Mergers and Acquisitions Active in the Middle Market

-Finalists Announced for the M&A Advisor's Middle-Market M&A Awards Gala-

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- There is good news on Wall Street these
days! The M&A Advisor received a record number of deal nominations for its
upcoming 7th Annual Middle-Market M&A Awards Gala on December 15th
demonstrating the brisk activity in the smaller, middle-market transactions
this past year.

"The response to our call for nominations this year was overwhelming," said
Roger Aguinaldo, CEO and Publisher of The M&A Advisor. "Considering the
current state of the economy and the financial crisis, receiving almost 400
nominations for excellence in middle-market M&A transactions is a true
testament to the positive things still happening on Wall Street today."

The Middle-Market M&A Awards Gala honors deal-teams, deal-makers, and firms
whose activities set the standard for the industry. This year, 220 finalists
in 35 categories were chosen. This is the biggest response since the awards
began in 2002. An independent body of experts that span the M&A industry will
be judging and determining the ultimate recipients of the award. Winners will
then be revealed "Academy-Award style" at the gala, which is being held on
Monday, December 15th at the historic Hudson Theatre in New York City.

A complete list of the finalists can be found at www.maadvisor.com

The M&A Advisor's 7th Annual Awards Gala, which immediately follows the 17th
Middle-Market M&A Conference, honors excellence in deal-making between $10
million and $1 billion deal-value. The gala is one of the biggest and most
exclusive networking events in middle-market M&A. The all-day conference will
explore opportunities and challenges for the year ahead. Both take place at
the historic Hudson Theatre on Monday, December 15th in New York City. For
more information on finalists, the gala, the conference, speaking
opportunities, sponsorships, journal ads, or tickets visit www.maadvisor.com
or call 1-877-99-MERGE.

Since 1998, The M&A Advisor has been connecting professionals in the mergers
and acquisitions, distressed investing and related financial industries
through its leading conferences and awards galas, M&A Alerts newsletter and
online community.

SOURCE The M&A Advisor

Hilary JM Topper of HJMT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, +1-516-997-1950, for The M&A
Advisor