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Follow on Google News | Richard Garriott to Kick-Off St. Louis ACG 2011 Mid-America Corporate Growth Conference“Now What? Finding New Roads to Growth” is for corporate executives, private equity firm executives, investment bankers, lenders, and service professionals influential in corporate growth decision making, development and mergers and acquisitions.
By: ACG St. Louis, Kansas City & Nebraska Expected to draw over 500 attendees, the conference, with its theme, “Now What? Finding New Roads to Growth,” is designed primarily for corporate executives, private equity firm executives, investment bankers, lenders, and service professionals who are influential in corporate growth decision making, development and mergers and acquisitions. Don Ficken, President of TrainingDepartment.com and President-Elect of ACG St. Louis, ACG’s “Chapter of the Year” for 2010, and Phil Worden, Senior VP of Bank of America, Merrill Lynch in Kansas City and member of ACG Kansas City, are Conference Chair and Vice Chair, respectively.. Richard Garriott is an award-winning computer game pioneer and adventurer. Most recently, he co-founded Portalarium, a game developer and publisher focused on advancing the state of gameplay in social networking environments. In October of 2008, Richard, the son of American astronaut Owen Garrett, realized a lifelong dream when he travelled aboard the Russian Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft to the International Space Station and became the first second-generation astronaut. “Richard's story is one of adventure, risk, and reward,” explains Ficken. “His enthusiasm, passion, and entrepreneurial spirit will bring an optimistic, uplifting tone to get our conference started.” All attendees will enjoy outstanding business networking opportunities with executives from across the country. Speakers and panel presentations are part of the rich corporate-focused programming. Running on a parallel program track, opportunities for private equity and intermediaries to find deals and sources of funding will be provided at Capital Connection and DealSource events. Setting the stage for an intense networking experience between deal sources and senior partners of exhibiting private equity funds, ACG Capital Connection takes deal making to the next level on Wednesday from 2 to 5 p.m. using a trade-show format. The ACG DealSource will be held on Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to noon at nearby Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals. Pre-arranged meetings between intermediaries, private equity groups and corporate dealmakers take place in individual private luxury suites hosted by investment banks. Sponsors of the conference will have the opportunity to engage private equity groups, investment bankers and service professionals— Press information and photos available on www.macgc.org, Contact: Larry Weintraub (314) 884-4201 lweintraub@weintraubadv.com # # # About ACG St. Louis ACG St. Louis, recognized as Chapter of the Year in 2010, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. With membership exceeding 280 executives, monthly breakfast meetings are held on the third Friday of each month at the Knight Center on the campus of Washington University. In addition, the quarterly Corporate Development Series and other special events contribute to the opportunity to learn, share and maximize both personal and corporate growth. For more information about ACG St. Louis, please visit acg.org/stlouis. About ACG Global The Association for Corporate Growth® (ACG) is the global community for middle market M&A dealmakers and business leaders focused on driving growth. ACG members have access to data, content and networking to access capital, make deals and drive corporate growth. Founded in 1954, ACG has grown to more than 13,000 members organized in 56 chapters throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For membership information, visit www.acg.org End
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