New ACG Chicago Initiative Puts Access to Capital Front and Center
ACG Chicago is giving minority-owned businesses a leg up with fresh funding from a $2.5 million government grant.
Deep Dives
Stopping Traffic with Technology
Area Wide Protective, with PE backing from The Riverside Company, is making traffic control safer and more efficient.
Proposed Loss Of Interest Deduction Would Boost Cost of PE Deals
PE transactions could cost significantly more if legislation ultimately is passed that would eliminate the deduction for net interest expense.
Julep Cashes in on Customization Trend
Julep is set to be bought out by Glansaol, a prestige makeup conglomerate put together by Warburg Pincus and cosmetics industry veteran Alan Ennis, the former CEO of Revlon.
Online Education Remains Popular Benefit for ACG Members
They came in droves and then came back for more. More than 200 attendees on average congregated virtually for each of some two dozen ACG Global webinars in 2016, seeking fresh insight on important issues impacting middle-market deals and markets ripe for opportunity.
D.C. Tech Showcase Spotlights Emerging Technology
Innovation was the overriding message at the Washington Technology Showcase: Building the Innovation Bridge, an event produced jointly by ACG National Capital and the not-for-profit MITRE Corp.
CFOs Recognize the Value of Diversity and Inclusion
Many middle-market companies are considering ways to create a diverse and inclusive environment. Their employees aren’t the only ones to benefit.
Digital Technology Bears Down on Old Finance Models
Forget digital currency. The real revolution for finance may be in what’s under the hood: a digital distributed ledger called blockchain.
Facing Facebook
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and even Instagram are increasingly used to publicize products and services, or position a company as an industry leader.
Disrupting the Color Spectrum
When Amy Errett discovered that about 108 million U.S. women color their hair each year, Errett saw a sizable opportunity to reinvent the at-home hair-coloring experience.