Bass, Berry & Sims was named a finalist in nine deal categories for the 18th Annual M&A Advisor Awards, which recognizes leading dealmakers, firms, and transactions over the past year.
“We appreciate the opportunity to represent our clients in these deals and are grateful for the trust that they place in our firm,” said Kevin Douglas, chair of the Bass, Berry & Sims Corporate & Securities Practice Group. “We are also proud of our attorneys across the firm who contributed to each of these deals and are deserving of this recognition.”
The firm was recognized for advising clients in six separate deals:
Creation of OneOncology by Tennessee Oncology and General Atlantic
- Healthcare and Life Sciences Deal of the Year ($100MM-$1B)
- Private Equity Deal of the Year ($100MM-$250MM)
Acquisition of City Gear by Hibbett Sports
- Consumer Discretionary Deal of the Year ($50MM-$100MM)
- Corporate/Strategic Deal of the Year ($75MM-$100MM)
Acquisition of New Century Health by Evolent Health
- Healthcare and Life Sciences Deal of the Year ($100MM-$1B)
Restructuring of Elements Behavioral Health
- Healthcare and Life Sciences Deal of the Year ($100MM-$1B)
- Restructuring Deal of the Year ($100MM-$1B)
Merger of Engility Holdings, Inc. with Science Applications International Group
- Industrials Deal of the Year (Over $1B)
- Corporate/Strategic Deal of the Year ($1B-$5B)
- Private Equity Deal of the Year (Over $1B)
Acquisition of Cartiva, Inc. by Wright Medical Group
- Corporate/Strategic Deal of the Year ($250MM-$500MM)
Bass, Berry & Sims has been selected from the nominees in the first stage of evaluation. An independent panel of judges will now select the ultimate award winners in each category to be announced at the 18th Annual M&A Advisor Awards Gala on Tuesday, November 19 at the New York Athletic Club in New York. A full list of finalists can be found on The M&A Advisor website.
“Founded in 1998, The M&A Advisor introduced the awards program in 2002. Since then, we have been recognizing our industry’s most notable dealmakers, firms, and transactions. Today’s geopolitical climate presents our industry professionals and the businesses they serve with unique challenges,” said Roger Aguinaldo, founder of The M&A Advisor. “This year’s finalists exemplify the fortitude, perseverance, and ingenuity required not only to get the deal done but to excel in the field of mergers and acquisitions. It is truly an honor for The M&A Advisor and for me, personally, to recognize the contributions of the 2019 award finalists.”
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