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ACG vs AM&AA

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Vérifié September 2026
Association professionnelle

ACG

Middle-market mergers and acquisitions professionals: private equity investors, corporate development officers, lenders, investment bankers, lawyers, accountants and advisers…

Vérifié September 2026
Association professionnelle

AM&AA

Middle-market M&A advisers: investment bankers, CPAs, attorneys, valuation specialists, corporate financial investors and business advisers

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ACGAM&AA
Profil
Type Professional association Professional association
Fondé 1954 1998 (Established in 1998 to bring together CPAs, attorneys and corporate financial advisers working in middle-market M&A)
Siège social Chicago, United States Dallas, United States
Geographic footprint 61 local markets worldwide, grouped into seven regions (Canada, Central, Europe, Great Lakes, Northeast, Southeast, West); most chapters are in North America, with chapters in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom Chapters are all in the United States plus a virtual chapter; the membership network spans 25 countries
Membres 14,000as of September 2026 1,100as of September 2026
Chapitres 61 24
Primary audience Middle-market mergers and acquisitions professionals: private equity investors, corporate development officers, lenders, investment bankers, lawyers, accountants and advisers, plus PE-backed CEOs Middle-market M&A advisers: investment bankers, CPAs, attorneys, valuation specialists, corporate financial investors and business advisers
Membre type Members come from corporations, private equity firms, lenders and professional service firms working on middle-market transactions. ACG reports that 75% of members say they have done business with another member. Specialist networks exist for corporate development officers, family offices, PE-backed CEOs, operating partners, women and young professionals. Members are M&A and supporting trade professionals: accountants, lawyers, investment bankers, valuation and due diligence specialists, and corporate financial investors working in the middle market. Individual membership is aimed at those who practise independently; corporate membership covers teams of five or more from one firm.
Qualification
Âge maximum à l'adhésion Reduced young-professional rates are limited to first-time members aged 35 and underApplies to discounted categories only (for example ACG New York's Forward membership, available for a maximum of two years); standard membership has no age limitverified September 2026 · source ↗ Young Professional membership is limited to those aged 35 and under in the early stages of an M&A careerIdentification and proof of age are required during the application processverified September 2026 · source ↗
Restriction sectorielle No published industry restriction Individual membership is for M&A and supporting trade professionals who practise independentlyverified September 2026 · source ↗
Invitation required No No
Sponsor required No No
Application process Applicants pick a chapter using ACG's chapter locator and join or renew through the central portal at my.acg.org. There is no published interview, sponsorship or committee review; payment of chapter dues completes membership. A member referral programme exists but referral is not required. Applicants complete an application through AM&AA's membership portal at amaa.wildapricot.org, or contact the association directly. Young Professional applicants must supply identification and proof of age. Corporate memberships are arranged by email with custom pricing. There is no published interview, sponsorship or committee review, but all members must accept the ethics and standards rules and the no-solicitation condition.
Selectivity Not publicly disclosed: ACG publishes no acceptance criteria or rejection data, and membership appears to be open to anyone working in middle-market M&A who pays chapter dues Not publicly disclosed: AM&AA publishes membership categories and conditions but no acceptance data
Coût
Cotisations annuelles Dues are set by each chapter, so the amounts above are examples rather than a national schedule. $545 a yearIndividual membershipverified September 2026 · source ↗
Droit d'entrée Not publicly disclosed: no separate initiation fee was found; the first-year rate is higher than the renewal rate at some chaptersverified September 2026 Not publicly disclosed
Cotisations de section locale $725 a yearACG New York standard membership, first yearverified September 2026 · source ↗ Not publicly disclosed
Frais de programme Dues are set by each chapter, so the amounts above are examples rather than a national schedule. $5,200 one-timeCertified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA) programme fee, which includes first-year membership and materialsverified September 2026 · source ↗
Membership term Annual, renewed through the chapter Annual
Structure
Meeting frequency More than 1,200 events a year across the network; individual chapters typically run monthly or more frequent programmes, plus national conferences including DealMAX Monthly chapter events plus two annual conferences (Summer and Winter), and CM&AA certification courses run in person and virtually
Peer forums No confidential peer forums; members organise through chapters and seven cross-chapter specialist networks (corporate development officers, family offices, PE-backed CEOs, operating partners, Women of ACG, young professionals) No confidential peer forums; members organise through chapters, including a virtual chapter, and deal-sourcing tools
Confidentiality Could not be independently verified: no published confidentiality policy was found Members agree not to solicit fellow members without written board permission; no broader confidentiality policy was found
Time commitment Not documented Not documented
Organized as Chapter-based, Event-focused Chapter-based, Event-focused, Virtual
Forums confidentiels entre pairs Partial No
Sections locales Yes Yes
Adhésion virtuelle No Yes
Communauté en ligne Partial Partial
Annuaire des membres Yes Yes
Événements Yes Yes
Programmation
Programmation éducative Partial Yes
Développement du leadership Partial Partial
Séminaires résidentiels No No
Voyage No No
Programmation familiale No No
Programmes pour conjoints et partenaires No No
Programmation pour la nouvelle génération Yes Yes
Discussions sur les investissements Yes Yes
Opportunités d'investissement Yes Yes
Volet philanthropique No No
Accent mis sur le réseautage High High
Dimension sociale Medium Medium
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