Berkeley Research Group Announced as Finalist for ACG New York Champion's Awards

EMERYVILLE, CA--(Marketwired - Jun 14, 2013) - ACG® New York and The M&A Advisor announced finalists in 31 different categories for the Third Annual ACG New York Champion's Awards. Global expert services and consulting firm Berkeley Research Group was named a finalist for the Turnaround Deal of the Year and Energy Deal of the Year categories in the turnaround of Solyndra, LLC and 360 Degree Holdings, LLC.

The winners for eight categories including Turnaround Deal of the Year will be announced at the Champion's Awards Gala on Thursday, June 20, at the Metropolitan Club.

"The Third Annual ACG New York Champion's Awards finalists represent the best of M&A in the New York area in 2013, and Berkeley Research Group earned these honors by distinguishing themselves in a group of very impressive contestants," said Roger Aguinaldo, CEO and founder of The M&A Advisor. "BRG, representing the best of the industry, has demonstrated creativity and perseverance in today's challenging climate."

"I'm delighted that BRG and others' work on Solyndra and 360 Degree Holdings is receiving this recognition," said BRG Director R. Todd Neilson, who acted as Solyndra's chief restructuring officer. Mr. Neilson also acted as an independent member of the board of directors that authorized and supervised the filing and plan for the American Suzuki Motor Corporation, another finalist in the Turnaround Deal of the Year category.

About Berkeley Research Group, LLC

Berkeley Research Group, LLC (www.brg-expert.com) is a leading global expert services and consulting firm that provides independent expert testimony, authoritative studies, strategic advice, data analytics, and regulatory and dispute support to Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, major law firms, and regulatory bodies around the world. BRG experts and consultants combine intellectual rigor with practical, real-world experience and an in-depth understanding of industries and markets. Their expertise spans economics and finance, data analytics and statistics, and public policy in many of the major sectors of our economy, including healthcare, banking, information technology, energy, construction, and real estate. BRG is headquartered in Emeryville, California, with 24 offices in the United States; Canada; London, UK; Bogotá, Colombia; and Perth, Western Australia.

About The M&A Advisor

Since 1998, The M&A Advisor has been presenting, recognizing the achievement of, and facilitating connections between the world's leading mergers and acquisitions, financing, and turnaround professionals, with a comprehensive range of services including M&A SUMMITS, M&A AWARDS, M&A CONNECTS™, M&A ALERTS, M&A LINKS™, MandA.TV, and M&A MARKET INTEL™. Visit www.maadvisor.com to learn more.

About ACG New York

Where Private Capital Meets New York

ACG® New York, Inc. (www.acgnyc.org), the founding chapter of The Association for Corporate Growth, is the leading membership organization in New York that facilitates relationship building and focused education for middle-market deal-making professionals.

Each year over 8,000 professionals participate in ACG New York' s 70+ networking and educational events in New York City and Westchester and on Long Island, including healthcare, manufacturing and logistics, and retail conferences. ACG Deal-Source® and ACG Capital Connection® events put buyers together with funding sources in scheduled private meetings and bring M&A specialists together for open networking.

The organization's annual Champion's Awards recognize the year's outstanding middle-market firms and deals, while its Education Cup competition honors the best graduate business school team from the New York City area for M&A counseling prowess. These and other programs have spurred ACG New York's rapid growth in recent years, with membership now exceeding 1,000.