Generational Equity’s Tom Farrell will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the M&A Advisor Award banquet on November 9, 2016.

Farrell will also be inducted into the M&A Advisor‘s M&A Hall of Fame.

Farrell has been executive vice president of Sales and Marketing for Generational Equity since joining the firm in 2005. He leads the business owner engagement and assessment process for Generational Equity’s innovative M&A service.

During Farrell’s tenure, the firm has been consistently recognized as a leading lower middle-market M&A advisory firm, winning several industry awards and ranked No. 1 since 2009 for small cap-completed transactions up to $25 million.

“We are honored to present Mr. Farrell with The M&A Advisor Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the mergers and acquisitions industry,” said David Fergusson, president and co-CEO of M&A Advisor.” Tom has been a valued friend and ally to thousands of firms for their advancement and he enjoys the respect and appreciation of M&A professionals across the world for his tireless work.”

During his career, Farrell led his own firm serving private companies in several M&A transactions. Before joining Generational Equity, he held senior executive positions with Eastman Kodak and Smith Barney/Citigroup.

“Tom has been a tremendous asset to our firm and has helped our organization achieve some remarkable results over the years. It is wonderful that the M&A Advisor is recognizing his significant contributions to not only our company, but the entire M&A industry,” said Ryan Binkley, president and CEO of the Generational Group.