i-Nominate & Gain Advantage
Welcome. Engage in the tradition of excellence and nominate confidently in any number of awards categories. Significantly as a nominee, you gain the advantage of being considered first and notified early on your winning status.
Eligibility: Deals must be closed in the timeframe: January 1, 2025 – January 31, 2026.
i-Nominate, Download Forms Deadline March 23, 2026. No fees to nominate in any number of categories.
AMERICAS DEAL Categories: (Major Markets – Size above billion USD; Middle Markets – Size below a billion.)
| Americas M&A Deal of the Year | Latin America M&A Deal of the Year |
| Americas Cross Border M&A Deal of the Year | Americas Distressed M&A Deal of the Year |
COUNTRY DEAL Categories:
| Brazil M&A Deal of the Year | Brazil Private Equity Deal of the Year |
| Canada M&A Deal of the Year | Canada Private Equity Deal of the Year |
| Mexico M&A Deal of the Year | Mexico Private Equity Deal of the Year |
| USA M&A Deal of the Year | USA Private Equity Deal of the Year |
AMERICAS MID-MARKET INDUSTRY DEAL Categories:
| Consumer M&A Deal of the Year | Energy Private Equity Deal of the Year |
| Financial M&A Deal of the Year | Healthcare M&A Deal of the Year |
| Industrials M&A Deal of the Year | TMT M&A Deal of the Year |
OUTSTANDING PRIVATE EQUITY & LENDERS FIRM Categories:
| Americas Private Equity Investor of the Year (large & mid-markets) | Americas Infrastructure Investor of the Year |
| Americas Lender of the Year | Americas Growth Investor of the Year |
| Brazil Private Equity Investor of the Year (mm) | Canada Private Equity Investor of the Year (mm) |
| Mexico Private Equity Investor of the Year (mm) | USA Private Equity Investor of the Year (mm) |
Outstanding M&A FIRM Categories:
| Americas Financial Advisor of the Year | Americas Law Firm of the Year |
| Americas PE Deals Financial Advisor of the Year (mm) | Americas PE Deals Law Firm of the Year (mm) |
| Latin America Financial Advisor of the Year | Latin America Law Firm of the Year |
| Boutique Financial Advisor of the Year | TAS Advisor of the Year |
| Public Relations Advisor of the Year | |
| Brazil Financial Advisor of the Year (mm) | Brazil M&A Law Firm of the Year |
| Canada Financial Advisor of the Year | Canada Law Firm of the Year |
| USA Financial Advisor of the Year | USA Law Firm of the Year |
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. The recipient must attend and participate at the gala ceremony.
| EMEA Growth Leader (CEO, Chairman, etc., of a corporate entity, OR private equity firm, 5-plus years at the firm.) |
| EMEA M&A Leader (Veteran investment banker, lawyer or industry professional with over 25 years of experience.) |
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.
