Jiarong Li, Publisher

Joe DiPietro, head of Bauer Rock Media Group (BRMG) and Group Publisher of leading buyout publications M&A Chicago, SBIC Weekly and Dealmaker South, announced a newly formed partnership with Grady Campbell Inc. (GCI), a value-focused, full-service, strategic brand, design and marketing communications firm to co-produce the 2016 Top 50 Middle Market Private Equity Firms program.

“Grady Campbell has a developed a unique expertise in the private equity space,” says DiPietro, “and will be a valuable resource to us, the Top 50 participants and sponsors, and to our subscribers for high quality integrated branding, media production and marketing services.”

By working closely with PE clients throughout the invest cycle to leverage the power of branding and marketing to engage customers, influence prospects, rally team members and inspire investors, GCI’s services are designed to create a seamless flow of creativity and accountability from concept to execution, ensuring that PE clients get efficient, impactful, end-to-end results. “BRMG will harness these GCI core competencies with this new partnership in the production of the 2016 Top 50 PE awards program,” DiPietro said.The 2016 Top 50 Middle Market Private Equity Firms award winners will be announced in December 2016. The program is designed to recognize top PE firms based on criteria such as current and historical achievement, growth, significant events, PE-centric innovation, industry contributions, sector leadership and more.

“We’re excited to partner with Joe to launch this new prestigious program,” says Kerry Grady, Founding Principal of Grady Campbell. “We look forward to making meaningful contributions to the branding, marketing, and production of the Top 50 program to ensure it establishes and maintains its prestigious reputation this year and in the future.”