Global Financial Market Review (GFM) is a dedicated online news aggregation portal specializing in financial market news and industry updates. It combines original editorials with curated content from global news providers, reaching over 14 million readers annually. With a focus on reliability and depth, GFM has positioned itself as a trusted source in the financial sector, boasting a strong social media presence with over 180,000 Twitter followers.
As part of its coverage of this huge and multi-disciplined industry, GFM has developed a series of Awards. Using a wide range of criteria such as Transparency, Corporate Governance, Sustainability, Volume of Transactions, Innovation, Fintech and Customer Service, the Awards have been developed to recognise companies and institutions who have achieved notable success in their respective fields. This, in turn, has become a standard for reliability, performance and security within the financial community.
For the second part for February-end 2025, GFM Review's judging panel is proud to award the following institutions:
ButcherJoseph
- Best Investment Banking Deal USA 2025
- Best Boutique Investment Bank USA 2025
ButcherJoseph is an investment banking firm specializing in mergers & acquisitions, ESOP transactions, capital raising, and strategic advisory services. Focused on middle-market businesses, the firm provides tailored solutions to business owners, private equity firms, and investors. With deep expertise in valuation, deal structuring, and execution, ButcherJoseph helps clients achieve optimal financial outcomes. The firm is particularly known for its work in employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), ensuring smooth ownership transitions while maximizing value for all stakeholders.
Powerledger
- Best Web3 Solution in Switzerland 2025
Powerledger is a blockchain-based technology company enabling decentralized energy trading and smart grid management. Their platform allows users to track, trade, and manage energy transactions in real-time, promoting greater efficiency and sustainability. By leveraging blockchain and smart contracts, Powerledger ensures transparency, security, and automation in energy markets. The company's solutions support renewable energy integration, peer-to-peer energy trading, and carbon credit markets, empowering communities, utilities, and businesses to transition to a more decentralized and sustainable energy future.
Pinama Capital23
- Best Early-Stage Investment Firm Spain 2025
Pinama Capital23 is the third angel investment club within the Pinama ecosystem, which focuses on supporting early-stage Spanish startups across all sectors. Launched in October 2023, it operates with a structured and collaborative model, bringing together experienced investors to fund and mentor startups from the idea to Series A stage. With investment tickets ranging from €50k to €100k and follow-on capacity, Pinama Capital23 prioritizes transparency, integrity, collaboration and strategic involvement. Its goal is to drive innovation, foster sustainable growth, and deliver strong financial returns, while contributing to build a better world.
Pipe
- Most Innovative in Lending USA 2025
Pipe offers embedded financial solutions designed to integrate seamlessly into existing software platforms, enabling businesses to provide user-friendly financial tools to their customers. By partnering with software providers, Pipe facilitates quick deployment of financial products, enhancing growth and operational efficiency for both platforms and their users. Their services are tailored to meet the unique needs of small and medium-sized enterprises, ensuring access to essential capital without the complexities of traditional financing methods.
About GFM Review
Global Financial Market Review (GFM) is an online news portal that is focused on the financial industry. It has been developed to deliver informative and independent news from around the world. The articles on GFM are both sourced from a number of independent news sources as well as written in-house. This is reflected in the quality and insight that the portal delivers to readers. GFM readership is comprised of decision makers from global businesses including FT100 and Fortune 500 companies as well as high net worth individuals.