ACG DETROIT ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 8TH ANNUAL M&A ALL STAR AWARDS, RECOGNIZES NOTABLE DEALS, TOP DEALMAKERS AND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

DETROIT, March 13, 2023—ACG Detroit, a 400-member nonprofit business organization of middle-market M&A professionals that invest in middle-market companies, has announced the winners of the 8th annual M&A All Star Awards. The winners will be celebrated at a ceremony at The Townsend Hotel in Birmingham, Michigan, on May 2 from 6–8:30 p.m.

“The past 12 months have been a whirlwind for the M&A community. Economic challenges, including soaring inflation and rising interest rates, may have caused a slowdown in activity in the second half of the year, but dealmakers in Detroit and across the state remained resilient,” said Tom Vaughn, ACG Detroit M&A All Star Awards Chair. “As always, we were beyond impressed with the high caliber of nominations we received this year. We look forward to recognizing and celebrating their achievements and the impact they have had on business development in the metro Detroit area at our cornerstone event.”

The 8th annual M&A All Star Award winners are:

All Star Deal of the Year Over $50M in Revenue

​Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.’s Acquisition of Fori Automation, Inc.

All Star Deal of the Year Under $50M in Revenue

American Adventure Holdings, LLC’s Acquisition of Ocean Canyon Properties, Inc.

All Star Advisor of the Year

Peter Roth, Partner at Varnum LLP

All Star Dealmaker of the Year

Blackford Capital

All Star Investment Banker of the Year

Bryan Berent, Managing Partner at Blue River Financial Group

Rising Star

Arjun Murthy, Director, Investment Banking at Cascade Partners

Lifetime Achievement Award

Scott Eisenberg, Managing Director, Financial Advisory Services at Capstone Partners

Foley & Lardner, LLP. serves as the event's Diamond sponsor. Ruby sponsors include BDO and DBusiness and Emerald sponsors include AON, Datasite®, J.P. Morgan Chase, Peninsula Capital Partners and Ricardo Strategic Consulting.

For more information about this year’s M&A All Star Awards event, visit www.acgdetroit.org.

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About ACG Detroit

Founded in 1954, ACG is the premier M&A dealmaking community with 59 chapters worldwide. ACG’s global network comprises more than 100,000 middle-market professionals who invest, own and advise growing companies. ACG’s mission is to drive middle-market growth. ACG reaches its audience through its content-rich media channels, including its award-winning flagship publication Middle Market Growth®, which dives into emerging trends, GrowthTV which brings those stories to life and its podcasts which provide in-depth conversations with industry thought leaders. ACG’s content reaches an average daily audience of 30,000 and receives 1 million impressions monthly. ACG’s 13,000 members leverage an array of exclusive benefits rich in dealmaking and networking opportunities and extend to its partnerships with Insperity, Cambridge FX, Grata, Founders Card, CLEAR and more. Learn more about ACG membership at www.acg.org.

Established in 1984, ACG Detroit facilitates a variety of business meetings and networking events for members across the metro Detroit area to drive middle-market growth. ACG Detroit was named Chapter of the Year in 2015 and 2016. To learn more, visit www.acg.org/detroit.