ACG National Capital, the leading authority on corporate growth in the Washington metropolitan area, announces the finalists for its annual Corporate Growth Awards. The winners will be chosen at the annual black tie gala event held at the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner on April 24th, an event that has become the premier business gathering in the greater Washington area. Last year�s event was sold out with over 300 business leaders in attendance to honor the 2008 winners.

2008 AWARD WINNERS

2007 AWARD WINNERS

2006 AWARD WINNERS

2005 AWARD WINNERS

Outstanding Corporate Growth		SRA International Inc.
Emerging Growth (under 100M)		Essex Corporation
Emerging Growth (100 - 500M)		Trex Company, Inc.
Dealmaker - Corporate		Lucy Reilly Fitch
Dealmaker - Capital Provider		Peter Knickerbocker
Dealmaker - Investment Banker		John C. Allen
The Deal of the Year		CACI International Inc.
Lifetime Achievement Award		Phil Odeen

Each category will been narrowed down to three finalists, in the following categories:

DESCRIPTION OF SELECTION PROCESS

Once a year, ACG National Capital recognizes those regional companies that have demonstrated impressive growth, the regional firms that have actively financed growth opportunities and the individual dealmakers that have been instrumental in facilitating this growth. This year eight awards will be given.

The 2009 award categories are:

• Emerging Growth Company Award (Under than $100M in revenue)
  The Emerging Growth Company Award (Less than $100M in revenue) will be awarded to a regional Company that has exhibited consistent, sustainable and profitable growth.  The selection criteria for this award will include quantitative factors such as revenue growth, profitability, market share gains, and subjective factors such as culture, community involvement, and demonstrated leadership qualities. The award nominees must have less than $100M in revenue for the most recent fiscal year.  Quantitative growth factors will be evaluated over a three-year period.
  
  
• Emerging Growth Company Award ($100M - $500M in revenue)
  

  The Emerging Growth Company Award ($100M - $500M in revenue) will be awarded to a regional company that has exhibited consistent, sustainable and profitable growth.  The selection criteria for this award will include quantitative factors such as revenue growth, profitability, market share gains, and subjective factors such as culture, community involvement, or demonstrated leadership qualities. The award nominees must have $100M - $500M in revenue for the most recent fiscal year.  Quantitative growth factors will be evaluated over a three-year period.

   

  Both the Outstanding Growth Company and Emerging Growth Company ($100M - $500M in revenue) award winners will automatically be nominated for comparable awards to the ACG Global Growth Awards program.
  
  
• Corporate Executive Dealmaker of the Year Award
  The Corporate Executive Dealmaker of the Year Award will recognize the top corporate executive dealmaker of the year who has demonstrated substantial success in accomplishing growth-oriented transactions.  Growth-oriented transactions include public or private financings and acquisitions or mergers. Each nominated dealmaker should be a chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer or corporate development officer who has been instrumental in fostering corporate growth with notable financing or acquisition success during 2007.  Selection criteria are primarily quantitative and will include number of deals, volume of deals, and impact of deals on market share.  Less quantitative factors such as impact of the dealmaker�fs transactions on the regional market place will also be considered.
  
  
• Capital Provider (Debt/Equity) Dealmaker of the Year Award
  The Capital Provider (Debt/Equity) Dealmaker of the Year Award will recognize the top debt or equity financier in our region who has demonstrated success in accomplishing growth-oriented transactions.  Each nominated dealmaker should be an executive of a venture capital, private equity, subordinated lender, senior lender or other investment firm.   Selection criteria will evaluate quantitative factors such as the nominee�s involvement in investment transactions, number of transactions, average transaction size and volume.  Qualitative factors such as the nominee�s involvement in fostering corporate growth in our region will also be considered.
  
  
• Investment Banker Dealmaker of the Year Award
  The Investment Banker Dealmaker of the Year Award will recognize the top investment banker dealmaker in our region who has a history of successful deal making.  Selection criteria will include quantitative factors such as deal volume and number of transactions.  Qualitative factors such as involvement in ACG or other corporate growth fostering activities in our region will be considered.
  
  
• Deal of the Year Award
  

  The Deal of the Year Award will be awarded to the regional company that was a party to the most outstanding transaction of those nominated.  A deal could be a public or private financing, an acquisition or merger or a divestiture.  Selection criteria will include quantitative factors such as the value of the transaction, its impact on shareholder value and market share and subjective consideration of the transactions impact on our region and its overall difficulty.

  
  
  
• ACG National Capital Lifetime Achievement Award
  The ACG National Capital Lifetime Achievement Award is given annually to individuals in our region that has contributed significantly to the region�s corporate growth over a number of years.  Selection criteria will primarily be subjective.
  
  

Nominations for all awards categories will be actively solicited until March 19. Nominations forms will be made available via email, on our web site, www.acgcapital.org, and at our events. The award winners will be selected by a judges committee and made official at our Annual Awards gala to be held on April 24 at the Ritz Carlton Tysons Corner. All nomination forms must be submitted in confidence to ACG National Capital; email acg@cbh.com, mailing address 1934 Old Gallows Road, Suite 400, Vienna, VA 22182 or fax 703.506.8817. The judges committee will evaluate all nomination forms