Mergers & Acquisitions is seeking nominations for our 18th Annual M&A Mid-Market Deals of the Year. Awards will go to the top deals of the year, and honor all companies involved in the transaction including buyers, sellers, investment banks, law firms, accounting firms and other advisors to the deal.
Mergers & Acquisitions‘ Deals of the Year awards are the longest standing honors given in the middle market. Any party involved in the transaction (i.e. buyer, seller, advisor, law firm, etc.) may nominate a deal they participated in. To determine the winners, nominating firms provide answers to questions posted on the nomination form specifically about the transaction.
Nominations are due by Friday, February 28, 2025.
What Makes a Winner?
Our awards honor the transactions that set the gold standard for M&A. To determine the winners, we ask:
* How does this deal stand out from others?
* In what way is the deal pioneering or innovative?
* What does the buyer gain in the deal?
* How does the deal affect the sector the companies are in?
* What challenges did the deal overcome and how?
* How does the deal demonstrate leadership?
* Are there any “fun facts” that make the deal special?
For examples of past winners, please see:
* Mergers & Acquisitions Reveals the 2024 Middle-Market Deals of the Year
* Mergers & Acquisitions 2024 Deals of the Year: Thermo Fisher Acquired CorEvitas from Audax
Eligibility Requirements and Other Details:
* Transactions must have closed between 1/1/24 and 1/31/25.
* Deal value must be between $100M and roughly $1B. (Deals with undisclosed terms are also accepted.)
* The buyer and/or seller must be a U.S. company.
Nomination Process:
* There is no fee to submit a nomination.
* Nominations must be submitted through our electronic form only.
* Any firm involved in a deal can submit a nomination (i.e. banker, lawyer, lender, PE/strategic buyer or seller). Selected Deals of the Year will be named by the buyer, as well as the advisors associated with the deal.
* There is no limit to the number of nominations an individual or firm can nominate.
* On the nomination form, please provide only information that we may publish.
* Please do not use excerpts taken verbatim from marketing material and/or press releases as answers to the questions. This diminishes the nomination’s candidacy.
* We do not accept anonymous nominations or confidential information on the nomination form.
Timeline:
February 28: Nominations Due.
May 5: Winners will be announced on our website www.TheMiddleMarket.com.
A special report on these awards will also be published in the May/June 2025 issue of Mergers & Acquisitions.
All decisions are made by the editorial team of Mergers & Acquisitions. Please send comments and questions to: [email protected].
We look forward to receiving your nomination. Good luck to all the nominees!
