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AM&AA vs PREA
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Verificado September 2026
Asociación profesional
Verificado September 2026 AM&AA
Middle-market M&A advisers: investment bankers, CPAs, attorneys, valuation specialists, corporate financial investors and business advisers
Asociación profesional
PREA
Institutional investors in real estate (public and corporate pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurers and family offices) together with the investment managers, advisers…
Lo que indican los registros
- Maximum age at joining: AM&AA: Young Professional membership is limited to those aged 35 and under in the early stages of an M&A career; PREA: No published maximum age at joining.
- Industry restriction: AM&AA: Individual membership is for M&A and supporting trade professionals who practise independently; PREA: Corporate membership: organisations providing investment management, advisory, consulting, property management, legal, accounting, appraisal or other services to institutional investors, including REITs and real estate operating companies.
- Annual dues: AM&AA: $545 a year; PREA: $9,995 a year.
Lado a lado
| AM&AA | PREA | |
|---|---|---|
| Perfil | ||
| Tipo | Professional association | Professional association |
| Fundado | 1998 (Established in 1998 to bring together CPAs, attorneys and corporate financial advisers working in middle-market M&A) | 1979 |
| Sede | Dallas, United States | Hartford, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Chapters are all in the United States plus a virtual chapter; the membership network spans 25 countries | Primarily North America, with international institutional investor and manager firms among members; PREA runs conferences in the United States and abroad |
| Miembros | 1,100as of September 2026 | 700as of September 2026 |
| Capítulos | 24 | No chapters; PREA operates as a single association with a conference and research programme. |
| Primary audience | Middle-market M&A advisers: investment bankers, CPAs, attorneys, valuation specialists, corporate financial investors and business advisers | Institutional investors in real estate (public and corporate pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurers and family offices) together with the investment managers, advisers and service firms that work with them |
| Miembro tipo | 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. | PREA's membership is organisational. Its own description covers public and corporate pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, investment advisory firms, REITs, developers, real estate operating companies and industry service providers. The dues structure separates institutional investors, defined as organisations investing predominantly for their own account, from corporate members selling services to them. |
| Qualification | ||
| Edad máxima al incorporarse | 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 · fuente ↗ | No published maximum age at joining |
| Restricción por sector | Individual membership is for M&A and supporting trade professionals who practise independentlyverified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | Corporate membership: organisations providing investment management, advisory, consulting, property management, legal, accounting, appraisal or other services to institutional investors, including REITs and real estate operating companiesverified September 2026 · fuente ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | Not documented |
| Application process | 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. | Applicants apply online, logging in first if they already hold a PREA account. Applications are reviewed before member-only access is activated; once approved and paid, access is granted the same business day. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed: AM&AA publishes membership categories and conditions but no acceptance data | Not publicly disclosed. PREA states applications are reviewed but publishes no criteria beyond the category eligibility tests and no acceptance rate. |
| Costo | ||
| Cuotas anuales | $545 a yearIndividual membershipverified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | $9,995 a yearFull Corporate membership: unlimited company representativesverified September 2026 · fuente ↗ |
| Cuota de inscripción | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed; no joining fee appears alongside the published dues.verified September 2026 |
| Cuota del programa | $5,200 one-timeCertified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA) programme fee, which includes first-year membership and materialsverified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | Dues are charged to the member organisation, not per individual. First-year billing covers the full calendar year and a prorated credit is issued in year two. |
| Membership term | Annual | Calendar year; first-year billing covers the full calendar year with a prorated credit in year two |
| Estructura | ||
| Meeting frequency | Monthly chapter events plus two annual conferences (Summer and Winter), and CM&AA certification courses run in person and virtually | Conference programme through the year plus research and publications |
| Peer forums | No confidential peer forums; members organise through chapters, including a virtual chapter, and deal-sourcing tools | No confidential peer forum structure is published |
| Confidentiality | Members agree not to solicit fellow members without written board permission; no broader confidentiality policy was found | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Chapter-based, Event-focused, Virtual | Event-focused |
| Foros confidenciales entre pares | No | No |
| Capítulos locales | Yes | No |
| Membresía virtual | Yes | No |
| Comunidad en línea | Partial | Partial |
| Directorio de miembros | Yes | Yes |
| Eventos | Yes | Yes |
| Programación | ||
| Programación educativa | Yes | Yes |
| Desarrollo del liderazgo | Partial | No |
| Retiros | No | No |
| Viajes | No | No |
| Programación familiar | No | No |
| Programación para cónyuges y parejas | No | Not documented |
| Programación para la nueva generación | Yes | Not documented |
| Debates sobre inversión | Yes | Yes |
| Oportunidades de inversión | Yes | Partial |
| Componente filantrópico | No | No |
| Énfasis en el networking | High | High |
| Énfasis social | Medium | Low |
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