Raymond James Financial : Investment Banking wins three “Deal of the Year” Awards from M&A Advisor

November 20, 2014

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The M&A Advisor named three deals completed by the Raymond James Investment Banking practice as "Deals of the Year" at its 13th annual "M&A Advisor Awards" ceremony. The winning Raymond James deals and their respective categories are:

• Acquisition of Actix International, Ltd. by Amdocs, Ltd.
  • Cross-Border Deal of the Year (Over $100MM to $1 Billion)
• Acquisition of the Oil Country Tubular Goods ("OCTG") assets of Northwest Pipe Company by Centric Pipe, LLC
  • Corporate/Strategic Acquisition of the Year (Over $25MM to $50MM)
• Growth Equity Financing of hyperWALLET from Primus Capital
  • Professional Services Deal of the Year (B-to-B) (Up to $100MM)

"We continuously strive to provide our clients with the advice and transactional capabilities that they need in order to achieve their strategic goals," said Jim Bunn, co-head of Investment Banking at Raymond James. "Each of these transactions demonstrates the talent and skill of our bankers and I'm pleased to see that recognized by the M&A Advisor."

The M&A Advisor awards recognize excellence in deal making, restructuring and financing and celebrate the contributions and achievements of leading firms and professionals.

The three deal awards are the most recent in a string of honors from the M&A Advisor. In May, Brendan Ryan, a managing director in the Raymond James Technology Services Investment Banking practice, was named a 40 Under 40 Recognition Award winner in the Dealmaker category. In March, two deals completed by Raymond James Investment Banking were named "Deals of the Year" at the International M&A Advisor Awards, and at last year's M&A Advisor Awards gala, Raymond James was named "Investment Banking Firm of the Year" and Bunn named "M&A Dealmaker of the Year."