-- Middle Market Financing Deal of the Year -- Middle Market Financing Agent of the Year -- Equity -- Financial Services Deal of the Year -- Computer, Technology and Telecommunications Deal of the YearIn 2006, Marlin & Associates was recognized for leading the "Financial Technology Deal of the Year," and was nominated (and a finalist) for awards in three different categories. The M&A Advisor award winners are chosen based on the importance of the transaction, unique deal characteristics, transaction difficulty and overall impact on the industry. M&A professionals have advised on over 200 successfully completed transactions in the technology and information services sector. Recent Marlin & Associates transactions include:
-- StarMine Corporation of San Francisco, which Marlin & Associates advised on its sale to Reuters Group PLC (LSE :RTR ). M&A initiated the transaction, helped to manage the process, assisted in the negotiations and acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to StarMine. -- Applied Financial Technology of San Francisco, which Marlin & Associates advised on its sale to Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE :FIS ). M&A initiated the transaction, helped to manage the process, assisted in the negotiations and acted as strategic and financial advisor to AFT. -- Global Energy Decisions of Boulder, Colorado, which recently was acquired by Ventyx, Inc., an affiliate of Vista Equity Partners of San Francisco. Vista is a leading private equity firm focused on investing in software and technology-enabled services. Marlin & Associates identified Global Energy as a potential opportunity, helped Vista conduct a thorough review of Global Energy's business and financial results and worked with Vista to assess Global Energy's strategic fit within Vista's portfolio. -- Xcitek LLC market data of New York, which Marlin & Associates advised on its sale to Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE :IDC ). M&A initiated the transaction, helped to manage the process, assisted in the negotiations and acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Xcitek. -- Hugin ASA of Oslo, Norway, which Marlin & Associates advised on its sale to Euronext N.V. of Amsterdam, Netherlands (ENXTPA: NXT). M&A initiated the transaction, helped to manage the process, assisted in the negotiations and acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Hugin. -- Triple Point Technology of Westport, Connecticut, which Marlin & Associates advised on its sale of a majority interest to ABRY Partners, one of the most experienced and successful private equity firms in North America. M&A initiated the transaction, helped to manage the process, assisted in the negotiations and acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Triple Point Technology. -- Brainpower N.V. of Lugano, Switzerland, which Marlin & Associates advised on its sale to Bloomberg L.P. M&A initiated the transaction, helped to manage the process, assisted in the negotiations and acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Brainpower. -- Cameron Systems (Vic) of Sydney, Australia, which Marlin & Associates advised on its sale to Orc Software of Stockholm, Sweden (STKM :ORC ). M&A initiated the transaction, helped to manage the process, assisted in the negotiations and acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Cameron. -- Derivative Solutions of Chicago, which Marlin & Associates advised on its sale to FactSet Research Systems (NYSE :FDS ). M&A initiated the transaction, helped to manage the process, assisted in the negotiations and acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Derivative Solutions. -- Beauchamp Financial Technology Ltd. of London, England, which Marlin & Associates advised on its sale to Linedata Services of Paris, France (PARIS :LIN ). M&A initiated the transaction, helped to manage the process, assisted in the negotiations and acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to BFT. -- Global Securities Information, Inc. of Washington, D.C., which Marlin & Associates advised on its sale to Thomson Corporation (NYSE :TOC ). M&A initiated the transaction, helped to manage the process, assisted in the negotiations and acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to GSI.
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