Canadian Mid-Market M&A Firm Receives Prestigious Awards

Oakville, Canada, February 12, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Corporate Finance Associates (CFA), a leading middle market mergers and acquisitions (M&A) firm, announced today that Office of the Year is awarded to CFA Oakville (Toronto), Ontario. In addition, Oakville-based Douglas Nix, CFA’s Vice Chairman, was named Dealmaker of the Year. These awards were presented by CFA on January 27, 2012 at an international conference in Clearwater, Florida.

These prestigious awards are given annually to the CFA office and individual dealmaker with the highest revenues from completed M&A transactions in the past year.

The Oakville office has continually distinguished itself through the successful completion of M&A transactions locally, nationally, and internationally. Consistently one of CFA’s top three offices worldwide, this marks the third time this office has been named Office of Year in the last 11 years. “We are extremely honoured to receive these awards,” said Mr. Nix. “It’s a delight for this recognition of our team’s hard work and perseverance in a challenging economy.”

About Corporate Finance Associates:
CFA is a founding member of ICFG, the 14th largest mid-market M&A firm in the world with offices in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. In 2011, it completed 97 mid-market transactions, of which 15 were cross-border. Since 1956, CFA has completed more than 5,000 transactions.

About Douglas Nix:
Douglas, Vice Chairman of CFA, has been involved with over 60 M&A transactions in the past 15 years and has advised many public and private companies in acquisitions and divestitures of domestic and international organizations. He is a Chartered Accountant and has a strong background in strategy formulation, M&A and corporate finance. He is also Chairman of CFA’s Transportation and Logistics Industry Practice Group.

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