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Kayla Sullivan Earns the M&A Advisor's Emerging Leaders Award
June 13, 2025
Benchmark International is pleased to announce that our very own Kayla Sullivan has been named an Emerging Leader by The M&A Advisor’s 16th Annual M&A Awards. This award is given to a distinguished group of rising stars shaping the future of mergers & acquisitions, restructuring, and corporate finance.
Kayla has been with Benchmark International for more than seven years, starting as an M&A Associate, quickly moving up to an Associate Director, and now serving as Director of Transaction Support in our Tampa, FL headquarters, where she leads the Transaction Team in helping business owners to bolster their business valuations and ultimately exit their companies on the most favorable terms.
The right deal starts with the right team.
The M&A Awards are widely respected as a pinnacle of achievement in the industry, recognizing excellence in dealmaking, restructuring, and financing, celebrating the contributions and achievements of leading firms and professionals.
The winners will be recognized at the 2025 Leadership in Dealmaking Summit on September 15-16, 2025, in New York City, which is a gathering of industry leaders, past honorees, and new voices driving meaningful change.
Stephen Keane, Chairman of Benchmark International, stated, “We are so proud of Kayla and her accomplishments. She has always been a valuable member of our team, and it is wonderful to see her continue to thrive as a leader with an incredibly bright future.”
The M&A Advisor serves the world’s leading M&A, financing, and restructuring professionals. It was founded in 1998 to publish insights and intelligence on mergers and acquisitions. Since then, they have been serving the world’s premier organization of M&A, turnaround, and finance professionals. It is the preeminent organization recognizing excellence, honoring achievement, presenting thought leadership, and facilitating connections among the world’s leading dealmaking professionals.
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