Matthew Rizzo of O’Keefe has been named an Emerging Leader by The M&A Advisor as part of their 8th annual “Emerging Leaders” awards. Rizzo was chosen for his industry accomplishments and expertise from a pool of nominees by an independent judging panel of distinguished business leaders.

Tuesday, September 19th, The M&A Advisor will host a black tie Awards Gala at the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan to introduce the Emerging Leaders Award Winners to the business community and celebrate their achievements.

“The Annual M&A Advisor Emerging Leaders Awards was born as the 40 Under 40 Awards in the United States in 2010 to recognize and celebrate the achievements of young M&A, Financing and Turnaround professionals who had reached a significant level of success and made a notable contribution to their industry and community,” said David Fergusson, President and Co-CEO of The M&A Advisor. “With the expansion of the Emerging Leaders program to the United Kingdom, and Europe in 2016, the 2017 US award winners join a truly global network of outstanding young professionals,”

At O’Keefe, Mr. Rizzo possesses business valuation expertise in many types of transactions including, but not limited to mergers and acquisitions, shareholder disputes and gift tax valuations providing objective, independent valuations according to facts and circumstances surrounding your individual engagement. He provides litigation economic damages analysis to clients with a variety of issues, such as, patent infringement, warranty breaches, and contract disputes within many different industries. Mr. Rizzo also has extensive corporate turnaround consulting services with hands-on experience with tech companies, consumer product manufacturers and consumer goods & services companies.