Generational Equity was chosen among 243 finalists to receive the Deal of the Year Award at the 2010 M&A Advisor Awards. The award was received in the category for Retail Manufacturing/Distribution ($500 million or less). The 2010 M&A Awards honored deal-teams, deal-makers, and firms whose activities set the standard for the industry. An independent body of expert judges that span the M&A industry determined the ultimate recipients of the award.
DALLAS, Oct. 7, 2010 – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that Generational Equity, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisory firm for privately held and family-owned businesses, has been named an official NFF corporate partner.
“Generational Equity is proud to enter into its new partnership with the National Football Foundation,” said Generational Equity President Ryan Binkley. “Moving forward, we hope to build a successful and longstanding relationship with the National Football Foundation and look forward to being an official corporate partner of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame. We are especially excited that Generational Equity will be the presenting sponsor of the 2010 Distinguished American Award.”
An advisory firm for the middle market, Generational Equity works with privately held and family-owned businesses that are contemplating a sale or seeking merger and acquisition opportunities to achieve maximum value for their companies. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Generational Equity has more than 200 employees and professional advisors and is continually ranked as one of the top performing merger and acquisition firms in the U.S. for M&A transactions valued at less than $25 million in a broad spectrum of industries.
“We are excited to partner with Generational Equity as we seek to improve the legacy of our sport,” said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. “We share the same core values and a deep appreciation for what one generation can do to educate and inspire the next. Having Generational Equity as an official NFF corporate partner will provide direct support for the NFF’s efforts to build leaders through football.”
In addition to providing general support to the full range of NFF initiatives, including its scholar-athlete programs and chapter network, Generational Equity will be the presenting sponsor of the NFF Distinguished American Award while having a major presence at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City on December 7. As the culmination of the regular season, the NFF Annual Awards Dinner features the presentation of the NFF Major Awards; the induction of the College Football Hall of Fame class from the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A); and the bestowing of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards.
The 2010 NFF Major Award recipients include renowned entertainer and humanitarian Bill Cosby (the Gold Medal); respected journalist and author Tom Brokaw (the Distinguished American Award); longtime athletics administrator Joe Kearney (the Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award); former Rutgers athletics director Robert Mulcahy (the John L. Toner Award for excellence in athletics administration) University of California play-by-play announcer Joe Starkey (the Chris Schenkel Award for excellence in broadcasting); and SEC Coordinator of Officials Rogers Redding (Outstanding Football Official Award).
This year’s Hall of Fame class includes Dennis Byrd (North Carolina State); Ronnie Caveness (Arkansas); Ray Childress (Texas A&M); Randy Cross (UCLA); Sam Cunningham (Southern California); Mark Herrmann (Purdue); Clarkston Hines (Duke); Desmond Howard (Michigan); Chet Moeller (Navy); Jerry Stovall (LSU); Pat Tillman (Arizona State); Alfred Williams (Colorado); and coaches Barry Alvarez (Wisconsin) and Gene Stallings (Texas A&M, Alabama). The 2010 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class will be announced Oct. 28.
ABOUT GENERATIONAL EQUITY
Generational Equity is a leader in the North American mergers and acquisitions market providing advisory services to privately held and family-owned businesses for mergers, acquisitions, and strategic growth initiatives. Headquartered in Dallas, Generational Equity has more than 200 professionals servicing businesses throughout the US and Canada. Ryan Binkley and the Executive Team at Generational Equity are committed to providing excellent service and support to their clients that are unparalleled in the industry. For more information, visit: www.gecpress.com or www.ryanbinkley.com.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION & COLLEGE HALL OF FAME
Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl “Red” Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, a non-profit educational organization, runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people. With 121 chapters and 12,000 members nationwide, NFF programs include the College Football Hall of Fame, Play It Smart, the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association, the NFF Gridiron Clubs of New York City, Dallas, and Los Angeles, and scholarships of over $1 million for college and high school scholar-athletes. The NFF presents the MacArthur Bowl, the Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth, and releases the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Standings. Learn more at www.footballfoundation.org.
