Bass, Berry & Sims was recognized as a winner in the Private Equity Deal of the Year ($250MM to $500MM) category at the 24th Annual M&A Advisor Awards. Winners were announced at the Awards Gala, held during the 2025 Future of Dealmaking Summit on November 18-19 in New York City.
The firm was honored related to its work representing Best Choice Roofing in its sale to Brightstar Capital Partners. This transaction was also named a finalist in the Industrials Deal of the Year ($250MM to $500MM) and M&A Deal of the Year ($250MM to $500MM) categories for the 2025 M&A Advisor Awards.
As noted in the press release, Roger Aguinaldo, Founder and CEO of The M&A Advisor said “For nearly three decades, The M&A Advisor has been honoring the leading M&A transactions, companies and dealmakers. Bass, Berry & Sims represents the best of the industry in 2024-25 and earned this honor by standing out in a group of very impressive candidates.”
For a complete list of 2025 winners, click here. In September, M&A Advisor released its full list of finalists for the 2025 awards and Bass, Berry & Sims had eight transactions selected as finalists among 11 unique categories; four deals were named in the same category, for a total of 15 finalist recognitions.
About the Bass, Berry & Sims Corporate & Securities Practice
Bass, Berry & Sims was recently recognized by several leading industry outlets for its private equity (PE) and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals. Among the recent recognitions, the firm climbed the league tables in healthcare and several additional strategic areas and received several new rankings by PitchBook for its work through the first half of 2025. For example, the firm was ranked #5 most active in healthcare private equity transactions and #12 most active in U.S. M&A transactions representing investors by PitchBook for work through the first half of 2025. To read more about these recent accolades, click here.