Northern Edge Advisors Wins the Deal of the Year Award in the $250 – $500 Million Category from The M&A Advisor
We are delighted to announce that The M&A Advisor, the global leader in recognizing excellence in the M&A industry, has again distinguished the superior service provided by Northern Edge Advisors (“Northern Edge”). The sale of Amran, LLC and Narayan Powertech Pvt. Ltd. (the “Amran/Narayan Group”) to Standex International Corporation (NYSE: SXI) has been awarded the M&A Deal of the Year ($250 – $500 million) at the 16th Annual International M&A Awards.
Northern Edge served as the exclusive financial advisor to the Amran/Narayan Group. This is the second major award received by Northern Edge relating to its outstanding work on the transaction, underscoring the multi-jurisdictional complexity and unique challenges involved. The M&A Advisor receives hundreds of detailed award submissions each year and an independent panel of global M&A practitioners judge nominations representing global transactions ranging from $10 million to over $10 billion.
Bob Goldsmith, President of Northern Edge, commented: “We are thrilled that our team’s world-class expertise and perseverance in delivering a successful outcome for our clients continue to be recognized by the industry. Sophisticated transaction structuring and problem solving are a hallmark of the M&A services we provide our middle market clients. We are thrilled for the Amran/Narayan Group.”
The 462-million simultaneous sale of privately-held US-based Amran Instrument Transformers and India-based Narayan Powertech Pvt. Ltd. to Standex has also recently been awarded 2025 Middle-Market Deal of the Year in Manufacturing by Mergers & Acquisitions.
Northern Edge Advisors has an extensive record of winning awards for dealmaking. Our past successes include, among others:
- Professional Services Deal of the Year (up to $50 million) in 2024
- Materials Deal of the Year (over $100 million) and Cross-border Deal of the Year ($10 – 50 million) in 2023
- M&A Deal of the Year in two categories ($25 – 50 million) and ($50 – 100 million) in 2022
- Cross-Border Deal of the Year ($10 – 25 million) in 2021
- M&A Deal of the Year ($25 – 50 million) in 2019.