Ian H. Fay, a Founding Partner of Odin Advisors, has been selected by the M&A Advisor as one of its 2010 40 Under 40 Awards winners.

1. NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IAN H. FAY ANNOUNCED AS WINNER OF THE M&A ADVISOR’S 40 UNDER 40
RECOGNITION AWARDS
New York, New York – July 15, 2010 – Ian H. Fay of Odin Advisors LLC was announced as a winner
of the 40 Under 40 M&A Advisor Recognition Awards on Monday, July 26 at the Inaugural 40 Under 40
Awards Gala at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.
The M&A Advisor, renowned globally for its recognition of leading M&A, financing and turnaround
professionals, created this event to promote mentorship and professional development amongst the
emerging business leaders.
Ian has been chosen for his accomplishments and expertise from a pool of international nominees by an
independent judging panel of distinguished business leaders.
―We’ve been recognizing transactions and teams for their achievements over the past decade. This is the
first time we will be recognizing individuals — the up and coming leaders still under the age of 40 —
who’ve been handling the M&A, financing and turnaround transactions behind the scenes. I am pleased
to recognize Ian H. Fay as a winner of our inaugural awards and bestow upon him The M&A Advisor’s
highest individual achievement,‖ says Roger Aguinaldo, CEO and founder of The M&A Advisor.
On Monday July 26th, The M&A Advisor will host a televised black tie Awards Gala at The Hollywood
Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles to introduce the 40 Under 40 Award winners to the business community
and celebrate their achievements.
A complete list of the winners and finalists can be found at www.maadvisor.com.
Ian H. Fay offers clients extensive experience in the Energy & Natural Resources sectors, combining an
in-depth understanding of the industry with over 16 years of mergers and acquisitions expertise within the
corporate finance groups of several global investment banks. Over the course of his career, Mr. Fay has
advised over 130 companies and contributed to transactions totaling over $3.5 Billion in value.
Ian is currently a Founding Partner of Odin Advisors LLC, a full service mergers and acquisitions
advisory boutique based in New York City which has advised leading companies and strategic and
financial investors in the Energy & Natural Resources sectors since its inception in January 2009. Other
notable positions Mr. Fay has held over his extensive career in investment banking include Managing
Director and Head of the Energy & Natural Resources Group | Americas for BNP Paribas. He served as
Managing Director of mergers and acquisitions for RBC Capital Markets, concentrating on North
American Upstream, MLP and Oil Field Services companies. Mr. Fay also advised multi-national public
and private clients across multiple sectors as Director of mergers and acquisitions for UBS Investment
Bank. Prior to UBS, Ian was a Vice President in the mergers and acquisitions group at Prudential
Securities, Inc., and an Associate at Rothschild Inc., where he focused on cross-border mergers,
acquisitions and restructurings.
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2. In addition, Ian’s invaluable experience encompasses a variety of transaction types, including exclusive
sales, acquisitions, mergers, divestitures, restructurings, valuations, fairness opinions and other general
advisory work for public and private clients in the Energy, Natural Resources, Power & Utility,
Consumer Products, Retail, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Media, Technology and General Industrial
sectors.
A recipient of the prestigious Morehead-Cain Scholarship, Ian is a graduate of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mr. Fay currently lives in New York City with his wife and two children.
Since 1998, The M&A Advisor has been connecting professionals in the mergers and acquisitions,
distressed investing and related financial industries through its leading conferences and awards galas,
M&A Alerts newsletter and online community.
For more information on The M&A Advisor please call +1 718 997 7900 or visit www.maadvisor.com.
For more information on Odin Advisors LLC please call +1 212 513 1174 or visit the firm’s website at
www.odinadvisors.com.
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