Dresner Partners, a FINRA-registered, international middle-market investment bank focused on mergers and acquisitions, as well as capital raising and valuations for closely-held, family-owned, public and sponsor-backed middle market companies, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a finalist for The M&A Advisor's 9th Annual International M&A Awards. Dresner Partners was named a finalist in two categories including Information Technology and Telecom Deal of the Year, and North America Deal of the Year. Both categories recognize Dresner for its role in the Strategic Investment in Infutor Data Solutions Corporation by Norwest Venture Partners. 

Dresner Partners has been selected from the nominees in the first stage of evaluation. The independent panel of judges will now focus their attention on the challenging task of selecting the ultimate award winners. The winners for M&A Deal of the Year, Corporate/Strategic Acquisition of the Year, Restructuring of the Year, Financing of the Year, Sector Deals of the Year, Regional Deals of the Year, Firms of the Year, M&A Product/Service of the Year and M&A Professionals of the Year categories will be announced at the 9th Annual International M&A Awards Gala on Monday, June 12th at the New York Athletic Club.

"For the third year in a row, the increase of cross border M&A eclipsed the growth of domestic M&A during 2016," said David Fergusson, President and Co-CEO of The M&A Advisor. "The 9th Annual International M&A Awards celebrate the creativity, perseverance and ingenuity of our industry's leading corporate finance professionals whose contribution to the global M&A market benefits businesses and consumers across the world."

"The M&A Advisor's International M&A Awards is a widely recognized benchmark for excellence in international deal-making," said Steven M. Dresner, President of Dresner Partners. "We are proud to be recognized as a finalist. It is a testament to the hard work, dedication and excellent client service our firm has been delivering to clients for more than a quarter century."