AM&AA Advisory Council Breakfast

The AM&AA Advisory Council will meet to discuss topics around the organization's initiatives and growth. Breakfast provided.

Invitation only

CM&AA Modules - Strategic Buyer Process

• Reasons buyers deploy “Growth by Acquisition” strategy
• Logical process and considerations used in strategic buying decisions
• Weaving growth strategy into the acquisition and integration processes
• Insights into cultivating and fostering relationships with the right targets
• Technology and tools leveraged by high performing buy-side groups and functions

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Registration & Expo Hall Open

The AM&AA Registration & Hospitality Desk can help you gather all of your registration materials, confirm the locations of conference events, and answer any questions you may have. Stop by the Expo Hall to connect with exhibitors and learn how their services can take your deal to the next level!

Welcome Lunch & Networking

Grab a bite to eat to fuel your busy afternoon of networking and education. 
 

Opening Remarks & Statistics and Commentary on M&A Today

In this program, you will hear from experts from GF Data® and leading M&A firms who will provide statistics and insights on where we currently stand in the M&A cycle, and what to expect for the rest of 2022.

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ESG: Finding Sustainability

A fireside discussion about the importance of understanding ESG as it relates to M&A transactions in the middle market.
 

AM&AA Deal Connect

Celebrate the state of the market at the highly anticipated Deal Connect! This space allows for a free-form networking event tabled by screened, middle-market intermediaries and investment bankers, all bearing transaction opportunities. Go with the flow and go where the deals are being done. Private equity participants, be part of this summer’s most valuable conference experience.

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Innovative Success Stories that Have Helped Close Deals

Join this session where middle market M&A professionals offer insights into creative and inventive tactics and strategies to get deals across the finish line.

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Exclusive M&A Market Report presented by AM&AA & DealWare

Hear the results from AM&AA and DealWare's National Q3 M&A Survey. Areas of insight include:

• Detailed data for deals closed in Q1 and Q2 of 2022
• Detailed data for active deals in the current pipeline as of June 2022
• Factors that will impact M&A in 2022 and beyond, including: Interest Rates, Supply Chain, Labor Shortage, Geopolitics, and more

CPE Credit: 1

Opening Night Reception

Kick off your journey through the AM&AA 2022 Summer Conference and rub shoulders with the best the industry has to offer at the Opening Night Reception. The reception is your opportunity to connect and network with professionals while meeting potential new partners in a relaxed, social setting.

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AM&AA Chapter Leaders Breakfast

The AM&AA Chapter Leaders will meet to discuss topics around the organization's growth and initiatives. Breakfast provided.

Invitation only
 

Conference Breakfast

Expo & Networking

Stop by the Expo Hall to connect with exhibitors and learn how their services can take your deal to the next level!
 

When Every Company Is a Tech Company, How Does the Valuation Landscape Change?

Our panelist of experts will discuss the impact that investments in technology play in the valuations of privately held companies in the lower middle market. Specifically, the panelists will touch on the potential for companies that are traditionally valued as non-SAAS companies to start experiencing SAAS-like valuations while building their technology platforms.
 

Table Talk: Interactive Discussions on Trending M&A Topics

Interactive discussions on trending M&A topics that include:

1. Current Questions about Due Diligence
2. Lessons Learned from Deals that Almost Didn't
3. BIEF Campaign for Clarity
    

Brass Tax

In this session, a panel of experts discusses current tax topics, including federal legislation insights and tools and methodologies for designing structures that help get your deals closed.

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Conference Lunch

AM&AA Deal Connect

Celebrate the state of the market at the highly anticipated Deal Connect! This space allows for a free-form networking event tabled by screened, middle-market intermediaries and investment bankers, all bearing transaction opportunities. Go with the flow and go where the deals are being done. Private equity participants, be part of this summer’s most valuable conference experience.

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The Changing Landscape Around Interest Rates

Lenders and private equity professionals discuss the ways that interest rate changes are affecting the M&A landscape. Will this impact valuations, activity? And if so, how much and for how long?

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How Companies Boost ROI by Investing in Human Capital

When a business is a “people business,” how do you invest these people to get the best ROI? Our panel of human capital experts will discuss the most pressing issues in dealing with the current human capital environment and will provide guidance on how they help companies make and manage their “people portfolios.”

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Closing Reception

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