The M&A Advisor Announces Finalists for the 4th Annual Turnaround Awards

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The M&A Advisor today announced the finalists for the M&A Advisor's 4th Annual Turnaround Awards.  This year, there are 99 finalists representing over 30 firms in 27 categories in the distressed investing, restructuring and turnaround marketplace.

An independent body of experts, who represent a cross-section of the turnaround industry, will judge the finalist's deals in the security of Merrill DataSite's™ Virtual Data Room.  This time-saving service allows judges to review finalists' submissions online, maximizing the amount of time for evaluating each award candidate.

The award winners will be announced at the 4th Annual Distressed Investing Conference and Turnaround Awards Gala, which runs from Sunday, March 21st through Monday, March 22nd at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, FL.

"In 2009 there were more than 1.4 million bankruptcies, but there were also thousands of successful turnarounds, thanks to the professionals in the turnaround industry," said Roger Aguinaldo, CEO of The M&A Advisor.  "As in past years, we are expecting many of the top dealmakers and key influentials in the industry and we've planned programs that will provide timely and valuable information as well as high quality networking opportunities."

This year's finalists represent a number of leading firms in the turnaround industry, including Sun Capital Partners, Inc.; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP; and Alix Partners as well as some high profile transactions, such as the restructuring of General Motors, the reorganization of Bally Total Fitness and the reorganization of Tropicana.

The M&A Advisor's 4th Annual Distressed Investing Conference and Turnaround Awards Gala is the premier event for the turnaround industry. The conference will explore opportunities and challenges for the year ahead. The event kicks off with a networking cocktail reception at the Colony Hotel on Sunday, March 21st. Conference starts early morning on Monday March 22nd, and will feature informative programs with industry-leading speakers, followed by the Awards Gala in the evening. One of the keynote speakers at the conference is Rodger Krouse, Co-founder and Co-CEO of private equity firm, Sun Capital Partners, Inc.

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Finalists for the 4th Annual Turnaround Awards can be accessed at www.maadvisor.com.

THE M&A ADVISOR

Since 1998, The M&A Advisor has been facilitating connections for and recognizing achievement of professionals in the mergers and acquisitions, distressed investing and related financial industries through its leading conferences, awards galas, online community and online M&A Alerts.

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