M&A Awards Selects Macias PR as the Top Financial Firm in the USA

New York, NY, November 2, 2015 (Newswire.com) - ​Finance Monthly announced today their list of winners for their prestigious 2015 M&A Awards that included some new and returning names, including Deloitte, Macias PR, PwC and Novartis AG.

The prestigious M&A Awards recognizes industry leaders from across Europe, Asia, The Middle East, Latin America and North America in categories ranging from the Top Tax Firm to the Merger & Acquisition Deal of the Year.

The New York-based public relations firm, Macias PR, was selected as the 2015 "PR Consultant Firm of the Year - USA" by Finance Monthly.

Their editorial team of researchers applied a 10-point criterion to select and identify the top PR firm in the USA that included measurements of:

• Strategic Thinking and Planning
• Expertise and Innovation
• Innovation in Client Care
• Peer Recognition and Personal Achievement
• Deliverables in the Previous 12 Months Compared to Industry Peers
• Involvement in Significant Transactions
• Size (value) of Involvement within Transactions & Deals

Macias PR was founded in 2009 by financial journalist Mark Macias. During his time in the media, Macias was an Executive Producer with NBC and Senior Producer with CBS in New York. He's also author of the business book, Beat the Press: Your Guide to Managing the Media.

In the financial sector, Macias PR firm has run media campaigns for hedge funds, private equity groups, financial service providers and lending organizations. It has also run media campaigns in health care, technology, nonprofits and service sector industries.

Their list of 2015 media placements for financial clients included: Bloomberg News, CNBC, The Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Fox Business News, Hedge Fund Alert, Private Equity International Magazine, New York Times, Value Walk and others. Finance Monthly used these media deliverables as part of their vetting selection for the top PR firms from around the world.

The 2015 Finance Monthly M&A Awards recognizes the achievements of deal makers, management teams, financiers and professional advisers who, over the past 12 months, have demonstrated their deal making excellence when working on some of the most important deals.

Other winners of the 2015 M&A Awards included:

Financial Advisory Firm of the Year - Deloitte

Pharmaceutical Deal of the Year - Novartis AG

Private Equity Firm of the Year - Delos Capital

Mergers & Acquisitions Firm of the Year - KPMG

Strategic Advisory Firm of the Year - PwC

The M&A Awards Issue can be viewed online here. Finance Monthly can also be purchased at news stands across the globe.