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14th ANNUAL M&A ADVISOR AWARDS FINALISTS

I. SECTOR DEAL OF THE YEAR CATEGORIES

HEALTHCARE AND LIFE SCIENCES DEAL OF THE YEAR (FROM $10 TO $500MM)

Minority Recapitalization of Crescent City Surgical Centre by LCMC Health

GulfStar GroupCrescent City Surgical CentreBank of America Merrill LynchFoley & Lardner LLPLCMC HealthLocke LordePostlethwaite & NettervillePwC

Acquisition of EXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp. by Inmar

BCMS Corporate LLCAlston & Bird, LLPEXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp.FirmexGrant Thornton LLPGunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLPInmar

Restructuring of Gordian Medical, Inc. dba American Medical Technologies

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLPGlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLCFranchise Tax BoardLaw Offices of Thomas R. LamonsNorton Rose Fulbright US LLPU.S. Department of Justice-Civil Division Commercial Litigation BranchUnited States of America-Internal Revenue Service

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HEALTHCARE AND LIFE SCIENCES DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $500MM)

Sale of Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLPSalix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Sullivan & Cromwell LLPPharmaceuticals International, Inc.

Acquisition of Park Bench Group by Elements Behavioral Health

Capstone PartnersElements Behavioral HealthFriedman LLPGeneralCounselWest, PCKPMGOffit KurmanPark Bench Group

Acquisition of HealthCare Appraisers byHealthCare Appraisers Employee Stock Ownership Trust

CSG PartnersGreenberg TraurigHealthCare Appraisers Employee Stock OwnershipTrustStout Risius RossTaylor EnglishTD BankWilmington Trust

Acquisition of The Trustees of Noble Hospital, Inc.by Baystate Health, Inc.

Nixon PeabodyBaystate Health, Inc.Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas LLPThe Trustees of Noble Hospital, Inc.

Acquisition of AlphaCM, Inc. by MediwareInformation Systems, Inc.

SDR VenturesAlphaCM, Inc. Mediware Information Systems, Inc.

Chapter 11 Sale of ATLS Acquisition, LLC, dba Liberty Medical Supply, Inc. (“Liberty”)

Raymond JamesChipman Brown Cicero & Brown, LLPErnst & YoungGreenberg Traurig, LLPLowenstein Sandler PCMesirow Financial Consulting LLCPalm Beach CapitalRSR Consulting, LLCStevens & Lee, P.C

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Acquisition of Biomet, Inc. by ZimmerHoldings, Inc.

White & CaseBiomet, Inc.Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

Acquisition of Ikaria by Mallinckrodt plc Arthur CoxGoldman SachsIkariaKirkland & Ellis LLPLiptonMallinckrodt plcRosen & Katz Wachtell

Acquisition of MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.by AmerisourceBergen Corporation

DechertAmerisourceBergen Corporation Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPMWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.

Acquisition of Pharmacyclics, Inc by Abbvie Centerview Partners LLCAbbvieJ.P. Morgan Securities LLCLiptonMorgan Stanley & Co.Pharmacyclics, IncRosen & KatzWachtellWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

Acquisition of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT by NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.

Dechert LLPGriffin-American Healthcare REITNorthStar Realty Finance Corp.Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Foundation Medicine Majority Sale and Strategic Collaboration with Roche

Goodwin Procter LLPDavis PolkFoundation MedicineRoche

Sale of Majority Stake of Sterigenics International to Warburg Pincus by GTCR

GTCR LLCSterigenics InternationalWarburg Pincus

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INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION DEAL OF THE YEAR (FROM $10 TO $100MM)

Acquisition of Quality Metalcraft by Watermill Group

Watermill GroupGoodwin Procter LLP Greystone Strategies Medley Capital Phoenix Management Services PNC Quarton Partners

Sale of YESCO to Samsung Electronics KPMG Corporate Finance LLCDeloitte Laurus Transaction Advisors Squire Patton Boggs Stoel Rives LLP

Acquisition of Hynes Industries by an affiliate of Resilience Capital Partners

Resilience Capital PartnersBrown Gibbons Lang & Company Ernst & Young Huntington Bank Hynes Industries Jones Day Roth, Blair, Roberts, Strasfeld & Lodge

Acquisition of Pacific Steel by Speyside Equity

Cleary Gull Inc.Binder & Malter LLP Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. Pacific Steel Casting Company Siena Lending Group Speyside Equity

