In recent news, M&A Advisor announced the winners of the 10th Annual M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards in the categories of Restructuring of the Year, Transaction of the Year, Refinancing of the Year, Sector Deal of the Year, Firm of the Year, Turnaround Product/Service of the Year and Professional of the Year. The nominations, representing over 200 participating companies, were judged by an independent panel of industry experts.
Canaccord Genuity, where Geoff Richards is the Head of US Debt Finance & Restructuring, was selected as the winner in two categories. They won the Distressed M&A Deal of the Year ($50 million to $100 million) and Healthcare and Life Sciences Deal of the Year. Both awards were in recognition of their work on behalf of PhotoMedex Inc.
The awards will be presented at the Awards Gala on Thursday, January 28th, 2016 at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. As David Fergusson, the co-CEO and President of the M&A Advisor said, “The award winners represent the best of the distressed investing and reorganization industry in 2015 and earned these honors by standing out in a group of very impressive candidates.”