CrossRoads President Vasilis Georgiou wins top IBBA and M&A Source awards

Vasilis Georgiou, president of CrossRoads Business Brokers and CrossRoads M&A Advisors, received two national 2025 transaction awards from the IBBA and The M&A Source. The honors recognize his completed deals and underscore CrossRoads' reach in small and lower middle market business sales.

Why it matters: - The awards place Vasilis Georgiou among the top-performing business brokers and M&A advisers in the U.S. for 2025. - The recognition signals strong transaction volume and verified deal execution in a market where successful ownership transfers can affect owners, employees and local communities. - CrossRoads Business Brokers and CrossRoads M&A Advisors can use the honors to strengthen credibility as the firm expands nationally and into more industry verticals.

What happened: - Vasilis Georgiou, president of CrossRoads Business Brokers, Inc. / CrossRoads M&A Advisors, won the IBBA 2025 Platinum Chairman's Award. - Georgiou also won The M&A Source 2025 Gold Club Award. - The IBBA presented its award at the 2026 IBBA Annual Conference in Minneapolis. - The M&A Source presented its award through its annual Member Awards Program. - Both awards were based on verified business transactions completed during the 2025 calendar year.

The details: - The IBBA award recognizes business brokerage professionals for facilitating successful business transactions and helping business owners through the transfer process. - The M&A Source Gold Club Award recognizes intermediaries serving lower middle market clients with strong results. - Georgiou said he and his team are honored by the recognition and want to continue expanding nationally and across additional industry verticals. - Georgiou holds the CM&AA, Lifetime M&AMI, Lifetime CBI, CBB and MBA credentials. - Georgiou founded CrossRoads in 2004. - CrossRoads says its team helps clients buy and sell businesses across manufacturing, healthcare, home care, transportation and behavioral health, among other sectors. - CrossRoads works on both sell-side and buy-side M&A engagements. - The firm says it serves small to lower middle market businesses. - CrossRoads is headquartered in Irvine, California, and has team members in Los Angeles, Irvine, Orlando, Raleigh, King of Prussia, Nashua and Nashville. - The company says it supports clients from valuation and marketing through negotiation and closing, with an emphasis on confidentiality, professionalism and results. - More information is available at CrossRoadsBusiness.com.

Between the lines: - The two awards point to a business built on completed transactions rather than deal announcements or projected growth. - National awards from two industry groups also suggest Georgiou has reach in both traditional business brokerage and lower middle market M&A. - CrossRoads' broad industry mix shows the firm is not limited to one niche, which can help smooth deal flow across market cycles.

What's next: - Georgiou said CrossRoads plans to keep expanding nationally and into additional verticals. - CrossRoads will likely continue using the awards in client outreach and industry positioning as it pursues more business sales and acquisitions. - The firm directs inquiries to georgiouv@CrossRoadsBusiness.com.