Winners Announced for the 10th Annual M&A Awards at New York Gala

NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The M&A Advisor announced the winners of the 10th Annual M&A Advisor Awards to a lively, sold-out crowd at the 10th Annual M&A Awards Gala at the New York Athletic Club on Tuesday, December 13. The event was hosted by Bloomberg Televison's Julie Hyman and featured a keynote address by former Massachusetts Governor and leading M&A counsel, William F. Weld.

"The award winners represent the best of the M&A industry in 2011 and earned these honors by standing out in a group of very impressive finalists," said Roger Aguinaldo, CEO and Founder of The M&A Advisor.  "From the lower middle market transaction to the multi-billion Deal of the Year, we are recognizing the leading transactions, firms and individuals that represent the highest levels of performance."

This year, over 389 finalists in 41 categories were chosen. An independent body of expert judges that span the M&A industry determined the ultimate recipients of the awards. Winners were revealed "Academy-Award style" at the gala.

In addition to the 2011 honorees, leading M&A attorney H. Rodgin Cohen,  Senior Chairman of Sullivan & Cromwell, was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award.  In what has become a tradition at the annual black-tie gala, the M&A Advisor inducted 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, Harvey Miller and Bruce Rauner, of Weil Gothsal and GTCR, respectively, in addition to H. Rodgin Cohen. 2011 International M&A Leadership Award Recipients Howard Morgan and Andrew Rice, of The Jordan Company and Castle Harlan, respectively, were also inducted into the M&A Advisor Hall of Fame. 

The gala is the premier celebration of the year for the industry's leading Dealmakers. The 10th Annual Awards was held in conjunction with the 2011 M&A Advisor Summit that featured over 400 of the industry's leading M&A professionals participating in exclusive interactive forums led by over 65 M&A, media, academic, and political stalwarts. M&A in the BRIC's; US Financial Reform – Dodd Frank, the Volcker Rule and the Future of Banking; the Eurozone Crisis and The Great M&A Debate on the Global Economic Outlook were just some of the key feature sessions.

For a complete list of the winners please CLICK HERE.

THE M&A ADVISOR

Since 1998, The M&A Advisor has been presenting, recognizing the achievement of and facilitating connections between the world's leading mergers and acquisitions, financing and turnaround professionals with a comprehensive range of services including M&A SUMMITS; M&A AWARDS; M&A CONNECTS™; M&A ALERTS™, M&A LINKS™ and M&A MARKET INTEL™. To learn more visit: www.maadvisor.com. 

SOURCE The M&A Advisor