i-Nominate & Gain Advantage

Engage in the tradition of excellence and nominate confidently in any number of categories of deals, firms and legendary leaders-dealmakers. Significantly as a nominee, you gain advantage of being considered first and notified early on your winner status.

Eligibility: Deals must be closed in the timeframe: July 1, 2021 – July 1, 2022; at least one of the counter-party must be based in the Americas – North or South. The forms must be fully completed to qualify and for expeditated consideration.


LEADER Awards Categories: Highest honor bestowed to a c-level executive in appreciation of their vision and wide-ranging contributions. Award also validates the team and the firm. Recipient must attend and participate at the gala ceremony.

Corporate Growth or Private Equity Leader: (CEO, Chairman, etc., of a public or private corporate entity, 5-plus years at the firm.)
M&A Leader: (Veteran investment banker, lawyer or industry professional with over 20 years of experience.)

AMERICAS DEAL Categories: (Categories: Major Markets – Size above billion USD; Middle Markets – Size below a billion.)

Americas M&A Deal of the Year Distressed M&A Deal of the Year
Latin America M&A Deal of the Year SPAC M&A Deal of the Year
Cross Border M&A Deal of the Year

COUNTRY DEAL Categories:

Brazil M&A and Private Equity Deal of the Year Mexico M&A and Private Equity Deal of the Year
Canada M&A and Private Equity Deal of the Year USA M&A and Private Equity Deal of the Year

INDUSTRY DEAL Categories: (Deals qualified for the Global M&A Markets Awards.)

Consumer M&A Deal of the Year Financial M&A Deal of the Year (includes FinTech)
Energy M&A Deal of the Year Healthcare M&A Deal of the Year (includes Pharma, IT, etc)
Industrials M&A Deal of the Year (includes Metals, Transport, etc.) TMT M&A Deal of the Year (includes Tech, Media, Telecom, etc.)

AMERICAS OUTSTANDING FIRMS

INVESTORS: Americas, Country Private Equity, Lenders Mid-Market Categories:

Americas Private Equity Investor of the Year (North & South) America Lender of the Year
Brazil Private Equity Firm of the Year Mexico Private Equity Firm of the Year
Canada Private Equity Firm of the Year USA Private Equity Firm of the Year

M&A INVESTMENT BANKS: Americas, Country, Specialist Categories:

Americas M&A Investment Bank of the Year (North & South) Americas Private Equity Investment Bank of the Year
Americas Boutique Investment Bank of the Year  
Brazil M&A Investment Bank of the Year (Mid-Market) Mexico M&A Investment Bank of the Year (Mid-Market)
Canada M&A Investment Bank of the Year (Mid-Market) USA M&A Investment Bank of the Year (Mid-Market)
Healthcare M&A Investment Bank of the Year (Boutique) Tech M&A Investment Bank of the Year (Boutique)

M&A LAW FIRMS: Americas, Country, Specialist Categories:

Americas M&A Law Firm of the Year (North & South)  
Brazil M&A Law Firm of the Year (Mid-Market) Mexico M&A Law Firm of the Year (Mid-Market)
Canada M&A Law Firm of the Year (Mid-Market) USA M&A Law Firm of the Year (Mid-Market)
Healthcare M&A Law Firm of the Year (North America) Tech M&A Law Firm of the Year (North America)

M&A SERVICES FIRMS: Categories:

Accounting & Tax Firm of the Year Transactions Advisor of the Year
Due Diligence & Valuations of the Year VDR Firm of the Year

Independent Governance & Selection Process

Prestige stems from the integrity of the selection process. Winners are selected by point-indexed scoring method based on deal performance criteria such as pre-and-post execution variables; negotiation style; sector complexities; regulation/jurisdictions; stakeholders impact; leadership; brand strength; etc. Firm winners are chosen from short-list, irrelevant of league table rankings. Standards applied include the firm’s past and current advisory record, expertise, team and leadership, yearly performance improvements, among pertinent category criteria.

Significantly, the process eliminates industry involvement to avoid any conflicts of interests. Also, we do not accept awards gala sponsorship from financial or legal advisors to prevent “pay for play” tensions.

Global M&A Network reserves the right to evaluate, revise or eliminate award categories.