BlackEagle Partners Wins a 2010 M&A Advisor Award

New York, NY – December 14, 2010 – BlackEagle Partners was named as a winner at the 9th Annual M&A Advisor Awards held at the New York Athletic Club on Tuesday, December 14, 2010.

BlackEagle Partners was chosen among 243 finalists to receive the award for Best Transaction in the Industrial Manufacturing/Distribution ($100MM or Less) category for creating US LBM Holdings, a group of building materials distributors located in the Midwest and Northeast. 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 determined the ultimate recipients of the awards. Winners were announced at the organization’s annual dinner, hosting top M&A professionals from around the world. A complete list of the winners can be found at www.maadvisor.com.

“The award winners represent the best of the M&A industry in 2010 and earned these honors by standing out in a group of very impressive finalists,” said Roger Aguinaldo, CEO of The M&A Advisor. “From the lower middle market transactions to those over $1 billion, this year’s awards recognized determined deal makers who have performed at the highest levels in their respective industries in mergers and acquisitions.”

“We are very pleased that US LBM Holdings was chosen as Best Transaction in its category this year,” said Bryan Tolles, Vice President of BlackEagle Partners. “Teaming with the US LBM management team, especially CEO L.T. Gibson, allowed us to quickly build a broad geographical footprint. In less than one year, we were able to create one of the leading building material distributors in the country.”

BLACKEAGLE PARTNERS
BlackEagle Partners’ goal is to assist companies through difficult transitions, whether financial or operational, leading to a successful business and investment outcome. We want to work with current owners and managers to build a business model which, along with our investment and lean operational implementation, can position the enterprise for growth. Our focus is on lower middle market opportunities where a hands-on relationship can produce winning results for all stakeholders. We invest between $5 million and $25 million in businesses in a variety of industries and in situations ranging from companies with current operational losses to profitable situations where a change in ownership can revitalize the outlook.

ABOUT THE M&A ADVISOR
Since 1998, The M&A Advisor has been facilitating connections for and recognizing achievement of professionals in the mergers and acquisitions, distressed investing and related financial industries through its leading awards, events, M&A Alerts, online network, market intelligence and connection services. For more information on BlackEagle Partners please contact Ariana Rehmet at arehmet@blackeaglepartners.com