40 UNDER 40 WEST AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
RECIPIENTS TO BE RECOGNIZED AT THE ANNUAL AWARDS GALA
ON MAY 31 IN LOS ANGELES, CA
美国西部40位杰出40岁以下并购顾问 － 并购顾问表彰奖获奖者名单公布
年度颁奖盛典将于5月31日在洛杉矶举行
NEW YORK, April 13, 2012, —The M&A Advisor today announced the winners and finalists of the 3rd Annual 40 UNDER 40 M&A Advisor Recognition Awards – West Region. The following states are included in the West Region: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, OK, SD, TX, UT, WA, and WY.
纽约时间4月13日 － 并购顾问组织今天宣布了第三届美国西部40位杰出40岁以下并购顾问表彰奖的获奖者和入围者名单。美国西部地区包括：阿拉斯加州、亚利桑那州、加利福尼亚州、科罗拉多州、夏威夷州、爱达荷州、堪萨斯州、北达科他州、内布拉斯加州、内华达州、俄勒冈州、奥克拉荷马州、南达科他州、德克萨斯州、犹他州、华盛顿州和怀俄明州。
NEWS RELEASE
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The M&A Advisor, renowned globally for its recognition and presentation of leading M&A, financing and turnaround professionals, created this recognition awards program to promote mentorship and professional development amongst the emerging business leaders.
并购顾问组织以促进新兴商业领袖之间的专业发展为目的，为业内负责并购、融资和企业整改的领头专业杰出人士创建了这个表彰奖项，享誉全球，并获得业内专家的一致认可。
The 2012 40 UNDER 40 Award Winners and Finalists have been chosen for their accomplishments and expertise from a pool of prominent nominees by an independent judging panel of distinguished business leaders. The 2012 Judges included: Francis Acquila, Partner, Sullivan and Cromwell; John K. Castle, Chairman, Castle Harlan; Sharon Bailey, Principal, Beckett Advisors, Inc.; Laura M. Brank, Partner and Russia Practice Head, Dechert; Lee Duran, Partner, BDO USA, LLP; Darin Facer, Director, AlixPartners; Eric J. Ivester, Partner, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP; Melissa Kibler Knoll, Sr. Managing Director, Mesirow Financial Consulting; Joseph O'Donell, Vice President, Investigative Management Group; and Brian Schofield, Director, Lampert Debt Advisors.
2012年的40位杰出40岁以下并购顾问的获奖者和入围者以他们历年优异的成绩和丰富的经验，从大批杰出的被提名者中脱颖而出。2012年的评委由以下独立的著名商界领袖组成：
Francis Acquila, 合伙人, Sullivan and Cromwell;
John K. Castle, 董事长, Castle Harlan;
Sharon Bailey, 负责人, Beckett Advisors, Inc.;
Laura M. Brank, 合伙人、俄罗斯业务主管, Dechert;
Lee Duran, 合伙人, BDO USA, LLP;
Darin Facer, 总监, AlixPartners;
Eric J. Ivester, 合伙人, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP;
Melissa Kibler Knoll, 高级董事总经理, Mesirow Financial Consulting;
Joseph O'Donell, 副总裁, Investigative Management Group;
Brian Schofield, 总监, Lampert Debt Advisors.
“In 2010 we initiated the 40 UNDER 40 Awards to recognize the emerging leaders of the M&A, Financing and Turnaround industries” reports Roger Aguinaldo, CEO of The M&A Advisor. “While the selection process presents quite a challenge to our judging committee, it is truly a privilege to announce the 40 winners and 20 finalists from such an accomplished group of candidates.”
“在2010年，我们发起了40位杰出40岁以下并购顾问的奖项来认可在并购、融资和企业整改等行业的新兴领袖”，并购顾问组织的CEO Roger Aguinaldo声明，“尽管选择过程给我们的评审委员会带来了相当大的挑战，能从这样一个有高成就的候选人组中宣布40名获奖者与20名入围者是十分荣幸的一件事。”
Winners of the the 3rd Annual 40 UNDER 40 M&A Advisor Recognition Awards – West Region
(Note that the Winners are listed in alphabetical order)
美国西部40位杰出40岁以下并购顾问－ 第三届并购顾问表彰奖获奖者名单 （按姓氏英文字母顺序排列）
|
Name |
Company |
Title |
| Rahul Aggarwal | Brentwood Associates | Partner |
| Matt Bender | Riveron Consulting | Managing Director |
| Thomas Berg | FMV Opinions, Inc. | Managing Director |
| Carlos Bermudez | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | Counsel |
| Brendan Burke | Headwaters MB | Director of Business Development |
| Stuart Casillas | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Partner |
| Will Chuchawat | Sheppard Mullin | Partner |
| Kyle Coe | Generational Equity | Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Kelly Dybala | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Partner |
| Matthew Ertman | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP | Partner |
| Michael Frishberg | Kurtzman Carson Consultants (KCC) | EVP, Corporate Restructuring Services |
| Jeff Hartlin | Paul Hastings LLLP | Partner |
| Chris Heckert | Generational Capital Markets, Inc. | Vice President Supervising Principal |
| Irving Kau | GHS | Managing Director |
| Arash Khalili | Loeb & Loeb LLP | Partner |
| Kristin Lentz | Davis Graham & Stubbs | Partner |
| Jaclyn Liu | Morrison & Foerster | Partner |
| Daniel McBroom | Headwaters MB | Director |
| Damon McLaren | Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | Director |
| Chad Michael | Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. | Managing Director |
| Joel Montminy | Creo Capital Advisors | President & CEO |
| Robert Morrill | Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP | Partner |
| Tom Newell | Greene Holcomb & Fisher LLC. | Managing Director & Co-Head Food and Consumer M&A |
| George Ng | Snell & Wilmer LLP | Partner |
| Andrew Nikou | OpenGate Capital | Founder, Managing Partner & CEO |
| Sam Orme | D.A. Davidson & Co. | Director |
| John Paffendorf | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney | Sr. Vice President |
| Adam Reilly | Deloitte | Partner, M&A Transaction Services |
| Jared Ruger | Bertram Capital Management | Partner |
| Karl Schade | The Presidio Group | Managing Director |
| Christian Schiller | Cascadia Capital | Managing Director |
| Loren Schlachet | Riverside | Co-Fund Manager |
| Harmeet Singh | SingerLewak LLP | Regional Managing Partner |
| Chad Skinner | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Partner |
| Tom Spivey | McColl Partners | Principal and Partner |
| Michael Steuch | Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP | Partner |
| Timothy Sznewajs | FMI Corporation | Managing Director |
| Lendell Thompson | Wells Fargo Capital Finance | Managing Director, Technology Finance Division |
| David Wang | Houlihan Lokey | Senior Vice Presient |
| Jeremy D. Zangara | Greenberg Traurig,LLP | Associate |
For additional information,please contact:
Ken Bush
ken.bush@kwpcapitalpartners.com
1.949.651.6162