Description

Join us May 27 & 28, 2026, at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago for briefings on the latest data, trends and best practices in the lower middle market, as well as updates on the challenges and opportunities on the legislative and regulatory horizons. The Deal Summit also features DeaLinx, an exclusive deal-sourcing opportunity for fund managers, independent sponsors, and investment bankers.

Hotel options outside of the Four Seasons Chicago include:
Please note that SBIA does not have a group rate available at these hotels.

The Westin Michigan Avenue   
909 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

Sofitel Chicago
20 East Chestnut St
Chicago, IL 60611

The Drake
140 East Walton Place
Chicago, IL 60611

The Talbott
20 East Delaware Place
Chicago, IL 60611

Thompson Chicago
21 East Bellevue Place
Chicago, IL 60611

The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
160 East Pearson Street at Water Tower Place
Chicago, IL 60611

Park Hyatt Chicago
800 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

Please note: Your conference badge is required to participate in all conference-related sessions and receptions, as well as to access all conference spaces, including the Networking Lounge.

PLEASE NOTE: Professional Service Provider participation (i.e. accounting, consulting, due diligence, fund administration, industry data research, law, net lease-back, and software firms) is limited to the firms sponsoring the event. Additionally, lenders must be SBIA members or conference sponsors to attend the event. For more information, please contact us via email at events@sbia.org.

CANCELLATION POLICY: All Midwest Deal Summit registration cancellations and refund requests must be made in writing to SBIA via email. Please see the table below for more information regarding our cancellation deadlines.

Please note: You may transfer your registration to another member of your firm by sending an email to events@sbia.org. Midwest Deal Summit registration is non-transferable to registrants outside of your firm. SBIA regrets that refunds will not be given for no-shows.