Introduction

Dear Dealmaker,

Thank you for answering our call to send in your nomination for this year's M&A Awards! You are about to endorse a candidate for the M&A Award for Best Deal Mid-Cap 2024.

The nomination period for this M&A Award runs from 19 August to 14 October. After the nomination period is closed, a short list of 15 contenders is selected from the total list of nominated candidates.

Subsequently, the Panel of Judges will assess all shortlisted deals and cast their votes to create a top 6 of finalists for the M&A Award Best Deal Mid-Cap 2024. The organization will publish the finalists for the M&A Awards 2024 in mid-November on MAAwards.nl and MenA.nl, and the online voting by the M&A Community will start.

Please note that only deals that meet the challenging requirements and expectations for this Award will be shortlisted.

Does your nomination meet the criteria for Best Deal Mid-Cap 2024?
Deals eligible for the M&A Award Best Deal Mid-Cap 2024 have a deal value between 50 - 250 million Euros and are characterized by skilled execution, the complexity of the transaction, innovative funding, a competitive purchase price and/or an excellent strategy behind the transaction. The deal is evidence of great and authentic leadership, including developing a strong, progressive culture and a wider contribution to all stakeholders and society.

Criteria for your endorsement
In this questionnaire, you will be asked to write an endorsement (question 9) to substantiate the nomination for Best Deal Mid-Cap 2024. Your endorsement must be specific and consist of a minimum of 500 words. The organization will reject all nominations submitted that do not meet these criteria. Only questionnaires received before October 14, 2024 23:59 hours are valid.

Deals which are not eligible, for more information see the regulations:
- Joint Ventures
- Minority Investments
- IPO's
- Bare Asset Deals
- Non-Dutch Deals

By completing this questionnaire, you agree that your written endorsement may be published online on MAawards.nl and MenA.nl.

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