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Awards and Recognition
Financial Technology Partners is Consistently Recognized by Industry Professionals and Peers — FT Partners was most recently was recognized as 2007’s "Dealmaker of the Year" and "Investment Bank of the Year" in 2 of the prior 3 years by The M&A Advisor. Clients continue to put their faith, trust, and shareholder value into the hands of FT Partners because they know FT Partners is dedicated to meeting and exceeding their objectives.


Industry Awards

  • Equity Financing Dealmaker of the Year —
    Steve McLaughlin (2008)
  • Dealmaker of the Year — Steve McLaughlin (2007)
  • Investment Bank of the Year (2004 and 2006)
  • Financing Professional of the Year —
    Steve McLaughlin (2006)
  • Product of the Year — IPO Advisory (2006)
  • Computer and IT Deal of the Year (2006 and 2007)
  • Financial Services Deal of the Year (Above $100M)
  • Business to Business Services Deal of the Year
  • Deal of the Year — Consumer Services (2006)
  • Award finalist in over 45+ categories
    Industry Recognition

  • FT Partners' Founder and Managing Partner, Steve McLaughlin, named both "Dealmaker" and "Financing Professional" of the Year
  • FT Partners named Investment Bank of the Year for the second time in 3 years; having previously won in 2004
  • FT Partners featured in numerous industry publications and widely recognized as "The Architect of Financial Technology"
  • Steve McLaughlin named to Institutional Investor's Most Influential People in Online Finance in 2006 and 2007
  • IDD Feature Article, "Undermining the Underwriters"
  • FT Partners "IPO Advisory" service — as demonstrated by the highly successful VeriFone IPO — receives three industry awards in only 12 months


    Complete Award and Finalist Listings

    Middle Market Financing Awards
    2008 Middle Market Financing Awards
    • Equity Financing Dealmaker of the Year
    • Information Technology Deal of the year
    • Financial Services Deal of the Year

    M&A Advisor Awards
    2007 M&A Advisor Awards
    • Dealmaker of the Year — Steve McLaughlin
    • Computer and IT Deal of the Year (Above $100M)
    • Financial Services Deal of the Year (2007)
    • Business to Business Deal of the Year (2007)
    • Other finalist nominations include Investment Banking Firm of the Year, International / Cross Border Deal of the Year (Above $100M), and Financial Services Deal of the Year (Below $100M)

    M&A Advisor Awards
    2006 M&A Advisor Awards
    • Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year
    • M&A Product of the Year
    • Consumer Services Deal of the Year
    • Other finalist nominations include Middle Market Deal of the Year and U.S. Middle Market Dealmaker of the Year

    Middle Market Financing Awards
    2006 Middle Market Financing Awards
    • Financing Professional of the Year
    • Other finalist nominations include Financing Principle of the Year and Financing Deal of the Year — Debt and Equity

    M&A Advisor Awards
    2005 M&A Advisor Awards
    • Computer and IT Deal of the Year
    • Other finalist nominations include Dealmaker of the Year — Steve McLaughlin and Investment Banking Firm of the Year

    M&A Advisor Awards
    2004 M&A Advisor Awards
    • Investment Bank of the Year
    • Dealmaker of the Year – Steve McLaughlin

    Indicates award finalist


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