The Atlanta Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, a global professional organization with the mission of Driving Middle-­Market Growth, announced that Jim Douglass will chair the 2019 Atlanta ACG Capital Connection.

“We are very excited to have Mr. Douglass leading the 2019 event,” said Melanie Brandt ACG Atlanta’s President and CEO. “Private-equity investors are the pillar of the conference. Jim’s perspective and expertise will help ensure we continue to attract these investors to Atlanta.”

The Atlanta ACG Capital Connection is an annual conference that connects Private Equity, Investment Bank, middle-market executives, a myriad of deal-makers and advisors for two days of prescheduled meetings, highly efficient networking, powerful speakers and deal flow opportunities. More than half of the attendees travel to Atlanta for the conference each year to connect with one another and with Atlanta companies in the middle market and dealmakers. Prior year Atlanta ACG Capital Connection® attendees were estimated to represent 991 deals, $69 billion invested capital, and over 400 deals exited for $112 billion.

“The Atlanta ACG Capital Connection is a must-attend event for anyone looking to DRIVE MIDDLE-MARKET business in the southeast, or with southeast partners,” stated Jim Douglass. “There is an incredible amount of business at this conference.”

The conference, which requires roughly 45,000 sq. feet of meeting space, will take place at the Hotel at Avalon and the Alpharetta Conference Center just outside of Atlanta. Dubbed “Atlanta’s hottest new resort enclave,” the Hotel at Avalon is situated within a mixed-use development featuring 16 premier dining options within walking distance. Douglass explained the location choice was strategic to accommodate the large variety of surrounding private events hosted by event sponsors such as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, BDO USA, Smith Gambrell & Russell and VRA Partners.