AloStar Business Credit won Debt Financing Deal of the year for the financing of Cotton Holdings at the 2013 M&A Advisor Awards held Tuesday, December 17th at the New York Athletic Club, New York, NY.  The event was hosted by New York Financial Press Anchor and Correspondent Julia Sun.

“Since 2002, we have been honoring the leading M&A transactions, companies and dealmakers.  AloStar Business Credit was chosen from over 400 finalists to receive the award.  It gives us great pleasure to recognize AloStar Business Credit and bestow upon them our highest honor for M&A firms and professionals,” said David Fergusson, President, The M&A Advisor.

Andy McGhee, President, AloStar Business Credit said, “We at AloStar work hard to develop relationships with clients that enable us to structure deals that best fit their needs.  Cotton Holdings is an example of how we listened and responded providing Cotton Holdings with the capital they needed to move forward.”

“AloStar Business Credit represents the best of the M&A industry in 2013 and earned this honor by standing out in a group of very impressive finalists,” said Roger Aguinaldo, CEO and Founder of The M&A Advisor.

The gala is the premier celebration of the year for the industry’s leading M&A Dealmakers and is held in conjunction with the 2013 M&A Advisor Summit that featured over 500 of the industry’s leading M&A professionals participating in exclusive interactive forums led by over 50 M&A, media, academic, and stalwarts.

AloStar Business Credit provides asset-based lending products nationwide to businesses ranging between $20 million and $300 million in revenue and with financing needs ranging between $5 million and $20 million. AloStar Business Credit is the asset-based lending arm of AloStar Bank of Commerce.