Schedule

Runners, joggers, and walkers are all welcome to join in DealMAX’s Run Club! No need to sign up prior to running, just arrive at the designated start location at 6:00 AM.

Registration/badge pick-up will be located on the second level of the West Convention Center of the ARIA Resort & Casino near the business center.

Starbucks is reserved exclusively for DealMAX attendees, with complimentary beverages available throughout the conference.

The central hub of DealMAX, the Lounge has it all: open tables for meetings, sponsor booths, investment banking deal tables, and expert-led sessions in the pavilion. Home to a shoeshine station, espresso service, the DealMAX Bar, a headshot lounge, and other surprises, the Lounge is a great place to run into old friends or spark up a conversation with someone new. Read more about the reimagined Lounge format here.

This invitation-only DealMAX workshop will welcome Single Family Office and select PE investors to discuss middle market co-investment opportunities in an intimate and informal setting.

This invite only meeting brings together ACG Chapter Staff for strategic planning and roundtables.

Consumer behavior is shifting—and investment strategies are shifting with it. Changes in spending patterns, brand engagement, and buying channels are redefining which consumer businesses attract capital. This session explores the segments and business models gaining momentum today, from wellness and premium brands to digitally native and experiential concepts, and how dealmakers are underwriting growth and value in a fast-moving consumer environment.

Carve-outs are among the most operationally complex transactions in private equity. Between TSA dependencies, identity separation, ERP disentanglement, security exposure, and talent gaps, the first 100 days often determine whether value is created—or destroyed. This session will provide a practical execution framework for IT and cybersecurity leaders navigating carve-outs from Day 0 through Day 100. We’ll cover how to stabilize operations at close, stand-up secure infrastructure quickly, eliminate transitional risk, and align technology execution with EBITDA expansion and value-creation objectives.

Take a break from back-to-back meetings and grab an iced coffee with the ACG team! Learn more about other events happening throughout the year across the country and abroad, plus make sure you're getting the most out of your membership.

The sports industry has evolved into a dynamic, multi-asset ecosystem spanning teams, leagues, media rights, technology, data, facilities, and adjacent service businesses. For middle-market M&A dealmakers, it presents unique opportunities and complex investment dynamics. Join us as we discuss where investment trends in the sports industry is headed and the operational levers that drive value creation in this highly brand-sensitive sector.

The rules of dealmaking are being rewritten. From evolving capital sources and secondary activity to cross-border dynamics and changing LP expectations, the M&A and private equity landscape is in flux. This session looks ahead at where deal activity is headed, highlighting the trends, strategies, and operational levers that leading investors and advisors are using to stay competitive amid ongoing uncertainty.

Accelerate and sustain growth through proven Sales & Marketing strategies, systems and accountability.

Technology is no longer a support function—it’s a value driver. From AI-enabled deal sourcing to data-driven portfolio management and operational efficiency, firms that embrace technology are redefining how value is created and measured. This discussion examines how investors are integrating advanced analytics and artificial intelligence across the investment lifecycle, and what it takes to stay competitive in an increasingly digital industry.

At DealMAX, Trent will be hosting a live episode of Grit Rising, bringing raw, unfiltered conversations to the private equity stage, focused on what it really takes to build, scale, and sustain greatness.

50% of experts and respondents in market studies are fraudulent. In this fireside chat, Solvea's team pulls back the curtain on what actually happens inside a commercial due diligence engagement: skyrocketing cases of expert call fraud, bots infiltrating large-scale surveys, and fact-bases that are thinner than they appear. The pace of deal-making is getting faster and the bar for conviction much higher, but the information environment has gotten harder to trust, not easier, when ChatGPT makes everyone an "expert". We'll explore why the traditional CDD model wasn't built for this moment, what an AI-native approach unlocks in terms of breadth and depth of insight, and how Solvea clients are winning the best deals by moving quickly on diligence.

The private equity landscape is undergoing a shift as technology, regulation, and market dynamics converge to make private markets more accessible to individual investors. This panel will explore the growth in popularity of evergreen funds. Join us to uncover how private equity firms can leverage evergreen funds to unlock new capital sources and why evergreen funds are gaining popularity.

Wrap up another productive day of one-on-one meetings, content sessions, and networking with a drink in the DealMAX Lounge.