The M&A Advisor’s Corporate/Strategic Deal of the Year (Over $1B) methodology: The M&A Advisor uses both real-time and historical information on companies, markets, deals, and people that are represented in the nomination submissions. An independent committee of M&A, restructuring and deal financing industry business leaders will judge all nominations. The judging will be conducted in a secure data site using exclusive and trusted technology to ensure that all eligible nominations are processed, evaluated securely and confidentially. A nominal fee was required to submit a nomination. For full details on award methodology, go to https://maadvisor.com/17th-annual-international-ma-awards-nominate-now/

The M&A Advisor’s Emerging Leaders Award methodology: All nominations for the M&A Advisor's Annual Emerging Leaders Awards were evaluated by an independent committee of industry leaders in M&A, Financing, and Turnaround. Judges assessed nominees based on career accomplishments and professional expertise, with additional consideration given to community service, philanthropic contributions, and any unique circumstances. An application fee was paid to be considered for each individual award. Any published third-party rankings, awards or similar groupings have inherent limitations and qualifications. Awards are not representative of any one client's or investor's experience with Churchill and should not be viewed as indicative of future performance of any Churchill fund or transaction.