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: February 2023 – February 2024.; (b) all transaction size must be below $1 billion, and (c) domestic involving USA based counterparties only.
USA Leaders & Dealmaker Award Categories: (Presented to a deal-team leader. Winner must personally accept their accolade.)
| Private Equity or Corporate Dealmaker of the Year | Investment Banker, Services or Lawyer of the Year |
USA M&A Deal Award Categories: Transaction size must be below $1 billion, and involve only US counterparties.
| Deal of the Year | Private Equity Deal of the Year |
| Financing Deal of the Year | |
| Plus, Middle Market Deal Awards by Sectors |
USA Outstanding Investors & Lender Firm Awards:
| Private Equity Firm of the Year | Lender of the Year (various categories) |
| Growth Equity Firm of the Year | |
| Consumer Private Equity Firm of the Year | Healthcare Private Equity Firm of the Year |
| Industrials Private Equity Firm of the Year | Tech & Services Private Equity Firm of the Year |
USA Outstanding M&A Services, Middle Markets:
| Transactions Advisor of the Year | Consulting Firm of the Year |
| Tax & Accounting Services Firm of the Year | Valuations & Due Diligence Firm of the Year |
USA Outstanding M&A Investment Banks, Middle Markets, Boutique, Specialist:
| Investment Bank of the Year | Boutique Generalist Investment Bank of the Year |
| Private Equity Investment Bank of the Year | |
| ESOP Investment Bank of the Year | Energy Investment Bank of the Year |
| Tech Investment Bank of the Year | Healthcare / Pharma Investment Bank of the Year |
| Consumer Investment Bank of the Year | Industrials Investment Bank of the Year |
USA Outstanding M&A Law Firm, Middle Markets, Specialist:
| Law Firm of the Year | |
| ESOP Law Firm of the Year | Industrials / Energy Law Firm of the Year |
| Tech Law Firm of the Year | Healthcare / Pharma Law 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 does not involve any industry related firms to insure a 100% conflict-free, independent process. We also do not accept sponsorship from financial or legal deal advisors for the awards gala to avoid any “pay for play” conflicts.
Global M&A Network reserves the right to evaluate, revise or eliminate award categories.
