Heritage Equity Partners has been named a finalist for the Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year by M&A Advisor as part of the 15th Annual M&A Advisor Awards.

This year’s finalists were selected from the group of nominees during the first stage of the evaluation. The finalists will now move on to the final stage where an independent panel of judges will select the award winners. The winners will be announced at the awards gala on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 in New York City.

“We are honored to be a part of this prestigious group of M&A leaders from around the country,” said Ken Mann, Senior Managing Director of Heritage Equity Partners. “We continue to work alongside our customers to help them reach their goals.”

The M&A Advisor Awards recognizes the leaders in deal making, restructuring and financing while also celebrating the achievements of the top professionals in the field of mergers and acquisitions. The M&A Advisor Awards have been honoring the leading deal makers, firms and transactions in their field since 2001. Other categories recognized during the M&A Advisor Awards include: M&A Deal of the Year, Restructuring Deal of the Year, Cross-Border Deal of the Year, Corporate/Strategic Acquisition of the Year, Deal Financing of the Year, Sector Deals of the Year, Firms of the Year, M&A Product/Service of the Year and M&A Professionals of the Year.

Heritage Equity Partners (HEP) provides boutique investment banking services for special situations. Recognized as the nation’s leader in maximizing value for distressed businesses and properties, HEP uses a proven process that has provided solutions for more than 450 clients throughout the United States since 1988, preserving more than 40,000 jobs. HEP is a wholly owned subsidiary of Heritage Global Inc.