Majority Recapitalization of AIAP with Housatonic Partners

GulfStar GroupArlington International Aviation Products, Inc.Glast, Phillips & Murray Fairmont Goodwin Procter Harman Leito & Bolt Housatonic Partners International LLC Tucker Partners / Aircraft Fasteners

Acquisition of Burke by Incline Cleary Gull Inc.BCI Burke Company, LLC Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. Grant Thornton LLP Incline Equity Partners Madison Capital Funding Michael Best & Friedrich LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

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INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $100 TO $500MM)

Acquisition of ProcessBarron by The Sterling Group

Raymond JamesBNP Paribas Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP Intralinks KPMG ProcessBarron The Sterling Group Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Refinancing of AcuSport Corporation by Huron Transaction Advisory LLC

Huron Transaction AdvisoryGoldberg Kohn Huron Business Advisory RBS Citizens Bank Regions Business Capital Wells Fargo Capital Finance Winston & Strawn

Acquisition of TR Manufacturing by Corning Capstone PartnersCorning Optical CommunicationsLincoln InternationalTR Manufacturing

Chapter 11 Reorganization of Chassix, Inc. AlixPartnersFTI ConsultingChassix, IncLazardPaul WeissWeil Gotschal

Recapitalization of Ravn Air Group by J.F. Lehman & Company in Partnership with W Capital Partners and Bob Hajdukovich

Headwaters MBBlank RomeBob HajdukovichJ.F. Lehman & Company McKinsey & Company Norton Rose Fulbright PwC Ravn Air Group

Acquisition of Zak Incorporated by LAI International

PCE Investment BankersDLA Piper LAI International RLJ Equity Partners Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP Zak Incorporated

Acquisition of Rubadue Wire Company by Pelican Wire Company

SDR VenturesAkerman LLPPelican Wire Company, Inc. Rubadue Wire Company

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INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION DEAL OF THE YEAR(OVER $500MM)

Acquisition of Clarus Glassboards byBertram Capital

Bertram CapitalClarus Glassboards First Republic FTI Consulting Intralinks Quarton Partners

Sale of Enviro Systems, Inc. to ZodiacAerospace

Mesirow FinancialAntares International Partners Deloitte Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Paul Hastings

Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization ofMomentive Performance Materials

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLPAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLPAlix Partners, LLPDechert LLPFTI Consulting, Inc.Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLPKPMG LLPLazard Ltd.Milbank, Tweed, Hadkley & McCloyMoelis & Company LLCMomentive Performance Materials Inc. (In re MPM Silicones, LLC, et al.)Ropes & Gray LLPValuation Research CorporationWillkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP

Acquisition of ProBuild Holdings by builders FirstSource, Inc.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.Builders FirstSource, Inc.Credit Suisse (USA), Inc.Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.Goodwin Procter LLPKirkland & Ellis LLPSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Acquisition of Cromwell Group by W.W. Grainger

Browne Jacobson LLPDLA Piper UK LLPMorgan Stanley

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Acquisition of Dynacast Goodwin Procter LLPDavis PolkDynacastHughes Hubbard Hunton & Williams

Restructuring of LDK Solar CO., Ltd.

JefferiesHoulihan Lokey LDK Solar CO., Ltd. Ropes & Gray Zolfo Cooper

Sale of Protective Industries, Inc., a Windjammer Capital portfolio companyto Berwind Corporation

Choate, Hall & Stewart LLPAlvarez & MarsalBerwind CorporationDechert LLPErnst & YoungHoulihan Lokey CapitalWindjammer Capital Investors

Acquisition of Interline Brands Inc. by Home Depot

Barclays Capital Inc.Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPDebevoise & Plimpton LLPFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLPHome DepotMerrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Sale of a Minor Stake of Penske Truck Leasing Co. to Mitsui Co. & Ltd.

General Electric CompanyMitsui Co. & LtdPenske Truck Leasing Co.

Acquisition of Eagle Ottawa LLC. By Lear Corp

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.Guggenheim Securities, LLCJPMorgan Chase & Co.Lear CorpWinston & Strawn LLPXMS Capital Partners, LLC

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Sale of Blue Bird Corporation to Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLPBMO Capital Markets Corp.Cerberus Capital Management LPEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLPEvercore Partners Inc.Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.Lowenstein Sandler LLPSidley Austin LLPStifel, Nicolaus & Co.

