Award Guidelines
Download the nomination form below. Nominators can submit up to two additional supporting documents such as press releases or articles highlighting the transaction coverage. Please PDF all supporting documents and send with your completed nomination form to acghouston@acg.org.
The details of your nomination will remail confidential. Only the judges will have access to the information provided in your submission. Categories for the Deal of the Year Awards will be determined based on the nominations received and segmented by industry, deal size (if disclosed), transaction type, and unique deal characteristics.
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Nomination Deadline: TODAY (Monday, March 3)
- Finalists Announced: Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Deal of the Year Awards Ceremony: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Deal of the Year
ACG Houston is recognizing deals with the following parameters:
| Closing: | Deals closing between January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024 |
| Region: | Transactions should have a reasonable relationship to the Greater Houston area (Katy, Woodlands, Kingwood, etc.) – e.g. where the company being transacted, or strategic buyer, is based in the Greater Houston area |
Houston Private Equity Deal of the Year
ACG Houston will recognize a Deal of the Year that was completed by a Houston based Private Equity Group with the following parameters:
| Closing: | Deals closing between January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024 |
| Firm location: | Private Equity group with headquarters in Houston |
| Company/Target location: | Anywhere within North America |
| Type of Deal: | Merger or Acquisition (including add-on) |
| No submission limits: | Encourage firms to nominate their top one or two deals |