ACG Detroit M&A All Star Awards Dinner 2024

The ACG Detroit M&A All Star Awards Dinner took place on May 6 at the Townsend Hotel in downtown Birmingham. Attendees enjoyed networking, a strolling buffet, an open bar, and an awards ceremony led by Diamond sponsor Foley & Lardner. Awards were given in several merger and acquisition categories, including Deals of the Year Over and Under $50 million, Adviser of the Year, Dealmaker of the Year, Investment Banker of the Year, and Rising Star. The late Thomas S. Vaughn of Dykema was given a Lifetime Achievement Award. Other sponsors included BDO, Datasite, DBusiness, Peninsula Capital Partners, AON, Blue River Financial Group, Chase/JPMorgan, and Waseyabek Development Co. Profiles of the award winners are in the May/June 2024 issue of DBusiness magazine. // Photographs by Lindsay Schweickert