The M&A Advisor, a globally renowned organization that showcases excellence in dealmaking, proudly announces Paul Aversano, a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal, as a recipient of the 2024 Leadership Award. The annual honor recognizes the most substantial contributions to the mergers and acquisitions industry.

For over 25 years, Mr. Aversano has been a leader of both buy-side and sell-side financial and accounting due diligence projects for complex public and private company transactions, as well as transactions in the capital markets. Mr. Aversano will receive his award during the 15^th Annual International M&A Awards, a feature of the

2024 Leadership in Dealmaking Summit, on September 24 at the historic New York Athletic Club in New York City. 

“We are thrilled to recognize Paul Aversano with our 2024 Leadership Award,” says Roger Aguinaldo, Founder and CEO of The M&A Advisor. “Paul’s success and leadership in building a global transactions practice is exemplary of what the Leadership Award represents. The award honors Paul’s career to date and recognizes his significant contributions to his profession, his firm and its employees and clients, and the mergers and acquisitions industry.”

In addition to being honored with this year’s Leadership Award, Mr. Aversano will also be inducted into The M&A Advisor’s Hall of Fame on November 20, during the 23^rd Annual M&A Advisor Awards Gala.

Mr. Aversano joins a notable and exclusive community of industry leaders in the The M&A Advisor Hall of Fame, including Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner, “Father of Venture Capital” David Morgenthaler; private equity legends John K. Castle, Rodger Krouse, Marc Leder, David Bonderman, Jay Jordan; renowned advisors Bruce Wasserstein, Joele Frank; and legal champions Rodgin Cohen, Jack Butler, Corinne Ball and Harvey Miller, among others.

In early acceptance of his award and his induction, Mr. Aversano says: “I’m humbled and honored to be recognized with the 2024 Leadership Award and a place in The M&A Advisor’s Hall of Fame, alongside some of the most respected leaders of our industry. The work we do is challenging and exhilarating, and what I’ve underscored since my earliest days in this profession is to stay focused on the quality of the work, and the relationships that make the work possible. That has been my compass through the years, and I thank The M&A Advisor for this honor and for its decades of insights and support to our industry as it has evolved.”

Mr. Aversano has been a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), a leading global professional services firm, since 2006. He serves as the Global Practice Leader of A&M’s Global Transaction Advisory Group (Global TAG) and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Aversano co-founded Global TAG and developed the practice into a network of 1,000+ client service professionals around the world.

Mr. Aversano has charge of A&M’s cross-border delivery of transaction services to private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, corporate and strategic buyers around the world across the industry spectrum. Additionally, he leads a significant amount of the firm’s global expansion efforts and has oversight of A&M’s Corporate Transactions Group, a recently launched U.S. practice that partners with corporate clients to seize M&A opportunities in the marketplace.

Remarking on the recognition, Alvarez & Marsal Co-Founder & CEO, Bryan Marsal, says: “Paul Aversano is one of the finest dealmakers in the business – an unmatched leader who sets the standard. Congratulations to Paul for this well-earned recognition.”

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Aversano was a Partner with Ernst & Young and Director of New York Middle Market Private Equity. Previously, he was with Arthur Andersen’s Transaction Advisory Services and Audit practices in New York.

Mr. Aversano earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Binghamton University and is a former member of the university’s Alumni Association Board of Directors. He was the 2019 recipient of the school’s B. Jean Fairbairn Access Award in recognition of his efforts in improving services and access for students with disabilities. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund (Answer the Call) and PowerPlay NYC, a non-profit organization committed to advancing the lives of girls through sports.

The M&A Advisor was founded in 1998 to offer insights and intelligence on mergers and acquisitions. Today, the firm is recognized as the world’s premier “leadership organization for M&A, restructuring and financing professionals, providing a range of integrated suite of services.