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 winner status.
Eligibility: Deals must be closed in the timeframe: April 1, 2025 – April 30, 2026; (b) Deals must be cross-border and/or the acquiring party must have global operations in at least three countries.
i-Nominate, Download Forms Last Chance, October 16, 2026. No fees to nominate.
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.
| Global Private Equity Leader (CEO, Chairman, etc., of a public or private corporate entity, 5-plus years at the firm.) |
| Global M&A Leader ((Investment Banker, Lawyer, etc., with over 25-plus years’ experience and 5-plus years at the firm.) |
GLOBAL DEAL Categories: (Major Markets – Size above billion USD; Middle Markets – Size below a billion.)
| Global M&A Deal of the Year | |
| Global Private Equity Deal of the Year | |
| Cross Border M&A Deal of the Year |
INDUSTRY DEAL Categories: (Major Markets only for size above billion USD.)
| 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.) |
GLOBAL OUTSTANDING FIRM AWARD Categories:
| Global Private Equity Investor of the Year (Generalist, excluding industry/sector specialist.) |
| Global M&A Investment Bank of the Year |
| Global M&A Law Firm of the Year |
| Cross Border Boutique M&A Investment Bank 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.
