Oct. 7, 2014 | Press Release
West Monroe Announced as Finalist for the 13th Annual M&A Advisor Awards
West Monroe Announced as Finalist for the 13th Annual M&A Advisor Awards
West Monroe Partners, a full-service North American business and technology consultancy, today announced it is a finalist in The M&A Advisor 13th Annual M&A Advisor Awards in the M&A Product/Service of the Year category for its Carve-out Services. West Monroe Partners has been selected from the nominees in the first stage of evaluation and the independent panel of judges will now focus their attention on selecting the award winners. This is the second year in a row West Monroe has been a finalist in this category.
“Since the inception of the M&A Advisor Awards in 2002, we have been recognizing the leading dealmakers, firms and transactions. And each year we celebrate the creativity, perseverance and ingenuity of our industry’s professionals” says David Fergusson, President of The M&A Advisor. “While our industry has undergone significant transformation since our first awards were presented 12 years ago, we are convinced, more than ever before, that M&A is a driving force of the economy. It is truly an honor for our firm to be able to recognize the contribution that the 2014 award finalists have made.”
“The 2014 carve-out market continues to be extremely frothy. Both financial and strategic buyers are realizing that these transactions are complicated and pose many challenges – particularly in the IT space. West Monroe has proven experience helping both financial and strategics navigate these challenges,” said John Stiffler, Director in West Monroe Partner’s Private Equity practice. “Our CORE offering helps buyers get to a successful carve-out faster, with less risk and frankly, for less money than more traditional methods.”
The winners for M&A Deal of the Year, Restructuring Deal of the Year, Cross-Border Deal of the Year, Corporate/Strategic Acquisition of the Year, Deal Financing of the Year, Sector Deals of the Year, Firms of the Year, M&A Product/Service of the Year and M&A Professionals categories will be announced at the 13th Annual M&A Advisor Awards Gala on Monday, November 17th at the New York Athletic Club.
“West Monroe Partners, representing the best of the industry, has demonstrated creativity and perseverance in today’s challenging climate,” says Roger Aguinaldo, CEO and Founder of The M&A Advisor.
The M&A Advisor
The M&A Advisor was founded in 1998 to offer insights and intelligence on M&A activities. Over the past sixteen years, through our research, reporting, publishing, symposiums and awards we have established the world’s premier network of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and financing professionals. To learn more visit www.maadvisor.com
