SAN FRANCISCO, CA, JUNE 27, 2018 – The M&A Advisor announced the winners of the Emerging Leaders Awards on Tuesday, June 26th, 2018.
The M&A Advisor, renowned globally for its recognition of leading M&A, financing and turnaround professionals, created this event to promote mentorship and professional development amongst the emerging business leaders.
William Duran has been chosen for his accomplishments and expertise from a pool of nominees by an independent judging panel of distinguished business leaders.
“The Annual M&A Advisor Emerging Leaders Awards was born as the 40 Under 40 Awards in the United States in 2010 to recognize and celebrate the achievements of young M&A, Financing and Turnaround professionals who had reached a significant level of success and made a notable contribution to their industry and community. With the expansion of the Emerging Leaders program to the United Kingdom, and Europe in 2016, the 2018 US award winners join a truly global network of outstanding young professionals,” said David Fergusson, President and Co-CEO of The M&A Advisor.
On Tuesday, September 18th, The M&A Advisor will host a black tie Awards Gala at the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan to introduce the Emerging Leaders Award Winners to the business community and celebrate their achievements. The Awards Gala is a feature of the 2018 Emerging Leaders Summit – an exclusive event pairing current and past Emerging Leaders winners together with their peers and industry stalwarts.
To view the complete list of this year Emerging Leaders Award Winners CLICK HERE.
“It is an honor to be part of such an elite network of finance professionals, and I am very happy to be recognized for my work over the last couple of years, especially most recently with Enter Capital. I will strive to continue pushing forward the use of technology, and innovate within business development and marketing in deal sourcing and deal making” said William.
William is a finance professional, entrepreneur, and business developer with experience in private equity, M&A, corporate development, and technology in the US and Latin America.
At 27, William is the Investment Director at Enter Capital, leading deal sourcing and marketing efforts, and is responsible for the deployment of $2 Billion in dry powder to middle market companies. Previously, he worked for a Boston-based evergreen private equity fund, the New Ventures Arm of Northeastern University, as well as for a Wall-Street based provider of private company information. He has also launched two early-stage tech startups, both which have received financing. William has been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, Fast Company, and BBC.
Other winners included Noah Sakimura, Managing Director at BlackRock with $6.3 trillion AUM, Christine Bave, Principal at Apollo Global Management with $248 billion AUM, and Marcos Kantt, Managing Director at Merrill Lynch with $2.2 trillion AUM.
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