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Event Date | Wed Sep 6 EDT - Thu Sep 7 EDT (over 7 years ago) |
Location |
The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
187 Monroe Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, Michigah 49503, United States |
Region | Americas |
The Great Lakes Capital Connection is a dynamic networking, deal-sourcing and educational event that attracts more than 1,000 investment bankers, buyers, sellers, lenders and middle market professionals-a who's who from the M&A industry.
Grand Rapids, the host city in 2017, is home to more than 130 major companies including Amway, BISSELL, Haworth, Herman Miller, Meijer, SpartanNash, Steelcase and Wolverine Worldwide. It is a world-class center for advanced manufacturing, life science innovation, agri-business, information technology and commercial design. In the past two years alone, Grand Rapids has been ranked the nation's third best place to do business (Area Development Magazine), second best place to start a business (WalletHub), the second best city to find a job (Forbes), and the best city to raise a family (Forbes).
Kathleen Powers Dunlap -
Girls Who Invest, Inc.
Brian Hoesterey -
AEA Investors LP
Tom Izzo,
Michigan State Spartans Men's Basketball Head Coach
Brian Hoesterey -
AEA Investors LP
Jeffrey Lipsitz -
Cortec Group Management Services, LLC
John Pless -
Snow Phipps Group, LLC
Shawn Gary -
Alliance Beverage
Mark Rieth -
Atwater
Mike Stevens -
Founders Brewing
Ty Clutterbuck -
Peninsula Capital Partners
Patrick McCarthy -
JP Morgan Chase
Martin Stein -
Blackford Capital
Kip Irle -
Hylant
Val Kozikowski -
PRA Global
Matthew Missad -
Universal Forest Products
Dwight Morgan -
M. Holland Company
2017 SPONSORS
• PLATINUM
Donnelley Financial Sol.
PitchBook
PlanteMoran
Varnum Atty at Law
Hylant
Ottawa Venue
• GOLD
Miller Johnson
Barns & Thornburg LLP
BNY Mellon
Blue water Partners
BKD
Willis Tower Watson
• SILVER
Benesch
Dickinson Wright
EHS Support
MelCap Partners
Tecum Capital
The Private Bank
Warner Norcross & Judd
Huntington
BDO
Wells Fargo
Citizens Bank
OPM Environmental
Rehmann
AON
CliftonLarsonAllen
RSM
TriStateCapital
Fifth Third Capital Markets
Right Brain & Left Brain