Today ACQ Finance Magazine announced that Arthur D. Little have been honored twice in the publication's first annual Country Awards for Achievement in the private equity field Arthur D. Little Nordic has been awarded the Swedish ACQ Country Award for Commercial Due Diligence, and the global management consultancy's French practice has been named Management Advisor of The Year.  The ACQ Finance Awards were developed to recognize and salute leaders in mergers & acquisitions.
Now in its third year, the prestigious ACQ Finance Awards aim to identify and recognize excellence in dealmaking. Winners are decided through an independent poll of ACQ readers, contributors, and industry experts.  With no panel of judges or opening short list, award winners are independently determined and recognized for their contributions to making deals happen over the last twelve months.
Arthur D. Little's two awards were achieved for work completed by the consultancy's Global Private Equity and Strategy & Organization Practices, which bring world class consulting services to many of the leading buyout funds and to middle market investors. Serving private equity clients in all the key areas of their investment process, Arthur D. Little offers commercial and operational due diligence as well as strategic and operational value creation at their portfolio companies.
"Arthur D. Little is delighted to receive acknowledgement for our work in the M&A field from such a well-read and respected industry title. To win not just one, but two, awards within the European market is of course a great achievement for us," reflects Petter Kilefors, Global Leader of Arthur D. Little's Strategy & Organization, Private Equity, and Corporate Finance Practices. "Our approach to transaction related consulting is grounded in our consultants' ability to analyze information from multiple sources, uncover missing market opportunities, unleash operational potential and transform facts and figures into the strategies and actions that create value for our clients."