Lender Firm of the Year – Selected as one of five finalists in September 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 by an independent panel of judges appointed by The M&A Advisor. Winners were announced each November. A nominal fee was required to submit a nomination.

The M&A Advisor introduced the Lifetime Achievement and Leadership Awards program and established the M&A Advisor Hall of Fame to recognize extraordinary industry stalwarts. Selected by a committee of industry experts, the award recipients are judged on their individual accomplishments, the contribution they have made to their firm and its employees and the lasting benefits that they have brought to their profession at large.