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Ramsey Goodrich, left, managing partner, CMG and Roger Aguinaldo, founder and CEO of The M&A Advisor.

Carter Morse & Goodrich (CMG) recently announced that it was named winner of the “Private Equity Deal of the Year (between $50MM – $75MM) at the 22nd annual M&A Advisor Awards, for the recapitalization of GEM Manufacturing, a multigenerational family-owned manufacturer of high-precision deep-draw metal components headquartered in Waterbury, Connecticut, with CORE Industrial Partners, a private equity firm based in Chicago investing exclusively in manufacturing, industrial technology and industrial service companies.

“We are honored to be recognized with this prestigious award again this year. We are thrilled to have worked with the Caufield and Gemino families to achieve this great outcome with a strong partner for the next phase of growth of the company.” said Ramsey Goodrich, managing partner at CMG. We are excited to share this recognition with the collaborative team of advisors, including Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP (legal counsel), UHY (quality of earnings and financial advisory) and Powell, Dibble & Rossi, CPA’s (tax and accounting advisory).

“The award recipients represent the best in the mergers and acquisitions industry this past year and earned these honors by standing out in a group of extremely impressive finalists,” said Roger Aguinaldo, founder and CEO of The M&A Advisor. “Ranging from large

multibillion dollar deals to lower middle-market deals, we are recognizing the leading transactions, firms and individuals that represent the highest levels of accomplishment.”

Now in its 25th year, The M&A Advisor was founded to offer insights and intelligence on mergers and acquisitions, establishing the industry’s leading media outlet in 1998. Today, the firm is recognized as the world’s premier leadership organization for mergers and acquisition, restructuring and corporate finance professionals, delivering a range of integrated services from offices in New York and London.

Located in Southport, Connecticut, Carter Morse & Goodrich is a boutique M&A advisory firm that specializes in representing founder-led and family-held businesses valued between $25 million and $250 million.

CMG specializes in advising leading companies in niche markets to plan, prepare, execute and close successful transactions that maximize shareholder value.