D.A. Davidson & Co. Awarded M&A Deal of the Year at the 4th Annual International M&A Advisor Awards

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--D.A. Davidson & Co., a national full-service investment bank, announced today that it received an award at the 4th Annual International M&A Advisor Awards. The M&A Advisor recognized D.A. Davidson for M&A Deal of the Year (between $50 million and $100 million) for their work on the acquisition of Energy Products of Idaho (EPI), a technology-driven engineering firm for the waste-to-energy and renewable energy markets, by Outotec Oyj, a Finland-based provider of minerals and metals processing technology. D.A. Davidson initiated the transaction, sourced the buyer, led the negotiations and acted as exclusive financial advisor to EPI. D.A. Davidson completed the sale of Energy Products of Idaho to Outotec on December 31, 2011.

“I'd like to congratulate director Miroslav Lazarov and the entire Energy Industry team that worked on the Energy Products of Idaho transaction”

"I'd like to congratulate director Miroslav Lazarov and the entire Energy Industry team that worked on the Energy Products of Idaho transaction," said Brad Gevurtz, Head of D.A. Davidson's Investment Banking Group. “This award demonstrates D.A. Davidson’s industry strength, banker expertise, and commitment to our clients.”

The M&A Advisor Awards honor excellence in deal-making. An independent body of industry experts judged the awards, and winners were announced at the 4th Annual International M&A Awards Gala and Summit at the New York Athletic Club in New York City on Oct. 10th, 2012.

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About D.A. Davidson & Co.

Founded 77 years ago, employee-owned D.A. Davidson serves clients nationwide from offices in 17 states. D.A. Davidson’s Investment Banking Group provides full-service underwriting and advisory services for mid-size and growing companies, including public offerings, mergers and acquisitions and private placements. In early 2012, D.A. Davidson acquired McGladrey Capital Markets, a highly respected investment banking firm based in Costa Mesa, Calif. and focused on middle-market transactions. For information, visit www.davidsoncompanies.com/ecm

D.A. Davidson is part of Davidson Companies, an employee-owned financial services company with $32.9 billion in client assets under management.

For more information regarding this transaction or our energy investment banking expertise, please contact:

Miro Lazarov
Director, Head of Energy Investment Banking
714.327.8852
[e-mail]

Meghan Timlick
Associate, Investment Banking
714.327.8530
[e-mail]