ACG Detroit, a 400-member nonprofit business organization of middle-market M&A professionals that invest in middle-market companies, has announced the winners of the 8th annual M&A All Star Awards. The winners will be celebrated at a ceremony at The Townsend Hotel in Birmingham on May 2 from 6–8:30 p.m.
“The past 12 months have been a whirlwind for the M&A community. Economic challenges, including soaring inflation and rising interest rates, may have caused a slowdown in activity in the second half of the year, but dealmakers in Detroit and across the state remained resilient,” said Tom Vaughn, ACG Detroit M&A All Star Awards Chair. “As always, we were beyond impressed with the high caliber of nominations we received this year. We look forward to recognizing and celebrating their achievements and the impact they have had on business development in the metro Detroit area at our cornerstone event.”
The 8th annual M&A All Star Award winners are:
All Star Deal of the Year Over $50M in Revenue
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.’s Acquisition of Fori Automation, Inc.
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All Star Deal of the Year Under $50M in Revenue
American Adventure Holdings, LLC’s Acquisition of Ocean Canyon Properties, Inc.
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All Star Advisor of the Year
Peter Roth, partner at Varnum LLP
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All Star Dealmaker of the Year
Blackford Capital
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All Star Investment Banker of the Year
Bryan Berent, managing partner at Blue River Financial Group
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Rising Star
Arjun Murthy, director, Investment Banking at Cascade Partners
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Lifetime Achievement Award
Scott Eisenberg, managing director, Financial Advisory Services at Capstone Partners
Foley & Lardner, LLP. serves as the event’s Diamond sponsor. Ruby sponsors include BDO and DBusiness and Emerald sponsors include AON, Datasite, J.P. Morgan Chase, Peninsula Capital Partners and Ricardo Strategic Consulting.
