SPONSORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
CEO M&A Summit
Austin, Texas
SEPTEMBER 8-10, 2025
One of the greatest leverage for exponential growth is through strategic acquisitions. DealCon Austin is tailored for 100 driven entrepreneurs and founders eager to master a proven, programmatic M&A playbook from industry leaders. This summit is designed for brand owners with revenues of $5M-$50M and agency owners with revenues of $1M-$40M.
At our prior events, this is who was in the room:
$550m+ in Revenue
1550+ Employees
90% CEO or Founder
10% Managing Director/COO/SVP
Join our DealCon speakers led by Tom Shipley who has acquired over 20 business, scaled $100m business, raised over $150mm, sold over $1bn though direct response, Amazon, and retail. Together, they are sharing their playbooks for scaling though acquisitions PLUS their network built over decades.
We offer a curated sponsorship program designed to foster deep, long-term relationship with our attendees.
Limited number of sponsor: We limit sponsorship to 15 partners to ensure an immersive and intimate experience.
Category Exclusivity: Enjoy exclusive rights within your business category, eliminating direct competition. Full event participation: Each sponsor receives all-access tickets, including VIP dinners, to facilitate meaningful connections.
Stage Introductions: Join Tom Shipley on the main stage for a personal introduction to the attendees.
Individual Introductions: As we conduct pre-event attendee interviews, we identify sponsor/attendee partnership opportunities to help facilitate direct introductions between attendees and sponsors at the summit.
Event Highlights
Three power-packed days of relationship building activities for your company.
Our DealCon sponsors are an integral part of each day of events. As a sponsor you are invited to participate in all VIP and General Attendee session providing an unparalleled platform for networking, learning, and collaboration. This will significantly enhance your visibility and engagement with our highly targeted audience.
DealCon offers a variety of sponsorship benefits designed to promote your brand and demonstrate your leadership in the industry. Unlike massive conferences where sponsors are lost in a sea of exhibit hall booths, we provide am intimate, curated room of the nation's top agency leadership who trust us to recommend only the best products and services to support their growth.
DAY 0 - Arrival and Registration Day
The evening of Arrival Day we will greet and register attendees at an exclusive Welcome Cocktail Mixer providing opportunities for sponsors to interact and build relationships with the attendees.
After the cocktail party, our VIP Experience ticket holders will join Deal Boardroom Leadership, our sponsors, and guest speakers for an intimate VIP dinner at one of Austin’s finest restaurants.
DAY 1 - The Deal Blueprint
On day one we dive into intense sessions where our attendees will be exposed to topics such as: identifying ideal agency acquisitions targets, building your M&A team, valuations and deal structure, and much more...
That evening, our VIP Experience ticket holders will join Deal Boardroom Leadership, our Sponsors, and Guest Speakers at an exclusive surprise VIP Experience that only Austin can provide.
DAY 2 - The Art of the Deal and Integration
After giving attendees a feel for our proprietary blueprint for acquisitions on day one, we spend this day diving deep into implementable, tactical strategies for completing an acquisition.
That evening all Attendees, Sponsors, Guest Speakers, and the Deal Boardroom Team will enjoy a private Large Group Dinner which is always a favorite of sponsors for converting new business.
DAY 3 - Keynote
We wrap up the live event with a climax no one want to miss, including a keynote from a top industry and leading industry speakers focused on how to scale their business.
Full Event Sponsorship
Our goal to give sponsor partners the greatest access directly to the attendees in order to support them in building the relationships that can convert to long-term customers.
Silver
$12,000
Standard exhibitor table
On-stage introduction
Mentions on select social media posts
Logo on event website and event email blasts
1 VIP event ticket + 1 guest ticket for your premier client
Access to attendee name, company, and LinkedIn profile two weeks prior to event start
Opportunity to include items in swag bag
Access to full attendee contact list, logo in post-event "Thank You" emails
Gold
$16,500
Prime exhibitor table in a high traffic area
On-stage introduction, Panel participation option
Dedicated posts highlighting sponsorship pre-event
Prominent logo placement on website, description in event email blasts, and logo on step and repeat banner
2 VIP event ticket + 2 guest ticket for your premier clients
Access to attendee name, company, and LinkedIn profile, 3 individual attendee introductions two weeks prior to event start
Opportunity to provide branded giveaways
Sponsor of one breakout session
Priority access for concierge services during event
Access to full attendee contact list, logo in post-event "Thank You" emails
Platinum
$25,000
Premium exhibitor table in a highest traffic area
Speaking slot with panel moderation
Dedicated pre- and post- event social media posts
Logo on all event collateral and dedicated sponsor feature in email blast, promotional material seat drop
3 VIP event ticket + 3 guest ticket for your premier clients
Access to attendee name, company, and LinkedIn profile, 5 individual attendee introductions two weeks prior to event start
Premium swag bag insert, option to give branded items on tables
Exclusive sponsor of CEO roundtable or strategy session
VIP concierge for customized attendee introductions
Full attendee contact list, post-event email feature, personalized post-event follow-up to 5 attendees.
