Finance Monthly Deal Maker Awards 2015 Edition

7 www.finance-monthly.com D E A L O F T H E Y E A R A W A R D S M A K E R 20 15 Finance Monthly is extremely proud to officially announce the winners of the Deal Maker of the Year Awards 2015. Now in its fifth year, the Finance Monthly Deal Maker Awards have quickly established a reputation as an industry standard for recognising M&A expertise in corporate, private equity, investment banking and legal fields. Through statistical analysis of the Finance Monthly (FM) deal database and votes cast online via the Finance Monthly website, our panel of judges shortlisted this year’s finalists, taking into account deal size, complexity and uniqueness. 2015’s Finance Monthly Deal Maker of the Year Awards celebrate the most impressive transactions in M&A, capital raising, corporate bonds, infrastructure and project finance, equities and restructuring. This year’s accolades are awarded amidst sustained global economic growth and greater confidence in the markets. It is expected that 2015 will end with over $4 trillion worth of deals, making it the highest for deal values since 2007. Cross-border deals are a major feature of this M&A wave. According to the M&A Index from Deloitte, more than $1 trillion worth of cross-border deals have been announced so far this year, of which a third were in the vibrant deal corridor between North America and Europe. New corridors have started emerging between Asia and Europe, led by China and Japan. At Finance Monthly, we’re always interested in the professionals at the heart of these deals and those delivering the very best for the client; after all, it’s the dealmakers whom make such transactions possible. The Finance Monthly Deal Maker Awards recognise expertise in financial, legal, tax, due diligence, risk, management and strategic advisory fields in multiple jurisdictions throughout Europe, the Middle East & Africa, North and Latin America, Asia and Australia as well as excellence for global corporate and private equity advisory. So, with great pleasure, we would like to share the results of much hard work, hours spent sifting through votes and cross-checking against voting criteria data. These are the Finance Monthly Deal Maker of the Year Awards 2015. Show your support for this year’s winners and finalists by tweeting @Finance_Monthly using #DealMaker2015