Marlin & Associates Honored for Leading the Middle Market International M&A "Deal of the Year"

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Oct 13, 2011) - Marlin & Associates ("Marlin"), the boutique investment banking and strategic advisory firm, today announced that it has received the Middle Market International M&A "Deal of the Year" award. The award was presented in New York at the 3^rd Annual International M&A Summit.

Marlin was specifically cited for advising Brussels, Belgium-based S.W.I.F.T. SCRL (The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) on its acquisition of Ambit Messaging Hub from SunGard. Marlin also was recognized as a finalist for advising on four other recent international transactions:

-SMARTS Group (Sydney, Australia), which Marlin advised on its sale to NASDAQ OMX;

-Avox (Wrexham, United Kingdom) a majority-owned company of Deutsche Börse, which Marlin advised on its sale to The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC);

-iSuppli Corporation (El Segundo, California), which Marlin advised on its sale to IHS Inc.; and

-Qatar Insurance Services (Doha, Qatar), which Marlin advised on its acquisition of RI3K.

The International M&A Awards are sponsored by The M&A Advisor, a conference producer and newsletter publisher serving the middle market finance industry. The awards recognize top deal-making professionals serving the $10 million - $1 billion (sales) market in fields such as investment banking, private equity, legal services, and accounting. They are made on the basis of creativity, resourcefulness, persistence, business savvy and value added. The finalists are judged by an independent body of experts, who represent a cross-section of the middle market financing industry.

Marlin & Associates is one of the most active firms advising buyers and sellers of US and international middle-market Information Technology firms. The firm is headquartered in New York, NY, and has additional offices in Washington, DC, Toronto, Canada, and Hong Kong, China. Marlin has been the recipient of numerous awards, including twice being named "Middle-Market Investment Banking Firm of the Year," as well as the "Middle-Market Financing Agent of the Year -- Equity," and has been recognized for leading multiple "Deals of the Year" Awards including: the "Financial Technology Deal of the Year," the "International Cross-Border Deal of the Year," and the "Middle-Market Financing -- Computer, Technology and Telecommunications Deal of the Year." Marlin & Associates' team of professionals has advised over 200 Information Technology transactions. Some recent clients that Marlin & Associates has advised include:

• Atrium Network of London, United Kingdom, which Marlin & Associates advised on its sale to TMX Group (TSX: X).
  
  
• NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) of New York, NY, which Marlin & Associates advised on its acquisition of Metabit.
  
  
• Subserveo, Inc. of Vancouver, Canada, which Marlin & Associates advised on its sale to DST Systems, Inc. (NYSE: DST).
  
  
• NaviNet, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, which Marlin & Associates advised on its acquisition of Prematics.