Strattam Capital Principals Andrew Holden and Kippy Ball receive The M&A Advisor’s 2026 Emerging Leaders Award.
New York, NY — May 26, 2026 — The M&A Advisor, a globally recognized leader in connecting, recognizing, and informing professionals in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and corporate finance, is proud to announce the winners of the 17th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards.
The Emerging Leaders Awards honor accomplished professionals under the age of 40 who are shaping the future of dealmaking through innovation, leadership, and meaningful contributions to their industry and communities. This year’s recipients include Strattam Capital Principals Andrew Holden and Kippy Ball, and represent a distinguished group of rising professionals across M&A, financing, restructuring, legal advisory, consulting, business development, and corporate leadership.
Selected by an independent panel of judges, the winners were evaluated based on their professional achievements, leadership impact, and commitment to community involvement.
“As our industry continues to evolve, the next generation of leaders is redefining what excellence looks like in dealmaking and corporate finance,” said Roger Aguinaldo, Founder and CEO of The M&A Advisor. “The 2026 Emerging Leaders Award recipients demonstrate exceptional vision, resilience, and leadership. They are not only driving successful transactions — they are helping shape the future of our global business community.”
The winners will be formally recognized during the 2026 Leadership in Dealmaking Summit, taking place September 14 & 15, 2026 in New York City. The summit brings together influential professionals, past honorees, and industry leaders for two days of networking, leadership discussions, and market insights.
The Emerging Leaders Awards program continues to foster mentorship, collaboration, and professional development among the industry’s most promising young professionals, creating a powerful network of future leaders in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and corporate finance.
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Founded in 1998, The M&A Advisor is the global leader in connecting, recognizing, and informing professionals in M&A, restructuring, and corporate finance. Now in its 28th year, they provide world-class content, events, and honors programs that empower dealmakers at every stage of their journey.
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About Strattam Capital
Strattam Capital is a private equity firm with over $1 billion in assets under management, investing in founder-led B2B software and technology companies that are poised to become vertical market leaders. Strattam’s values of transparency, continuous improvement, and carrying forward the ownership mindset of founders led to the firm’s creation of “The Five-Point Plan,” an investment process that emphasizes aligning with founders before signing.
Strattam supports portfolio company leaders in building their teams, extending their reach, and adapting new technologies (today, AI) to solve the customer problems they understand so well. Founded in 2014, Strattam is based in Austin and San Francisco. Since inception, the firm has completed more than 50 partnerships with founder-led businesses.
Learn more about Strattam’s Five-Point Plan.
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