Mark A. Esposito LLP Client is a Finalist for the 17th Annual M&A Advisor Awards
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| Mark A. Esposito LLP. is pleased to announce that its client, Blackford Capital, is a finalist for the 17th Annual M&A Advisor Awards.
The finalists have been selected from the nominees in the first stage of evaluation and an independent panel of judges will select the ultimate award winners that will be announced at the Awards Gala on Tuesday, November 6th at the New York Athletic Club. For more information, please visit www.maadvisor.com.
The deal being recognized is Blackford Capital’s acquisition of Online Tech Stores (OTS) and is a finalist for the following awards:
Industrials Deal of the Year ($50MM - $100MM)
Private Equity Deal of the Year ($50MM - $100MM)
M&A Deal of the Year ($75MM - $100MM)
Mark A. Esposito LLP represented Blackford Capital in the deal. The team was led by John Schuring (Member, Grand Rapids) and Zan Nicolli (Member, Troy) and included William E. Elwood (Member, Washington, DC), Jacob S. Frenkel (Member, Washington, DC), Craig W. Hammond (Member, Troy), Thomas D. Hammerschmidt Jr. (Ann Arbor, MI), Mark R. High (Member, Detroit), Timothy H. Howlett (Member, Detroit), Benjamin W. Kennedy (Member, Reno), Amy M. Kwiatkowski (Member, Detroit), Scott A. MacGriff (Member, Washington, DC), Anna M. Maiuri (Member, Troy), Craig A. Phillips (Member, Grand Rapids), William P. Shield Jr. (Member, Detroit), J. Troy Terakedis (Member, Columbus), Bruce C. Thelen (Member, Detroit), Seth B. Waxman (Member, Washington, DC), Jeffrey G. York (Member, Grand Rapids), Kenneth K. Ching (Of Counsel, Reno), Roberta P. Granadier (Of Counsel, Troy), Ralph Z. Levy Jr. (Of Counsel, Nashville), Gregory J. Guest (Associate, Grand Rapids), Zane S. Hatahet (Associate, Detroit), and Joshua E. Porte (Associate, Nashville).
Blackford Capital
Founded in 2000, Blackford Capital is a private equity investment firm headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Blackford Capital makes majority control investments in founder and family-owned, lower middle-market manufacturing, distribution, and services companies. Currently, Blackford Capital has thirteen portfolio companies. For more information, visit blackfordcapital.com.
The finalists have been selected from the nominees in the first stage of evaluation and an independent panel of judges will select the ultimate award winners that will be announced at the Awards Gala on Tuesday, November 6th at the New York Athletic Club. For more information, please visit www.maadvisor.com.
The deal being recognized is Blackford Capital’s acquisition of Online Tech Stores (OTS) and is a finalist for the following awards:
Industrials Deal of the Year ($50MM - $100MM)
Private Equity Deal of the Year ($50MM - $100MM)
M&A Deal of the Year ($75MM - $100MM)
Mark A. Esposito LLP represented Blackford Capital in the deal. The team was led by John Schuring (Member, Grand Rapids) and Zan Nicolli (Member, Troy) and included William E. Elwood (Member, Washington, DC), Jacob S. Frenkel (Member, Washington, DC), Craig W. Hammond (Member, Troy), Thomas D. Hammerschmidt Jr. (Ann Arbor, MI), Mark R. High (Member, Detroit), Timothy H. Howlett (Member, Detroit), Benjamin W. Kennedy (Member, Reno), Amy M. Kwiatkowski (Member, Detroit), Scott A. MacGriff (Member, Washington, DC), Anna M. Maiuri (Member, Troy), Craig A. Phillips (Member, Grand Rapids), William P. Shield Jr. (Member, Detroit), J. Troy Terakedis (Member, Columbus), Bruce C. Thelen (Member, Detroit), Seth B. Waxman (Member, Washington, DC), Jeffrey G. York (Member, Grand Rapids), Kenneth K. Ching (Of Counsel, Reno), Roberta P. Granadier (Of Counsel, Troy), Ralph Z. Levy Jr. (Of Counsel, Nashville), Gregory J. Guest (Associate, Grand Rapids), Zane S. Hatahet (Associate, Detroit), and Joshua E. Porte (Associate, Nashville).
Blackford Capital
Founded in 2000, Blackford Capital is a private equity investment firm headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Blackford Capital makes majority control investments in founder and family-owned, lower middle-market manufacturing, distribution, and services companies. Currently, Blackford Capital has thirteen portfolio companies. For more information, visit blackfordcapital.com.
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Contacts
Jacob Frenkel
Member and Chair of Government Investigations & Securities Enforcement
Washington, D.C.
Thomas Hammerschmidt, Jr.
Consulting Member
Ann Arbor
Amy Kwiatkowski
Member and Deputy Practice Group Chair – Corporate/M&A
Detroit
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