Dealmakers New York brings independent sponsors, capital providers, and advisors together in a highly curated, one-day event designed to move deals forward efficiently and with purpose.
April 21, 2026 | New York City
WHAT'S NEW FOR 2026?
🤝 Focused 1:1 conversations remain at the heart of the day - now enhanced by a personalised, white-glove approach.
⏪ Pre event profiling interviews are conducted to identify your priorities
💡 This insight is then used to design your experience in advance to deliver ROI onsite.
⭐ We design your day around your priorities. Every meeting, intentional. Every session, relevant.
Participation is limited to 75 people.
Upon registering, we’ll take the time to understand:
Your event experience is designed around your priorities, not a fixed agenda, one personalised to you.
Based on the information you share with us, we actively suggest who to meet, which working sessions you could attend, and where you spend your time. Build your day aligned to your mandate, structure, and timeline, with targeted introductions and discussions built around you.
There are no panels, no keynotes. Sessions are designed around the real challenges identified through attendee profiling, from capital structuring and valuation, to operational bottlenecks and exits.
The agenda reflects what the room needs, in real time.
You are not navigating an agenda. Your day is built around your needs.
If you are actively:
Working on a deal and want to take part in a curated, high-trust deal environment, we invite you to register now!
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM - Registration & Breakfast
09:00 AM – 10:30 AM - Business-Building 1:1 Meetings (Session 1)
Connect with independent sponsors and capital providers who align with your sector focus and investment strategy.
10:30 AM– 11:00 AM - Networking Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM - Curated Working Sessions (Click arrow to view sessions)
Between 1:1 meetings, attendees take part in small, closed-door working sessions shaped by real-time demand and designed around active challenges.
Capital Raising in the Current Market
Structuring raises, aligning expectations, and navigating capital availability across equity, credit, and hybrid solutions.
Ecosystem Trends
How the ecosystem is evolving, where capital is concentrating, and what this means for deal flow and execution over the next 12–24 months.
Deal Structuring & Capital Stack Design
Approaches to structuring minority, control, and structured deals in today’s market conditions.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM - Lunch Break
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM - Roundtable Series 2 (Click arrow to view sessions)
Between 1:1 meetings, attendees take part in small, closed-door working sessions shaped by real-time demand and designed around active challenges.
Operating Edge as an Independent Sponsor
Practical use of technology and AI across sourcing, diligence, portfolio management, and day to day operations.
Deal Sourcing
Building a repeatable sourcing engine and creating proprietary deal flow in a competitive market.
Valuation, Pricing & Risk
Still a constant challenge. Everyone is negotiating gaps between sponsor expectations and investor underwriting.
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM - Curated Networking
After the core 1:1 meetings and working sessions, we bring selected attendees together in small, structured groups based on clear alignment.
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM Business-Building 1:1 Meetings (Session 2)
Continue strategic conversations with independent sponsors and capital providers based on your preferences and shared deal interests.
The Independent Sponsors & Capital Providers Dealmakers Meeting will be held at the offices of CohnReznick, at 1301 6th Ave, 10th floor, New York, NY 10019.
"I wanted to thank you and the iGlobal team - feedback has been fantastic - and I met many new people. This was an extremely successful event and looking forward to many more."
Claudine M. Cohen, Managing Principal, Value360
CohnReznick LLP
"All-in-all a very positive experience. It was extremely efficient."
Al Bhakta
CMG Companies
"We've met some interesting people who we hope to transact with, and we have also met some potential investors."
Ahmed Fattouh
Interprivate
"Knowing who's in the industry and who's available for transactions is very valuable for us."
Chase Stuart
Ice Miller
Cohn Reznick LLP is one of the top accounting, tax, and advisory firms in the United States, combining the deep resources of a national firm with the hands-on, agile approach that today’s dynamic business environment.
Built on a 100+ year foundation of legal service, Ice Miller LLP is committed to helping our clients stay ahead of a changing world.
Our diverse client base ranges from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies and from governmental entities to educational organizations and pension funds. Our clients span the business economy from service to industrial to tech. In the non-profit sector our experience includes work with charitable, fiduciary, educational and governmental entities. Our attorneys strive to develop a deep understanding of each client's needs in order to help them build, grow and protect their most valued assets.
Ice Miller's clients are often economic and community drivers. Many are leaders in their fields and sectors. We work collaboratively with them to achieve their goals. To do that, we offer our greatest strength: our people. Ice Miller is a talent mosaic with the ability to bring the exact legal skills needed for specific projects from the routine to the complex. Every professional at Ice Miller is fully and deeply committed to providing our clients with innovative, responsive, relevant and cost-effective solutions.
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Payment is due in full at the time of registration and includes lunches, refreshments and detailed conference materials. Your registration will not be confirmed until payment is received and may be subject to cancellation.
You may substitute delegates at any time. iGlobal Forum does not provide refunds for cancellations.
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