M&A Source

M&A Source is a support organization to middle market business intermediaries that provides training and education for small to mid-size business mergers and acquisitions intermediaries. Founded in 1991 by approximately thirty companies including Robbinex Inc. and Corporate Finance Associates as a division of the IBBA, M&A Source now has over 170 cooperative intermediaries across Mexico, Europe, Canada and the United States. [cite web | title = Misson | publisher = M&A Source | url = http://www.masource.org/AbouttheSource/Mission/tabid/54/Default.aspx | accessdate = 2007-08-10 ] Due to the esoteric nature of the industry, before the creation of the M&A Source there was no organization that was able to provide education for small to mid-sized business intermediaries. As such, M&A source was founded with the goal of promoting members' professional development and interests to better serve their clients' needs, and maximize public awareness of professional intermediary services available for middle market merger and acquisition transactions.

Certification

The M&A Source offers a number of courses and seminars to educate business intermediaries as well as the general public on the industry. They also offer a certification in business mediation known as a CBI (or Certified Business Intermediary). Applicants are required to attain a certain number of course credits, much like in a traditional university in order to attain their CBI. [cite web |title = Course Lists | publisher = M&A Source | url = http://www.masource.org/Education/Courses/tabid/62/Default.aspx | accessdate = 2007-08-10] [cite web | title = Become a Certified Business Intermediary | publisher = M&A Source | url = http://www.masource.org/Education/BecomeaCBI/tabid/60/Default.aspx | accessdate = 2007-08-10] The M&A Source also offers a certification called a Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary Certification which is an elite version of the CBI. [cite web | title = Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary | publisher = M&A Source | url = http://www.masource.org/Education/BecomeaMergerAcquisitionMasterIntermediary/tabid/61/Default.aspx | accessdate = 2007-08-10] On top of this, the M&A Source runs many specific training seminars as well as presentations and workshops by expert M&A guest speakers.

Achievements

Certified by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) [cite web | publisher = M&A Source | url = http://www.masource.org/Education/Courses/tabid/62/Default.aspx | title = NASBA | accessdate = 2007-08-10]

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