ACG DFW & DCEO are pleased to recognize all the following 2024 M&A Awards Deal Finalists:
$1 Billion+ Finalists
| Aligned Data Centers acquisition of ODATA | |
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Sell Side Lead |
Patria Investments |
| Buy Side Lead | Aligned Data Centers |
| Sell Side Investment Bank | Evercore, DH Capital (division of Citizens) |
| Sell Side Attorney | Proskauer Rose LLP, Pinheiro Neto Advogados |
| Buy Side Attorney | Vinson & Elkins |
| Sell Side Advisor | Evercore, DH Capital (division of Citizens) |
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Buy Side Advisor |
Guggenheim Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |
| Accounting | Ernst & Young |
| Lender(s) | SMBC, MUFG (as co-structuring coordinators), Deutsche Bank, and Nomura Lenders Counsel - Alexandro Padres (Paul Hastings LLP) Borrower's counsel - Eamon Nolan (Vinson & Elkins LLP) |
| Financial Diligence | Ernst & Young |
| Private Equity Firm | Macquarie Asset Management, SDC Capital Partners |
| Avantax’s $1.2 billion take-private sale to Cetera | |
|---|---|
| Sell Side Lead | Avantax, Inc. |
|
Buy Side Lead |
Aretec Group, Inc. |
| Sell Side Attorney | Sidley Austin LLP, Haynes and Boone LLP |
| Buy Side Attorney | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP |
| Sell Side Advisor | PJT Partners LP |
| Buy Side Advisor | Morgan Stanley & Co., UBS Investment Bank, BMO Capital Markets |
| Lender(s) | UBS, Goldman, Bank of Montreal, BMO, Deutsche, Bank, Truist, Jefferies and Morgan Stanley |
| Private Equity Firm | Genstar Capital |
| Bain Capital buys Brazilian steakhouse chain Fogo de Chão in $1.1 billion deal | |
|---|---|
| Sell Side Lead | Fogo De Chao |
| Buy Side Lead | Bain Capital |
| Sell Side Attorney | Sullivan & Cromwell |
| Buy Side Attorney | Kirkland & Ellis |
| Sell Side Advisor | Morgan Stanley & Co. |
| Accounting | PwC, Deloitte |
| Lender(s) | Deutsche Bank |
| Gigapower joint Venture between AT&T and BlackRock | |
|---|---|
| Sell Side Lead | Blackrock |
| Buy Side Lead | AT&T |
| Buy Side Attorney | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |
| Sell Side Advisor | Simpson Thacher |
| Buy Side Advisor | Morgan Stanley |