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Acorn Growth Companies Recognized as Finalist for Venture of the Year.


OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm  -- Acorn Growth Companies, a private equity firm focused exclusively on aerospace and defense opportunities, has been selected as a finalist for The Oklahoma Business Roundtable's Venture of the Year.

Acorn Growth Companies partner Jeff Davis Jeff Davis may refer to:
  • Jeff Davis (comedian) (born 1973)
  • Jeff Davis (horse), one of Ulysses S. Grant's horses in the American Civil War
  • Jeff Davis (football player), professional NFL football player, member of Clemson's 1981 national championship team
 commented, "Being selected as a finalist is an honor, and we are humbled to be considered for such a prestigious award. Since our inception, we've developed a strong portfolio of aerospace and defense companies. It's rewarding to be recognized for our efforts in building one of the premier aerospace and defense focused private equity firms."

The Oklahoma Venture Forum (OVF OVF Office Vétérinaire Fédéral
OVF Overseas Vote Foundation (Arlington, VA)
OVF Overflow
OVF Open Virtual Machine Format
OVF Omnibusverkehr Franken GmbH
OVF Optical View Finder (camera) 
), a non-profit organization that promotes Oklahoma's economic growth, evaluated nominees based on a number of criteria including capital raised, profitability, and management quality. Past award recipients include the Chesapeake Energy Corporation, StairMaster, and IMTEC IMTEC Implant Technologies
IMTEC Information Management & Technology Division (GAO)
IMTEC International Marine Trades Exhibit & Conference
 (now part of 3M). OVF will select the winner and present the award at a banquet following the Bricktown Capital Conference on 26 October.

Acorn Growth Companies has over $100 million under management and operating companies across the United States with operations worldwide - all under its primary banner, AGC AGC Automatic Gain Control
AGC Automotive Glass Cartridge (fuse)
AGC Associated General Contractors
AGC Associated General Contractors of America
AGC Atypical Glandular Cells
AGC Attorney-General's Chambers
 Aerospace & Defense.

For information: www.acorngrowthcompanies.com.
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