Association for Corporate Growth Orange County to Feature Private Equity Firms -- Local and From Across the U.S. -- at 13th Annual Dealmakers' Marketplace

TUSTIN, CA--(Marketwired - Jan 8, 2015) - The Association for Corporate Growth, Orange County (ACG OC) Chapter, will host its 13th Annual Private Equity Night on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 from 4:00-8:30 PM at the St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach. This year, capital firms from across the country will participate, with some firms traveling from as far as Boston and New York City for the opportunity to get in front of OC-based companies.

The 'Dealmakers' Marketplace' will showcase capital providers, professional service firms and quality deal flow. Event exhibitors will be hosting premium wine tastings for attendees at each of the exhibitors' tables.

Private Equity Night is ACG-OC's signature annual event, consistently drawing more than 500 attendees from the mergers and acquisitions community, including private equity firms, investment bankers, attorneys, lenders, business owners, chief financial officers, chief executive officers, and commercial bankers, as well as the "Who's Who" of the M&A market in Southern California.

"It's clear that more private equity firms across the country are seeing our Orange County-based event as a must-visit to reach their transaction goals," said Gerik Degner, event chair and partner at Alpine Pacific Capital. "Every year we sell out sponsorships, tables and tickets for participation as Orange County continues to draw keen attention from premiere dealmakers, executives and capital providers around the U.S."

This year, more than 40 equity and capital firms from across the country will participate in the event including: Alpine Pacific Capital; Bison Capital; Brentwood Associates; Bunker Hill Capital; Convergent Capital Partners; Creso Capital/ C3 Capital, LLC; Cyprium Partners; Evergreen Pacific Partners; Excellere Partners; Gen Cap America; Gladstone Companies; Hammond Kennedy Whitney & Co., Inc.; Inoca Capital Partners; L Squared Capital Partners; MB Business Capital; Metis Commercial Finance; Monroe Capital; PNC Business Credit; Renovo Capital, LLC; Seacoast Capital Partners; Solis Capital; TSG Consumer Partners; Wingate Partners; and Windjammer Capital Investors. A full listing can be found at www.acgoc.org.

"Every year our PE committee produces an ultra-premium event that sells out and outshines the previous year," said ACG-OC President Michael Issa, CA Managing Principal at GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC. "With numerous private equity groups from all over the country eager to get in front of our attendees, it's a testament to our success in our 13^th year as visibility and attendance for the blockbuster evening event continues its uninterrupted growth. "

Admission to Private Equity Night is $195 for members and $297 for non-members. Additional activities available prior to the start of PE night include a pre-event mixer and an exclusive women's chocolate & champagne event (additional fee required). Packages are available. For more information or to register, call 714-259-1224, email director@acgoc.org or access http://www.acgoc.org.

ACG-OC Platinum Sponsors include: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Deloitte; Community Bank; Dorsey & Whitney LLP; Hardesty; Hein; Morgan Lewis; McGladrey; Stradling; and Meridian Graphics

ACG-OC Gold Sponsors include: Aon Risk Services Inc.; Brown Rudnick; GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC; Marketwired; MB Business Capital; Moss Adams LLP; Noot Media Relations; Robert Half International; Union Bank; Windes; and White Nelson Diehl Evans LLP.

About ACG Orange County

Founded in 1954, the Association for Corporate Growth (http://www.acgoc.org) is a global organization with 56 chapters involved in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. ACG's 14,000 members include professionals from private equity firms, corporations and lenders that invest in middle-market companies, as well as from law, accounting, investment banking and other firms that provide advisory services. Learn more at www.acg.org.