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

By Generational Group

11/05/2021

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 20th 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 Group (Phil Pizzurro/Andre Farahmandi)

Acquisition of Blair Duron by Crescendo Capital

Generational Group (Jack Sluiter/Tristan Keeffe)

Materials Deal of the Year

Acquisition of Realm, Inc./Realm Warehousing, Inc. by Great Range Capital

Generational Group, 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 Group (Don Ho)

Industrials Deal of the Year (Under $100MM)

Acquisition of Mack Fire Protection, Inc. by Newlook Capital, Inc.

Generational Group (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 Group (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 Group (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 Group (Phil Pizzurro/Andre Farahmandi)

Acquisition of Design Space Inpharmatics (DSI) by ProductLife Group (PLG)

Generational Group (Moses Shmueli/Tristan Keeffe)

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

Acquisition of Mack Fire Protection, Inc. by Newlook Capital, Inc.

Generational Group (Michael Goss/Jon LePage)

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

Acquisition of Blair Duron by Crescendo Capital                                               

Generational Group (Jack Sluiter/Tristan Keeffe)

Partnership of Jackson Mechanical Service Inc. with Alpine Investors

Generational Group (Chris Gain/Jacob Mangalath)

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

Acquisition of Eastern Business Forms by Gen Cap America

Generational Group (Don Ho)

Acquisition of Mack Fire Protection, Inc. by Newlook Capital, Inc.

Generational Group (Michael Goss/Jon LePage)

Acquisition of Realm, Inc./Realm Warehousing, Inc. by Great Range Capital

Generational Group, 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 Group (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

Generational Group, headquartered in Dallas, TX, is a leading, award winning full-service M&A advisory firm. Generational has over 300 professionals across 16 offices in North America. The firm empowers business owners to unlock the full value of their companies through a comprehensive suite of services—including strategic growth consulting, exit planning education, business valuation, value enhancement strategies, M&A advisory, digital solutions, and wealth management.

Celebrating its 20th year, Generational has successfully closed over 1,700 transactions and has ranked #1 or #2 in all LSEG league tables for deals valued between $25 million and $500 million in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

The firm was named 2024 USA Investment Banking Firm of the Year by the Global M&A Network and recognized as Investment Banking Firm of the Year by The M&A Advisor in both 2024 and 2022.