The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) supports the middle-market M&A community through events, print and digital media, industry education and numerous networking opportunities through our chapter network, which serves more than 60 local markets. ACG also recently acquired middle-market valuation database GF Data, which provides deal professionals with accurate and up-to-date information to value and assess middle-market businesses. Learn more about becoming a member, attending a local, regional or national event, or subscribing to our many media offerings and GF Data at Acg.org, Gfdata.com, or Middlemarketgrowth.org.Prior to joining ACG I spent the majority of my career in the investment banking industry and served as a leader at many private companies that focused on growth. I bring 25 years of sell side and buy side advisory experience to ACG through my relationships and transactions with privately-owned businesses, Fortune 10 corporations and leading private equity groups. To this point in my M&A career, I have closed over 200 transactions with an aggregate value of over $1 billion. I not only serve as CEO of ACG, but I am also deeply involved in non-profit organizations that support the growth of our industry and the future of our community. I serve as a Board Member and Executive Committee Member for the University City Children’s Center (UCCC) and the LUME Institute. The UCCC is a non-profit, early childhood education center in St. Louis that for 50 years has served as a transformative model of quality early care and education. LUME, funded in part by the Bezos Family Foundation, is training thousands of early childhood educators in the support of emotional development of children and its work has been recognized by the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.

ACG is the global community for middle-market M&A deal-makers and business leaders focused on driving growth. I serve in the Office of the Chair of the ACG Global Board as Chairman of the Global Board. In 2019, I co-chaired the first-ever Strategic Acquirer Summit, bringing together corporate development professionals for a program focused on strategic acquisitions.

Brent has garnered over 25 years of sell side and buy side M&A advisory experience from his relationships and transactions with privately-owned and family businesses, Fortune 10 corporations and leading private equity groups. He has a deep understanding of business owners, and knows the importance of finding the right partner for an owner’s family and company legacy, while also helping them realize their lifelong financial goals. Through Brent’s buy side practice, he assists corporate acquirers with developing growth strategies, generating viable acquisition candidates and navigating the transaction process. Prior to joining Nolan, Brent spent 18 years as Managing Director of a St. Louis independent investment bank.Brent is on the Executive Committee and is the Vice Chair of the Global Board of Directors of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG). ACG has 14,500 members and is the world’s leading organization serving middle-market M&A deal-makers and business leaders focused on driving growth. He is also spearheading ACG’s efforts to further build the organization’s outreach to corporate development professionals. Brent also serves on the board of the St. Louis ACG chapter.