DALLAS, TX–(Marketwire – December 15, 2009) – Generational Equity, a leading advisor to privately held and family-owned businesses for mergers, acquisitions, and strategic growth initiatives, was awarded the ‘Lower Middle-Market Deal of the Year’ at the 8th annual M&A Advisor Awards Gala held in New York last night.
Along with over 170 other finalists, Generational Equity was nominated for eleven awards in six categories. Generational Equity was awarded the ‘Lower Middle-Market Deal of the Year’ for the successful merger of US Logistics, Inc., a North Carolina company specializing in the maintenance, modification, and overhaul of tactical vehicles and aircraft and Ranger International Services Group, a private equity consolidator based in Greenville, South Carolina. You can read more about this merger at:
Generational Equity Announces Investment in US Logistics by Ranger International.
DALLAS, TX–(PitchEngine.Com October – October 23, 2009) – Generational Equity, a leading advisor to privately held and family-owned businesses for mergers, acquisitions, and strategic growth initiatives was announced as a finalist for the M&A Advisor’s 8th Annual M&A Awards.
The M&A Advisor has been the preeminent organization facilitating connection and recognizing achievement in the top performers of the M&A, turnaround and financing industries through its leading events and awards galas, M&A Alerts newsletter and online community.
The M&A Advisor’s Annual M&A Awards Gala honors those in the M&A field that have set the standard for the industry. Generational Equity was named a finalist in the Investment Banking Group of the Year and in 5 other categories with eleven total nominations including: Deal of the Year for the lower middle market and Professional Services below $100 mm. They are also finalists in the following product categories: Industrial Manufacturing/Distribution below $100 mm, Industrial Goods and Basic Resources and Retail Manufacturing/Distribution.
The award recipients will be announced at the 8th annual M&A Awards Gala in New York City on December 14, 2009.
DALLAS, TX–(Marketwire – August 20, 2009) – Generational Equity has received national recognition for being among the nation’s fastest-growing private companies in the mergers and acquisition services segment of the North American mid-market sector. Most recently, Inc. Magazine awarded Generational Equity the rank of #195 in its 2009 ‘Inc. 500′ list. This list represents a comprehensive look at the most important segment of the U.S. economy — America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. The companies on this year’s list are responsible for creating more than 55,000 jobs since their founding, making the Inc. 500 perhaps the best example of the impact private, fast-growing companies can have on the overall U.S. economy.
Dallas – August 24, 2009 – Generational Equity, a leading advisor to privately-held and family-owned businesses for mergers, acquisitions, and strategic growth initiatives, today announced the successful recapitalization of its client US Logistics, Inc. a rapidly-growing, profitable, Fayetteville, NC-based company specializing in the maintenance, modification, and overhaul of tactical vehicles and aircraft. In order to gain additional capital and management resources to support its continuing growth, US Logistics combined with Ranger International Services Group a private equity consolidator based in Greenville, SC.
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Generational Equity, an advisor to privately held and family-owned businesses for exit planning, business valuation, and M&A, announced the sale of its client Pinnacle Precision, Inc., a contract manufacturer for stamping metal products and secondary machinery and fabricating, to OEM Advantage, also a metal stamping operation. The value of the transaction was not disclosed.
Generational Equity, an advisor to privately held and family-owned businesses for exit planning, business valuation, and mergers-and-acquisition services, was named runner-up for the prestigious M&A Advisor Boutique Investment Bank of the Year Award. This was Generational Equity’s first year to be nominated for the award.
Generational Equity, an advisor to privately held and family-owned businesses for mergers, acquisitions, and strategic growth initiatives, announced the sale of its client Texas Garden Services, a Dallas-based specialty landscaping company, to a private investor based in Dallas. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed.
