Finance Monthly Deal Maker Awards 2015 Edition

11 www.finance-monthly.com DEAL MAKER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2015 - INDEX ASIA BAHRAIN Zu’bi & Partners - Qays H. Zu’bi European Bank for Reconstruction and Development $30 million loan to MS Pharma Ventures CHINA Jincheng, Tongda & Neal - Team of the Year Bombardier in comprehensive joint venture contract with Tianjin Airport Economic Area HONG KONG Appleby- Vincent Chan Deson Construction / Start Plus Investments / Global Sources / DNB Asia - Crystal Acquisition INDIA AZB & PARTNERS - Jasleen Batra BNP Paribas acquires broking firm Sharekhan  INDUSLAW - Priyanka Roy IFMR Holdings $25m fundraising from Accion Africa-Asia Investment Company Veritas Legal - Abhijit Joshi Evonik acquires Monarch Catalyst....................................... 60 JAPAN Mori Hamada & Matsumoto - Kenichi Sekiguchi Recruit Holdings acquires Quandoo.................................... 61 AFRICA NIGERIA Stanbic IBTC Capital Limited - Oyinda Akinyemi Carlyle Group’s investment in Diamond Bank.................... 66 AUSTRALASIA NEW ZEALAND CHAPMAN TRIPP - Penny Sheerin Mercantile’s NZX Main Board listing OFFSHORE CAYMAN ISLANDS Campbells - Guy Manning LDK Solar US$700m Restructuring.......................................... 68 WALKERS - Sandie Corbett General Healthcare Group’s £1.5 Billion debt restructuring.. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Pellerano & Herrera - Mariangela Pellerano Meliá Group’s US$100 million bond issuance...................... 69