August 2008. Prominent international finance magazine Euromoney recognised an M&A International Inc. member and leading independent Baltic investment bank GILD Bankers as the Best M&A House in Estonia in the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2008.

Euromoney cited a number of innovative and market leading transactions with a total value of € 163.8 milion in the assessed period. In awarding GILD Bankers this prestigious award Euromoney recognized the impressive track record of GILD Bankers across a number of sectors: “With transaction activity across the online media, real estate and retail sectors GILD is rapidly gaining a name for itself in Estonia’s buzzing M&A market”

In 2007  GILD Bankers completed several landmark transactions in online media, arranging for example the sale of popular web portals auto24.ee and www.cvkeskus.ee. In addition GILD advised the leading pan-Baltic car retail group ELKE in the sale of shares to Amber Trust, the leading distributor of alcoholic beverages in the Baltics  L.I.O.N. & Ko in the sale to Liviko and Olympic Entertainment Group, the leading gaming and entertainment group in CEE, in acquiring casino operator Kristiine Kasiino.

In 2007 GILD Investment Banking team was involved in 17 advisory projects with the total value of over EUR 380 million whereas 11 of them were mergers and acquisitons. Since 1999 GILD has advised and successfully completed more than 130 transactions with a combined value around EUR 3 bn. GILD Bankers has been a member of the world`s leading M&A alliance, M&A International Inc. for 5 years.

About M&A International Inc.

M&A International Inc. specializes in merger and acquisition engagements around the globe. Our team has over 500 advisors in 41 member firms located in 40 countries. In 2007, our professionals closed over 380 transactions worth more than $21 billion.  www.mergers.net