Generational Group Is Nominated for More Than Two Dozen M&A Advisor Awards

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Generational Group is pleased to announce that it is a finalist in 28 M&A Advisor award categories for its performance in 2021, including Investment Banking Firm of the Year, M&A Deal of the Year ($50MM to $75MM) and Investment Banker of the Year (Generational Capital Markets, Inc. Senior Managing Director Phil Pizzurro).

The awards will be presented in-person at the 20^th Annual M&A Advisor Awards Gala, a feature of the 2021 Future of Dealmaking Summit. The content program, including one-on-one meetings and the gala, will be held at the historic New York Athletic Club in midtown Manhattan on November 17.

“We are extremely pleased to be nominated by the M&A Advisor in so many categories this year,” stated Ryan Binkley, President and CEO of Generational. “It is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire team to be seen as a leader in the investment banking industry.”

Binkley added, “We are having a remarkable year in 2021, record breaking in many ways. These awards will bring about a wonderful close of the year for our team.”

The M&A Advisor was founded in 1998 to publish insights and intelligence on mergers and acquisitions. Since then, it has become the world’s premier organization for M&A, turnaround and finance professionals.

The M&A Advisor is the preeminent organization recognizing excellence, honoring achievement, presenting thought leadership and facilitating connections among the world’s leading dealmaking professionals. These prestigious awards are handed out annually and recognize the leaders in investment banking and related professions.

Here is the list of Generational Group’s 28 nominations:

Professional Services (B2B) Deal of the Year

Acquisition of Kupper Engineering, Inc. by Utilicon Services
Generational Capital Markets, Inc. (Chris Heckert/Andre Farahmandi)

Acquisition of Blackbird Garage LLC by Barrington Media Group a Portfolio Company of Fort Point Capital
Generational Equity (Phil Pizzurro/Andre Farahmandi)

Acquisition of Blair Duron by Crescendo Capital
Generational Equity (Jack Sluiter/Tristan Keeffe)

Materials Deal of the Year

Acquisition of Realm, Inc./Realm Warehousing, Inc. by Great Range Capital
Generational Equity, LLC (Michael Goss/Andrew Byrd)

Utilities Deal of the Year

Acquisition of Kupper Engineering, Inc. by Utilicon Services
Generational Capital Markets, Inc. (Chris Heckert/Andre Farahmandi)

Consumer Staples Deal of the Year

Acquisition of A&A Global Imports, Inc. by Boyne Capital
Generational Capital (Chris Heckert/Andre Farahmandi)

Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of the Year (Under $100MM)

Acquisition of Eastern Business Forms by Gen Cap America
Generational Equity (Don Ho)

Industrials Deal of the Year (Under $100MM)

Acquisition of Mack Fire Protection, Inc., by Newlook Capital, Inc.
Generational Equity (Michael Goss/Jon LePage)

Information Technology Deal of the Year (Under $100MM)

Acquisition of Blackbird Garage LLC by Barrington Media Group a Portfolio Company of Fort Point Capital
Generational Equity (Phil Pizzurro/Andre Farahmandi)

Investment Banking Firm of the Year

Valuation Firm of the Year

Investment Banker of the Year

Phil Pizzurro, Senior Managing Director, Generational Capital Markets, Inc.

M&A Transaction of the Year Award Categories

Acquisition of CLS Technology by ADT Commercial
Generational Capital Markets (Chris Heckert/Andre Farahmandi)

Acquisition of Design Space Inpharmatics (DSI) by ProductLife Group (PLG)
Generational Equity (Moses Shmueli/Tristan Keeffe)

Corporate/Strategic Deal of the Year ($25MM to $50MM)

Acquisition of Kupper Engineering, Inc. by Utilicon Services
Generational Capital Markets, Inc. (Chris Heckert/Andre Farahmandi)

M&A Transaction of the Year Award Categories

Acquisition of Blackbird Garage LLC by Barrington Media Group a Portfolio Company of Fort Point Capital
Generational Equity (Phil Pizzurro/Andre Farahmandi)

Acquisition of Design Space Inpharmatics (DSI) by ProductLife Group (PLG)
Generational Equity (Moses Shmueli/Tristan Keeffe)

Cross-Border Deal of the Year ($25MM to $50MM)

Acquisition of Mack Fire Protection, Inc., by Newlook Capital, Inc.
Generational Equity (Michael Goss/Jon LePage)

Private Equity Deal of the Year ($10MM to $25MM)

Acquisition of Blair Duron by Crescendo Capital
Generational Equity (Jack Sluiter/Tristan Keeffe)

Partnership of Jackson Mechanical Service Inc. with Alpine Investors
Generational Equity (Chris Gain/Jacob Mangalath)

Private Equity Deal of the Year ($25MM to $50MM)

Acquisition of Eastern Business Forms by Gen Cap America
Generational Equity (Don Ho)

Acquisition of Mack Fire Protection, Inc., by Newlook Capital, Inc.
Generational Equity (Michael Goss/Jon LePage)

Acquisition of Realm, Inc./Realm Warehousing, Inc. by Great Range Capital
Generational Equity, LLC (Michael Goss/Andrew Byrd)

Private Equity Deal of the Year ($50MM to $75MM)

Acquisition of A&A Global Imports, Inc. by Boyne Capital
Generational Capital (Chris Heckert/Andre Farahmandi)

M&A Deal of the Year ($10MM to $25MM)

Acquisition of CLS Technology by ADT Commercial
Generational Capital Markets (Chris Heckert/Andre Farahmandi)

M&A Deal of the Year ($25MM to $50MM)

Acquisition of Kupper Engineering, Inc. by Utilicon Services
Generational Capital Markets, Inc. (Chris Heckert/Andre Farahmandi)

Acquisition of Eastern Business Forms by Gen Cap America
Generational Equity (Don Ho)

M&A Deal of the Year ($50MM to $75MM)

Acquisition of A&A Global Imports, Inc. by Boyne Capital
Generational Capital (Chris Heckert/Andre Farahmandi)

About Generational Group

Generational Equity, Generational Capital Markets (member FINRA/SIPC), Generational Wealth Advisors, Generational Consulting Group and DealForce are part of the Generational Group, which is headquartered in Dallas and is one of the leading middle market investment banks in North America.

With more than 250 professionals located throughout 16 offices in North America, the companies help business owners release the wealth of their business by providing growth consulting, merger, acquisition, and wealth management services. Their six-step approach features strategic and tactical growth consulting, exit planning education, business valuation, value enhancement strategies, M&A transactional services, and wealth management.

M&A Advisor named the company the 2017 and 2018 Investment Banking Firm of the Year and 2020 Valuation Firm of the Year. For more information, visit https://www.generational.com/ or the https://www.generational.com/press-releases.