Events
Smart Business Dealmakers Conference – D.C. Capital Region
Middle-market M&A conference for the D.C. Capital Region, held at Westwood Country Club in Vienna, Virginia.
Location
Vienna, Virginia
About the Event
The Smart Business Dealmakers Conference – D.C. Capital Region runs as a one-day event on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at the Westwood Country Club in Vienna, Virginia. It is organized by Smart Business Network LLC as part of its national Dealmakers Conference series held in multiple U.S. regions.
Audience and Attendees
The conference connects hundreds of local dealmakers, from middle-market CEOs to private equity investors, lenders and M&A advisers. Confirmed speakers include Mehul Sanghani, founder of Greycore Ventures and former CEO of Octo (acquired by IBM for nearly $1.3 billion), and Travis Mack, chairman and CEO of Saalex Corporation.
Programme Structure
The day runs from an 8am registration and networking breakfast through sessions on sell-side and buy-side M&A, transaction preparedness, liquidity and family business, a midday keynote panel on the Octo-to-IBM exit, and closes with an awards presentation and cocktail reception.
Main Topics
Sessions cover raising capital, buying and selling companies, alternative asset investing, transaction preparedness, liquidity events, family business succession, and post-close value creation, with a focus on the region's government-contracting and technology dealmaking community.
Closing Session
The programme concludes with a Dealmaker of the Year Awards presentation at 4:15pm, followed by a cocktail reception from 4:45pm to 5:30pm.
