DealMAX® Committee

2026 Committee Chair

Mesirow

ACG Los Angeles

2026 Committee Members

Tony Banks

RSM US LLP

Ty Christensen

Lion Equity Partners

Farah Elattar

Heritage Point Partners LLC

Mark Fleischer

Plante Moran

Jose Gabaldon

Holland & Knight

John Gannon

Envoy Capital Advisors

Ashton Gillespie

TM Capital, a division of Capstone Partners

Sarah Hammer

Trivest Partners

Chris Hebble

Houlihan Lokey

Tony Hill

Trivest Partners

Marcia Nelson

Texas Capital

Aaron Polack

Lion Equity Partners

Jenna Schlageter

AEA Elevate

Kristine Vigliotti

Huntington National Bank

Investment Banker Outreach Committee

Farah Elattar, Co-Chair

Heritage Point Partners
ACG Los Angeles

Sarah Hammer, Co-Chair

Trivest Partners
ACG New York

  • Ariail Barker, Altamont Capital
  • Kendall Childers, Rosewood Private Investments
  • Kincy Gibson, Keystone Capital 
  • Tony Hill, Trivest Partners
  • Matthew Jones, Bertram Capital
  • Courtland Scaccetti, Graham Partners
  • Tate Socha, CriticalPoint
  • Cheryl Strom, The Riverside Company
  • Ryan Supple, Graycliff Partners LP

Private Equity Outreach Committee

John Gannon, Co-Chair

Envoy Capital Advisors
ACG New York

Ashton Gillespie, Co-Chair

TM Capital
ACG New York

Chris Hebble, Co-Chair

Houlihan Lokey
ACG Los Angeles

  • Charlie Hartwick, Houlihan Lokey
  • Cathleen Hughes, Kroll
  • Riley Jones, Citizens
  • Andrew Keleher, G2 Capital Advisors
  • Mac Labhart, Stout
  • Justin Loutfy, Stone Canyon Advisors
  • Jake Michalko, BMO Capital Markets
  • Dirk Onink, CriticalPoint
  • Thorn Wilbanks, Stephens

Lender Outreach Committee

Karin Kovacic,
Co-Chair

CFGI
ACG Connecticut

Kristine Vigliotti,
Co-Chair

Huntington National Bank
ACG Detroit

  • Dave DeCraene, First Merchants Sponsor Finance
  • Jen Finger, Baker Tilly
  • Calvin Navatto, Cambridge Savings Bank
  • Robert Nussbaum, First Financial Bank
  • Lynn Sommer, BDO
  • Teresa Wyman, ACT Capital Advisors

M&A Partner Outreach Committee

Jose Gabaldon,
Co-Chair

Holland & Knight
ACG Miami

Mark Fleischer,
Co-Chair

Plante Moran
ACG Los Angeles

  • Nichol Chiarella, CitrinCooperman
  • Lindsay Gray, MGG Investment Group
  • David Harper, Merion Investment Partners
  • George Helock, LCG Advisors
  • Jordan Levy, Summit Investment Management