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IMAP Again Ranked in Top Ten Worldwide
January 2010

Thomson Reuters recently announced that IMAP, Inc., an exclusive global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) organization, finished the tumultuous year of 2009 ranked sixth in the world for completed transactions with values up to $100 million.  This is the fourth consecutive year that IMAP has placed in the top 10 for this global M&A ranking.

Steve Jacobs, president of BCC Advisers, the exclusive IMAP firm in Iowa, indicated that IMAP’s approach of collaborative support to local office clients was unique to the middle market and fundamental to IMAP’s success in obtaining and closing middle market M&A assignments, both in good economic times and bad.  “IMAP allows BCC to assure our clients quality adviser coverage wherever buyers and sellers are located,” said Jacobs, “which is especially important during challenging economic times such as what we’ve been experiencing.”

IMAP continues to rank in the top 10 in the U.S. (seventh) and to climb in the rankings in Europe and emerging markets.  For the last quarter of 2009, IMAP ranked fourth in Europe, which represents a notable climb from its eighth place rank in 2006 and its sixth place rank for the preceding years.  In addition, the IMAP Nordic team ranked first in its region for the third consecutive year.  IMAP ranked second in Eastern Europe having moved from sixth and fourth over the last two years.  In Latin America IMAP ranked fourth for completed transactions compared to seventh in 2008 (the initial year for M&A rankings in this region).

“The outlook for 2010 is for a continued difficult market for the M&A industry,” according to Mark Esbeck, IMAP’s president (and former BCC Advisers partner).  IMAP will have more to report on this when it releases its 16th annual Transaction & Pricing Survey in February.  This survey provides a review and future outlook for the global mergers and acquisitions market, based on transaction results captured from more than 30 countries.

About IMAP:
IMAP is an exclusive global organization of independent merger and acquisition advisory offices.  Formed in 1973, IMAP is composed of 50 offices in 28 countries throughout North and South America, Eastern and Western Europe, and Asia.  IMAP advisers provide strategic merger, acquisition, divestiture and related corporate finance services.  Sellers of mid-size companies and corporate acquirers alike rely upon IMAP for essential local market knowledge and industry expertise delivered with unparalleled global reach.

About BCC Advisers:
BCC Advisers was formed in 1988 and provides a full range of merger and acquisition advisory services to sellers and buyers, as well as business valuation services.  BCC has advised on more than 100 M&A transactions and completed over 800 business valuation assignments.  BCC is uniquely organized to assist companies in preparing for exit by providing optimum valuation and business transfer advice.  Headquarters are located at 1707 High Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, with a branch office located at 720 “O” Street, Suite D, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508.  Steve Jacobs can be reached at 515-282-8019 ext. 204.  The company’s website is www.bccadvisers.com.

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