BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI - June 27, 2007– O’KEEFE & ASSOCIATES accepted The M&A Advisor’s Middle-Market “Manufacturing: Business to Business Deal of the Year” Award.  The transaction was recognized at The M&A Advisor’s Middle-Market Financing Awards dinner held at The Standard Club in Chicago on June 26, 2007.

This award was one of 13 awards presented by Emcee Phil Rosenthal, Media Columnist, The Chicago Tribune at the close of The M&A Advisor’s Conference. The M&A Advisor award winners were chosen based on the importance of the transaction, unique deal characteristics, transaction difficulty, and overall impact on the industry.  

With more than 25 years of experience and four prestigious awards in 2006-2007, O’Keefe & Associates is a leading nationally recognized, transactional financial advisory firm specializing in closely held businesses and assisting companies who find themselves in financial difficulty.  Other finalists in the Business to Business category included Allegiance Capital Corporation, The PNC Financial Services Group, TM Capital Corp., and  UCC Capital Corp.

O’Keefe & Associates is a financial consulting firm specializing in turnaround consulting, corporate finance, debt restructuring, business valuations, litigation support, creditor and bankruptcy services, forensic accounting, and due diligence on strategic transactions.