FEATURED LINK  Dealmaking is Alive & Well in Philadelphia! A record-breaking 1,300 dealmakers gathered at M&A East in Philadelphia on September 17 - 18, to source, structure, negotiate and successfully close more deals.    Participants enjoyed two days of conference events from a sold-out golf outing to a successful DealSource allowing for more than 630 private appointments, a Grand Welcome Reception with 750 guests and an over subscribed Private Equity Marketplace with 93 national private equity firms representing $125 billion in capital under management.   In light of the recent financial crisis, one of the event highlights was a lively discussion of the state and future of the credit markets for middle market dealmakers.  The day ended on a lighter note with Saturday Night Live comedian Darrell Hammond amusing the crowd with salty jokes and hysterical impersonations of our political leaders. Save the date for next year. October 13 -14, 2009! FEATURED EVENT  Monthly Executive Briefing  Join us for our first monthly breakfast briefing post-M&A East.  Date:  Thursday, October 16, 2008 Time:  7:30 am Registration & Continental Breakfast           8:00 - 9.00 am Program More details to follow. Register for this event now!

FEATURED DEAL DealWire Philadelphia...Call for Q3 Deals ACG PHILADELPHIA Members can NOW submit both announced and closed transactions on a REAL TIME basis!  Send submissions electronically to DealWire Philadelphia.   Send in a detailed email on the deal, use the excel format found via this link or simply email us your press releases by Friday, October 3. Only deals led by your local office are eligible for submission. Questions: Contact Jen Simons with ACG Philadelphia at 610.664.3028 or jsimons@acg.org DealWire Philadelphia’s featured deal of the 2nd quarter is AMETEK Inc.’s acquisition of locally based Reading Alloys.  Read more about this deal in ACG’s interview with Kevin Coleman, Director Corporate Development, AMETEK. IN THE NEWS   ACG Philadelphia and Philadelphia Business Journal present the 8th annual State of the M&A Markets This Supplement is one of the ways that ACG keeps Philadelphia’s business readers and its members informed on the latest developments and future expectations for the M&A deal environment. We know you will benefit from the featured articles and interviews, which are written by leading deal makers on a broad range of topics. ACG Philadelphia interviewed Touchstone Wireless’ co-founders, Brian Itterly and Allen Hurley. Click Read Full Article for the complete interview.