M&A Mid Market Awards

M&A Magazine is now accepting nominations for its first-ever M&A Mid Market Awards. We’ll honor the winners during a special ceremony at ACG InterGrowth on April 10, to be emceed by ESPN Baseball Tonight co-anchors John Kruk and Karl Ravech, and a detailed analysis of each award winner will appear in the May issue of the magazine.

After reviewing internal and external submissions, the editorial staff at M&A Magazine will make selections toward the end of next month. For the deal categories, we expect the winning transactions to show innovation, determination and the ability to execute despite challenges. There are no geographic parameters, but all nominated deals must have closed by Dec. 31, 2007, and cannot exceed $1 billion in total value.

How do I make submissions?

Please send a one-page (or less) description of the deal you wish to nominate to Editor Ken MacFadyen at ken.macfadyen@sourcemedia.com. The nomination should include the following information: deal value, name of target, description of target, name of acquirer(s), names of key participants (firms and people who can elaborate on the deal), date of close and 3-5 bullet points explaining why the deal should be considered. If we need additional information we will let you know. All nominations must be received by March 2.

Who actually wins the awards?

For our inaugural effort, we will be awarding the buyer(s) or seller(s)—typically PE groups or corporate buyers—and the investment banks or intermediaries who brokered the deal. In some cases we may award parties on both sides of the transaction.

If I win, where do I pick up the hardware?

We will be handing out the awards at the upcoming ACG InterGrowth conference, the premier networking event for the mid-market. Specifically, the awards ceremony takes place from 10:45-11:45 am on Thursday, April 10. You can register to attend or get more info on the event by clicking here.

What are the categories?

Road Warrior of the Year – This will be awarded to the mid-market professional who showed his or her belief in the value of networking in 2007 through conference attendance, travel miles and relationship building.

3 overall Deal of the Year categories, based on the size of the acquired companies: Micro-Cap ($1-5 million EBITDA), Lower Middle Market ($5-10 million EBITDA), Middle Market ($10-25+ million EBITDA).

Technology mid-market deal

Energy mid-market deal

Industrial mid-market deal

Consumer Products mid-market deal

Media mid-market deal

Cross-Border mid-market deal

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thanks,

Ken MacFadyen, Editor