [email protected] | 502-410-2113. Email for information about panelists and headshots
Contacts:
Tatjana Paterno, partner, Bass Berry & Sims, 2022 Chair, [email protected]
Josh OBryan is member of Frost Brown Todd, 2022 Chair, and 2023 Cochair, [email protected]
Jane Ferrell, Chapter Executive, ACG Tennessee | [email protected] | 615-356-3761
