NEW YORK, NY was recognized as the Middle Market Investment
Banking Firm of the Year.
In addition, Marlin took top honors in three deal
categories:
-- Middle Market International/Cross Border Deal of the Year
(Below $100M)
-- Middle Market Financial Services Deal of the Year (Below
$100M)
-- Middle Market Computer and Information Technology Deal of the
Year (Below $100M)
In July, "The M&A Advisor" recognized Marlin as the Middle
Market Financing Agent of the Year - Equity, and also awarded
Marlin & Associates honors in three Middle Market Financing
"Deal of the Year" categories. In 2006, Marlin was recognized for
leading the Financial Technology Deal of the Year and was a
finalist in three other categories.
"The M&A Advisor" 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 awards are made on the basis of creativity and
resourcefulness, persistence, business savvy, and value-added.
Other finalists included Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, Harris
Williams and Co., FT Partners, Morgan Joseph & Co., and Robert
W. Baird & Co.
"2007 has proven to be another banner year for Marlin &
Associates. We are honored to repeat as award winners and to be
recognized for our role in assisting middle market firms
successfully transact," said Ken Marlin, founder and Managing
Partner of Marlin & Associates. "At the same time, we are
humbled to be among such distinguished company."
About Marlin & Associates
Founded in 2002, Marlin & Associates New York LLC is a
boutique investment banking and strategic consulting firm focused
on providing highly strategic, transaction-related services to U.S.
and international middle-market firms engaged in technology,
information, on-line media and business-services. The firm is based
in New York City with a Washington, DC office and has been the
recipient of numerous awards.
Marlin & Associates' professionals have advised on over 200
successfully completed transactions in the technology and
information services sector. Recent Marlin & Associates
transactions include:
-- StarMine of San Francisco, which Marlin & Associates
advised on its sale to Reuters (LSE: RTR). M&A initiated the
transaction, helped to manage the process, assisted in the
negotiations and acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor
to StarMine.
-- Applied Financial Technology of San Francisco, which Marlin
& Associates advised on its sale to Fidelity National
Information Services (NYSE: FIS). M&A initiated the
transaction, helped to manage the process, assisted in the
negotiations and acted as strategic and financial advisor to
AFT.
-- Global Energy Decisions of Boulder, Colorado, which recently
was acquired by Ventyx, Inc., an affiliate of Vista Equity Partners
of San Francisco. Vista is a leading private equity firm focused on
investing in software and technology-enabled services. Marlin &
Associates identified Global Energy as a potential opportunity,
helped Vista conduct a thorough review of Global Energy's business
and financial results and worked with Vista to assess Global
Energy's strategic fit within Vista's portfolio.
-- Xcitek LLC market data of New York, which Marlin &
Associates advised on its sale to Interactive Data Corporation
(NYSE: IDC). M&A initiated the transaction, helped to manage
the process, assisted in the negotiations and acted as exclusive
strategic and financial advisor to Xcitek.
-- Hugin ASA of Oslo, Norway, which Marlin & Associates
advised on its sale to Euronext NV of Amsterdam, Netherlands
(ENXTPA: NXT). M&A initiated the transaction, helped to manage
the process, assisted in the negotiations and acted as exclusive
strategic and financial advisor to Hugin.
-- Triple Point Technology of Westport, Connecticut, which
Marlin & Associates advised on the sale of a majority interest
to ABRY Partners, one of the most experienced and successful
private equity firms in North America. M&A initiated the
transaction, helped to manage the process, assisted in the
negotiations and acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor
to Triple Point Technology.
-- Brainpower N.V. of Lugano, Switzerland, which Marlin &
Associates advised on its sale to Bloomberg L.P. M&A initiated
the transaction, helped to manage the process, assisted in the
negotiations and acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor
to Brainpower.
-- Cameron Systems (Vic) of Sydney, Australia, which Marlin
& Associates advised on its sale to Orc Software of Stockholm,
Sweden (STKM: ORC). M&A initiated the transaction, helped to
manage the process, assisted in the negotiations and acted as
exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Cameron.
-- Derivative Solutions, of Chicago, which Marlin &
Associates advised on its sale to FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:
FDS). M&A initiated the transaction, helped to manage the
process, assisted in the negotiations and acted as exclusive
strategic and financial advisor to Derivative Solutions.
-- Beauchamp Financial Technology Ltd. of London, England, which
Marlin and Associates advised on its sale to Linedata Services of
Paris, France (PARIS: LIN). M&A initiated the transaction,
helped to manage the process, assisted in the negotiations and
acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to BFT.
-- Global Securities Information, Inc. of Washington, DC which
Marlin and Associates advised on its sale to the Thomson
Corporation (NYSE: TOC). M&A initiated the transaction, helped
to manage the process, assisted in the negotiations and acted as
exclusive strategic and financial advisor to GSI.
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