Generational Equity, an advisor to closely held and family-owned businesses for mergers and acquisitions, announced it was the first-ranked financial advisor for U.S. M&A transactions valued at less than $25 million, according to a league table generated with data from Thomson Financial for the period Jan. 1, 2007 through Oct. 31, 2007. These rankings represent transactions in which a financial advisor was engaged and the value was disclosed.