Silver Lane Awarded 'M&A Advisor of the Year' and 'Cross-Border Transaction of the Year' Honors

NEW YORK, June 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Silver Lane, a premier investment bank for the financial services industry, is pleased to announce that it won two prestigious industry awards during the month of June: M&A Advisor of the Year for the U.S. wealth management industry from Acquisition International magazine, and Cross-Border Transaction of the Year ($50 million to $250 million) from the Association for Corporate Growth's New York chapter ("ACG New York"). Silver Lane was also a Finalist for ACG New York's Service Deal of the Year (over $50 million).

"We are pleased to accept these honors, and are incredibly grateful to those that supported Silver Lane during the voting process for both awards," noted Elizabeth Nesvold, Managing Partner. Added Erika Cramer, Partner and Managing Director, "Silver Lane continues to extend its reach internationally, as these recognitions come on the heels of our 'Financial Services Deal of the Year' award from the International M&A Advisor Awards in March."

London-based Acquisition International determined winners by three factors: (1) voting by the publication's 53,000 subscribers; (2) in-house research by the magazine's staff; and (3) supporting documentation provided by the nominees. For more information about Acquisition International, please visit www.acquisition-intl.com.

ACG New York selected winners through an independent body of experts representing a cross-section of middle market M&A. Silver Lane, which was selected from over 350 nominated firms, earned the ACG honors for its role as exclusive financial advisor to Bel Air Investment Advisors during its sale to Canadian-based Fiera Capital Corporation.  For more information about ACG New York, please visit www.acgnyc.org.

About Silver Lane 
Silver Lane is a premier M&A advisor to the financial services industry. From its offices in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago, the firm serves a broad range of financial services clients, including investment and wealth management firms, multi-family offices, brokerage firms, private and commercial banks, trust and insurance companies, and financial technology firms. Silver Lane advises on mergers & acquisitions, divestitures and sale transactions, recapitalizations, and joint ventures/strategic alliances. The firm also provides valuations, internal ownership transition planning, due diligence, special committee advice, fairness opinions, and market entry strategies. For more information about Silver Lane Advisors, please visit www.silverlane.com.

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