Features
Silver $21k
Gold $16.5k
Platinum $25k
Exhibit Space
Standard exhibitor table
Prime exhibitor table in a high traffic area
Premium exhibitor table in a highest traffic area
Speaking Opportunity
On-stage introduction
Panel participation option
Speaking slot with panel moderation
Social Media Promotion
Mentions on select social media posts
Dedicated posts highlighting sponsorship pre-event
Dedicated pre- and post- event social media posts
Marketing and Event Visibility
Logo on event website and event email blasts
Prominent logo placement on website, 100-word description in event email blasts, and logo on step and repeat banner
Logo on all event collateral and dedicated sponsor feature in email blast, promotional material seat drop
Event Passes
1 VIP event ticket + 1 guest ticket for your premier clients
2 VIP event ticket + 2 guest ticket for your premier clients
3 VIP event ticket + 3 guest ticket for your premier clients
Pre Event
Access to attendee name, company, and LinkedIn profile two weeks prior to event start
Access to attendee name, company, and LinkedIn profile, 3 individual attendee introductions two weeks prior to event start
Access to attendee name, company, and LinkedIn profile, 5 individual attendee introductions two weeks prior to event start
Social Media Promotion
Mentions on select social media posts
Opportunity to provide branded giveaways
Premium swag bag insert + option to give branded items on tables
Social Media Promotion
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Sponsor of one breakout session
Exclusive sponsor of CEO roundtable or strategy session
VIP Concierge Service
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Priority access for concierge services during event
VIP concierge for customized attendee introductions
Post Event
Access to full attendee contact list, logo in post-event "Thank You" emails
Access to full attendee contact list, logo in post-event "Thank You" emails
Access to full attendee contact list, post-event feature email with highlight and thank you,, personalized post-event follow-up to 5 attendees
Exclusive Unique Event
Sponsorship Opportunities
Outside of our main sessions, we will host dedicated networking environments designed to foster meaningful connections with prospective customers. You have the opportunity to exclusively sponsor the following special events, each of which can be added to any Silver, Gold, or Platinum level sponsorship package.
Welcome Cocktail Mixer
$10,000
Be the first sponsor partner to welcome the event attendees. This exclusive package includes event signage with your logo and a live introduction to you and your company to the attendees during the event.
VIP Dinner
$15,000
Spend our first evening together hosting our VIP attendees to a dinner on the town in Austin. This exclusive package includes signage at the event, your company material as a seat drop at every place and a live introduction to you and your company during the event.
VIP Experience
$15,000
The evening of Day 1, VIP Experience ticket holders will join Deal Boardroom Leadership, our Sponsors, and Guest Speakers at an exclusive surprise VIP Experience that only Austin can provide. This is always an unforgettable, memory making night.
Large Group Dinner
$29,000
Be the official sponsor partner host of our final dinner together with an unforgettable night for all our attendees atone of Austin’s top venues. As a bonus, this package includes an opportunity to speak on stage at the dinner.
Past Event Sponsor Testimonials
Robin Alex
HighLevel Co-Founder
"If you are looking to grow your agency, you're going to meet incredible people, the speakers are great, and if you are looking for strategies, from an M&A perspective and really trying to grow from alternative methods, this is the place you need to be."
Glenn Hopper
Eventus Advisory Group CFO
"We are super excited to be here. This is a great conference. I love what they are teaching here about programmatic M&A and we love how we can fit in here and maybe help some of these companies with their finances."
Robyn Siers
Partner at Speed M&A by JonesSpross
"We've sponsored this event three times already because of the quality of the people that we meet at the event, the level of actual work that gets done, and the collaboration in the room where people leave feeling like they really accomplished something from this conference."
Scott Cohen
Metropolitan Capital Executive VP
"It's been a lot of fun working with Tom Shipley and his team. We love seeing all the great companies here that are getting great advices. It's great to see the ecosystem and all the lessons and tools that they are learning here. We're excited to meet more companies at this conference who might to do transactions with us."
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