NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - December 21, 2010) - The M&A Advisor announced the winners of the 2010 M&A Awards to a sold out audience at the 9th Annual M&A Awards Gala at the New York Athletic Club on Tuesday night. The culmination of the premier M&A Summit of the year attracting global leaders in M&A, this year's Gala was hosted by Bloomberg TV anchor Margaret Brennan.