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ACG membership requirements

Every criterion ACG publishes, with its source, the date it was verified and how confident we are in it — plus superseded figures, so you can see how the tests have moved.

Read a requirement as the organization's published floor, not as a promise. A revenue test may have alternative versions for different business types, chapters can set stricter local tests, and invitation-only bodies publish criteria that describe members rather than admit them.

Current published criteria

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Criterion	Published requirement	Note	Provenance
Other criterion	Work in or around middle-market M&A and corporate growth — private equity, corporate development, lending, investment banking or professional services	ACG does not publish a formal eligibility test; membership is bought through a chapter	Verified September 2026Medium confidenceSource ↗
Maximum age at joining	Reduced young-professional rates are limited to first-time members aged 35 and under	Applies to discounted categories only (for example ACG New York's Forward membership, available for a maximum of two years); standard membership has no age limit	Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗

ACG does not publish revenue, title or net-worth requirements; membership is occupational and chapter-based.

How admission works

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.

Invitation required

Sponsor required

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

Membership term

Annual, renewed through the chapter

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

Typical member

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.

Do you appear to meet them?

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If not: alternatives to ACG — AM&AA, TMA, NVCA, Invest Europe.

Last verified: 6 September 2026 Report an error on this page

Sources

ACG — Association for Corporate Growth, ACG. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
About ACG, ACG. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
Chapters — ACG, ACG. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
Membership — ACG, ACG. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 2
Join or Renew — ACG New York, ACG New York. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 2
Join or Renew — ACG Detroit, ACG Detroit. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 2
Association for Corporate Growth, Wikipedia. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 8
Association For Corporate Growth, Inc. Company Profile — Chicago, Illinois, Dun & Bradstreet. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 8

Source tiers follow the published hierarchy: 1 official site · 2 official membership materials · 3 application documents · 4 annual reports · 5 government filings · 6 reliable business publications · 7 credible interviews · 8 other reputable secondary sources. Sources and data policy.