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Super Bowl Champion Coach Dick Vermeil to Keynote Inaugural Capital Connection Conference Presented by Association for Corporate Growth-Arizona

Business Wire, Sept 2, 2008

October 28-29 Conference Offers Established Companies, Business Leaders, M&A Intermediaries Access to 50 of the Nation's Leading Private Equity Groups Representing Over $60 Billion in Capital

PHOENIX -- The Arizona Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), a global association for professionals involved in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions, today announced its first annual Capital Connection Conference. The inaugural conference will be held Tuesday, October 28 and Wednesday, October 29, and is expected to bring together hundreds of business and M&A professionals from Arizona and across the U.S.

Two-time Super Bowl winning coach Dick Vermeil will be the featured keynote speaker during a luncheon on October 29. One of the most distinguished coaches in NFL history, Vermeil spent 15 seasons as an NFL head coach and owns the rare distinction of being named "Coach of the Year" on four levels: high school, junior college, NCAA Division 1, and the NFL. Vermeil is just one of four coaches in NFL history to lead two different teams to the Super Bowl.

"ACG-Arizona is highly dedicated to helping Arizona's professionals create deals and grow businesses," said Brian Moll, President of ACG-Arizona. "The Capital Connection provides the ideal opportunity for Arizona's business owners and leaders, along with other M&A professionals, to connect with the country's top private equity funds that represent over $60 billion in capital, and the opportunity to network with other ACG members from across the country."

In addition to the opportunity to meet with representatives of the attending private equity firms, other topics to be addressed at the conference include:

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The Arizona ACG chapter was formed in the fall of 2005 and has been one of the most successful chapter launches in ACG's history. ACG members are leaders driving much of the strategic corporate growth and mergers and acquisitions in the world today. Their titles--CEO, CFO, senior corporate development officer, equity partner, banker, lawyer and accountant--reflect significant levels of leadership and professional achievement.

Tickets for the two-day conference are $295 for ACG members, and $395 for non-members. The golf event and opening night reception on October 28 are by invitation only. For more information or to register visit http://chapters.acg.org/arizona/calendar

About Association for Corporate Growth

Founded in 1954, the Association for Corporate Growth is a global association for professionals involved in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. Today ACG stands at more than 12,000 members from corporations, private equity, finance, and professional service firms representing Fortune 500, Fortune 1000, FTSE 100, and mid-market companies in 53 chapters in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.acg.org or www.acg.org/arizona.>