
Industry Recognition
Cleary Gull’s sale of Royal Purple, Inc. to Calumet Specialty Products, L.P., was awarded the “Corporate and Strategic Acquisition of the Year (between $200mm – $500mm).”
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Cleary Gull was honored as finalist for “Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year,” and Ronald Miller, Managing Director, was a finalist for “M&A Dealmaker of the Year.”
Three Cleary Gull transactions were also recognized as finalists in the “M&A Deal of the Year (between $50mm and $100mm),” “Industrial Manufacturing/Distribution (between $10mm and $50mm),” and “Corporate and Strategic Acquisition of the Year (between $10mm and $100mm)” categories.
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Cleary Gull’s sale of Royal Purple, Inc. to Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P., was awarded the “USA M&A Deal of the Year – Middle Markets ($200mm – $500mm).”
In addition, Cleary Gull’s sale of Dorner Mfg. Corp. to Incline Equity Partners was a finalist in both “Manufacturing Deal of the Year” and “Private Equity Deal of the Year – Small Mid-Markets ($5mm – $100mm)”.
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Cleary Gull, a Milwaukee home-grown investment banking and investment advisory company, was ranked number seven by assets under advisement as of December 31, 2011 by The Business Journal.
From The Wisconsin Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense to recognize outstanding patriotic support and cooperation to their those who have answered their nation’s call to serve.
The Eddy Awards were created to identify and reward the best practices in providing investment education to defined contribution plan participants.
First Place for Fee Disclosure and Education: Public was awarded to the City of Milwaukee Deferred Compensation Board for “Money Concepts.” MBO Cleary Advisors was recognized one of the City’s service providers.
The Inc. 5000 represents the fastest growing private companies in America, based on percentage revenue growth from 2003 through 2006.
Small Business Times named Michael Cleary a recipient of the 2008 Bravo! Entrepreneur Award for excellence in business leadership. The Bravo! Entrepreneur Awards are given annually to southeastern Wisconsin’s most dynamic and innovative business leaders.
The MMGA honor companies that have experienced substantial revenue growth over the past three years in the metro Milwaukee area. Cleary Gull has received the MMGA for its third consecutive year.
MMAC began the Future 50 program in 1980 to recognize the outstanding achievements of local, fast-growing entrepreneurs. The program recognizes privately owned companies in the seven county region that have been in business for at least three years and have shown significant revenue and employment growth.

