At the Association for Corporate Growth’s (ACG) annual Los Angeles deal summit, GHJ Advisory Services Practice Leader Anant Patel will examine the state of the M&A market across Southern California.
Anant will moderate a distinguished panel that includes:
- Intrepid Investment Bankers Co-Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences Adam Abramowitz
- New Heritage Capital Senior Partner Charlie Gifford
- PGIM Private Capital Executive Managing Director Jason Richardson
- FocalPoint Partners Founder Nishen Radia
The group will uncover the perspectives of private equity leaders as well as the trends investment bankers and capital providers are seeing. Attendees will learn more about deal making in the middle market and how recent opportunities and challenges are changing the M&A environment.
WHEN
The panel will take place on Sept. 14, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. PST.
WHERE
The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California
ABOUT ANANT PATEL
Anant, CPA, CM&AA, has over 30 years of accounting and advisory services experience, with much of his career spent in a leadership capacity. In his role, Anant delivers financial due diligence services for mergers and acquisitions, assisting on buy- and sell-side deals. He also advises privately held companies in all aspects of exit planning, preparedness and execution.
Anant works closely with private equity firms, venture capitals and institutional investors across industries, with a specialization in food and beverage, entertainment, media and technology, manufacturing, wholesale/distribution, consumer products and real estate.
Register to learn more: ACG Los Angeles’ M&A SoCal Conference.
