Marlin & Associates Earns Two International Deal-of-the-Year Awards
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - November 1, 2010) - Marlin & Associates Holding LLC, the boutique investment banking and strategic advisory firm, today announced that the firm has been recognized for advising on two recent cross-border transactions. The awards were presented at the 2nd Annual International Awards Luncheon at the Cornell Club in New York, NY.
Marlin & Associates received awards for advising on:
*International Financial Services Deal-of-the-Year- Sale of Hugin to Thomson Reuters by NYSE Euronext; and
*International Information Technology Deal-of-the-Year- Acquisition of Vhayu Technologies by Thomson Reuters.
"We are honored to be recognized with these awards," said Ken Marlin, Managing Partner of Marlin & Associates. "We've always taken a global approach to our business. Our clients don't define themselves geographically and neither do we. About a third of our clients have been based outside of the US. That's why we believe our blend of operational and financial experience, combined with our broad international reach and track record of success, puts us in a formidable position to advise a wide range of middle-market technology-enabled firms."
About The Middle Market Financing Awards
Each year, The M&A Advisor, a conference producer and newsletter publisher serving the middle market finance industry, recognizes top deal-making professionals serving the $10 million - $1 billion (sales) market in fields such as investment banking, private equity, legal services, and accounting. The Middle Market Financing Awards are made on the basis of creativity and resourcefulness, persistence, business savvy, and value-added. The finalists are judged by an independent body of experts who represent a cross-section of the middle market financing industry.
About Marlin & Associates
Marlin & Associates Holding LLC is a boutique investment banking and strategic advisory firm specializing in acquisitions and divestitures of U.S. and international middle-market firms that provide technology, digital information and healthcare-related products, technology and services. The firm is headquartered in New York, NY and has additional offices in Washington, DC and Toronto, Canada.
Marlin & Associates Securities LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marlin & Associates Holding LLC, is a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is a FINRA/SIPC member firm (www.finra.org). Investment banking and/or securities are offered through Marlin & Associates Securities LLC. Marlin & Associates' professionals have advised on more than 200 successfully completed transactions.