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: December 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025.
i-Nominate, Download Forms. Deadline February 6, 2026. No fees to nominate in any number of categories.
DEAL Categories: (Major Markets – Size above billion USD; Middle Markets – Size below a billion.)
| Europe M&A Deal of the Year | Europe Private Equity Deal of the Year |
| Middle East M&A Deal of the Year | Middle East Private Equity Deal of the Year |
| Africa M&A Deal of the Year | Africa Private Equity Deal of the Year |
| EMEA M&A Deal of the Year | EMEA Restructuring of the Year |
| EMEA Cross Border M&A Deal of the Year |
OUTSTANDING PRIVATE EQUITY & LENDERS FIRM Categories:
| Europe Private Equity Investor of the Year (large & mid-markets) | |
| Europe Consumer Private Equity Investor of the Year (mm) | Europe Infrastructure Private Equity Investor of the Year (mm) |
| Europe Healthcare Private Equity Investor of the Year (mm) | Europe Tech Private Equity Investor of the Year (mm) |
| Europe Lender of the Year | |
| Middle East Private Equity Investor of the Year | Africa Private Equity Firm of the Year |
OUTSTANDING M&A FIRM Categories:
| EMEA M&A Financial Advisor of the Year | EMEA M&A Law Firm of the Year |
| EMEA M&A Restructuring Consultant of the Year | EMEA M&A Accounting & Diligence Firm of the Year |
| Europe M&A Financial Advisor of the Year (mm) | Europe M&A Law Firm of the Year (mm) |
| Europe PE Deals Financial Advisor of the Year | Europe PE Deals Law Firm of the Year |
| Europe Boutique M&A Financial Advisor of the Year | |
| Middle East M&A Investment Bank of the Year | Middle East M&A Law Firm of the Year |
| Africa M&A Investment Bank of the Year | Africa M&A Law Firm of the Year |
OUTSTANDING EUROPE REGIONAL M&A FIRM Categories:
| M&A Investment Bank | M&A Law Firm |
| Baltics Financial Advisor of the Year | Baltics Law Firm of the Year |
| Benelux Financial Advisor of the Year | Benelux Law Firm of the Year |
| CEE Financial Advisor of the Year | CEE Law Firm of the Year |
| Iberia Financial Advisor of the Year | Iberia Law Firm of the Year |
| Nordic Financial Advisor of the Year | Nordic Law Firm of the Year |
| France Financial Advisor of the Year | France Law Firm of the Year |
| Germany Financial Advisor of the Year | Germany Law Firm of the Year |
| Italy Financial Advisor of the Year | Italy Law Firm of the Year |
| Turkey Financial Advisor of the Year | Turkey Law Firm of the Year |
| UK Financial Advisor of the Year | UK 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.
