Awards
Recognizing Success in the Lower Middle Market
The M&A Source is proud to recognize its member advisors, Private Equity Firms and other industry participants for their extraordinary efforts and contributions. Awards are presented annually in conjunction with the Spring Conference & Deal Market.
2024 Award Winners 
M&A Source announced the winners of the association’s 2024 awards during the 2024 Spring Conference & Deal Market in Louisville, KY. Advisors and private equity groups were present to celebrate the work of top leaders in the M&A space in the previous calendar year.
M&A Source Advisor of the Year
Presented to the one deal maker who has the highest combined purchase price of completed deals in the previous calendar year. The M&A Source is pleased to congratulate:
Jacob Voorhees
Navagant
The M&A Source Top Firm of the Year
Awarded to the firms that have the highest total purchase price of completed deals for the previous calendar year. The M&A Source is pleased to congratulate:
South Florida M&A Advisors, Inc.
2-4 person firm
Mertz Taggart
5-9 person firm
Blue River Financial Group
10+ person firm
M&A Source Deal Partner Firm of the Year
This award is bestowed upon the PE Firm, Family Owned Office or other buyer/investment group that had the most deals completed with M&A Source advisors in the past calendar year. The M&A Source is pleased to congratulate:
Boyne Capital
Diamond Club
Presented to all deal makers for having completed sell-side or buy-side deals totaling more than $100M in combined purchase price in the prior calendar year. The M&A Source is pleased to congratulate:
Thomas J. Coba
Murphy Business & Financial Corp
Russell Cohen
South Florida M&A Advisors, Inc.
William Loftis
Blue River Financial Group
Jacob Voorhees
Navagant
Platinum Club
Presented to all deal makers for having completed sell-side or buy-side deals totaling more than $50M in combined purchase price in the prior calendar year. The M&A Source is pleased to congratulate:
Deborah Agrafojo
Touchstone Advisors
Scott Bushkie
Cornerstone Business Services
Ronald Edmonds
Principium | White Oak
John Marsh
Marsh Creek Advisors
Michael Mensch
Agency Brokerage Consultants
Brenda Sali
Agency Brokerage Consultants
Gold Club
Presented to all deal makers for having completed sell-side or buy-side deals totaling more than $15M in combined purchase price in the prior calendar year. The M&A Source is pleased to congratulate:
Faraaz Ali
The Raivax Group
Rupesh Bharad
Transworld Business Advisors of Richmond VA
Randy Joel Bring
Transworld Business Advisors
Cress V. Diglio
Calder Associates
Shaun Gordon
Astria Group
Bob McCormack
Murphy McCormack Capital Advisors
Adam Petricoff
VR Business Sales Charlotte
Jaclyn Ring
REAG
Michael D. Rubin
MDR & Associates
Jack Schroeder
Murphy McCormack Capital Advisors
Michael J. Schwantes
CBS-Global, LLC-M&A Dairy Consultants
Todd Torquato
REAG
Claudio Vilas
Sunbelt Business Brokers of South Florida
Christopher Wozniak
Quiet Light Advisors
David Yezbak
Sunbelt Business Brokers/Apogee Equity Partners
John Zayac
IBG Business
Dustin M. Zeher
Horizon Business Brokers, LLC.
Austin Zhao
Transworld Business Advisors of Houston
Executive Club
Presented to all deal makers that have completed sell–side or buy–side deals totaling more than $5M in combined purchase price in the prior calendar year. The M&A Source is pleased to congratulate: