New York | July 27, 2010 - Brown Gibbons Lang & Company, the United States office of Global M&A, one of the world's leading independent M&A advisory firms, today announced its CEO, Ms. Allison Dent is a winner of the inaugural M&A Advisor Recognition Awards. "Allison is an accomplished global corporate finance advisor, "said Ivan Alver, Global M&A chairman. "She is an exceptional CEO of our organization and certainly deserving of this recognition." The 2010 award winners have been chosen for their accomplishments and expertise from a pool of international nominees by an independent judging panel of distinguished business leaders. On Monday, 26 July, The M&A Advisor will host a televised black tie Awards Gala at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles to introduce the award winners to the business community and celebrate their achievements.

About Brown Gibbons Lang & Company
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company is a leading independent investment bank serving middle market companies and their owners throughout the U.S. and internationally. BGL’s professionals are experts in mergers & acquisitions, debt & equity placements, financial restructurings, and valuations & financial opinions. BGL is the lead U.S. shareholder in Global M&A, the world’s leading partnership of independent middle market financial advisory firms focusing on cross-border transactions. For more information, visit www.bglco.com.

About Global M&A
Global M&A is one of the world's leading independent M&A advisory firms. Specialized in the middle market, we provide support and opportunities locally and internationally for clients buying or selling companies as well as financings, corporate restructurings and other corporate finance transactions. globalm&a

Contact:
Michael Gibbons
Global M&A United States
mgibbons@bglco.com
216 920 6612

Allison Dent
Global M&A United Kingdom
adent@globalma.com
514 845 1079

Ivan Alver
Global M&A Norway
ialver@globalma.com
+ 47 24 14 54 60