Acquisition of Master Cutlery by Champlain Capital

Capstone PartnersChamplain Capital Kho & Patel CPA Master Cutlery Meister Seelig & Fein LLP

Acquisition of A&S Kinard by Celadon Group, Inc.

BB&T Capital MarketsA&S Kinard Celadon Group, Inc. Larsen MacColl Partners Miller & Martin PLLC

Sale of Certain Assets of PackagingService Co. to Royal Oak Enterprises

GulfStar GroupJackson WalkerPackaging Service Co. Royal Oak

Acquisition and Restructuring of The Wet Seal, Inc. and its debtor affiliates by Mador Lending, LLC, an affiliate of Versa Capital Management, LLC

Province, Inc.FTIGreenberg Traurig HoulianKlehr HarrisonMador Lending, LLCPachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLPThe Wet Seal, Inc. Versa Capital Management, LLC

Sale of Teknicast Sdn Bhd to Leading AsianInvestment Manager

BDA PartnersTeknicast Holdings

RETAIL MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION DEAL OF THE YEAR

Acquisition of Insight Merchandising by Hudson Ferry Capital

Allegiance Capital Corp.Fifth Third Bank Grant Thorton Hudson Ferry Capital Insight Merchadising Winstead Partners

Sale of Marshall Distributing Amherst Partners, LLCHawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLPLambert LeserMarshall Distributing

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FINANCIAL SERVICES DEAL OF THE YEAR (FROM $10MM TO $100MM)

Sale of Columbus Data Services’ to Cardtronics

Raymond JamesCardtronics Columbus Data Services Jones Walker KPMG Merrill DataSite

Acquisition of NCB Management Services, Inc. by NCB Employee Stock Ownership Trust

CSG PartnersNCB Moore & Van Allen, PLLC Pepper Hamilton Stout Risius Ross

C.A. Bancorp Strategic Merger withCrosswinds, Federated National and Transatlantic to create Monarch National

Headwaters MBC.A. Bancorp and Crosswinds Federated National Monarch NationalTransatlantic Reinsurance

Acquisition of Trade Processing Business of Wilmington Trust

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLPWachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLPWilmington Trust

Sale of Phoenix Payment Systems (EPX) to North American Bancard

Raymond JamesBerkowitz, Trager & Trager, LLC EPX North American Bancard Phoenix Management Services Richards Layton & Finger Young Conaway Strargatt & Taylor LLP

Aquiline Capital’s Investment in Virtus Partners

Seward & KisselAquiline Capital Partners LLCLatham & Watkins LLPSandler O’Neill and PartnersVirtus Partners, LLC

Acquisition of Rivet Software by Equity Administration Solutions (EASi)

Headwaters MBBryan Cave LLP EKS&H LLPEquity Administration Solutions (EASi)K1 Investment Management, LLC Miller Canfield Rivet Software

Financing of ChromeRiver led by Great Hill Partners

FT PartnersChromeRiverGreat Hill Partners

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FINANCIAL SERVICES DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $100MM)

Minority Capital Raise of GreenSky’s from DST, TPG, Wellington and Iconic

FT PartnersGreenSky

Acquisition of CompoSecure, LLC, by LLR Partners

Generational EquityBDO USA LLC CompoSecure, LLC DLA Piper Drinker Biddle Friedman LLP Generational Capital Markets, Inc. LLR Partners

Acquisition of TransFirst by Vista Equity Partners

FT PartnersTransFirstVista Equity Partners

Acquisition of eMoney Advisor, LLC by Fidelity Investments

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of AmericaeMoney AdvisorFidelity InvestmentsRaymond James

Acquisition of NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC by TA Associates

Raymond James Goodwin ProcterNorthStar Financial Services Group, LLCTA Associates

Acquisition of Susquehanna Bancshares by BB&T Corporation

Keefe Bruyette & WoodsBB&T CorporationSullivan & Cromwell LLPSusquehanna Bancshares

Sale of 80% of KUBRA to the Hearst Corporation

FT PartnersKubra

Majority Recapitalization of Situs Holdings LLC by Stone Point Capital

Raymond JamesSitus Holdings LLCStone Point Capital

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (B-TO-B) DEAL OF THE YEAR (FROM $10 TO $100MM)

Acquisition of Boreas Holdings by Inland Technologies

Cronus Partners LLCBoreas HoldingsInland TechnologiesStephens Inc.

Sale of SJ Partners LLC Portfolio Company Spectrio LLC to The Riverside Company

SJ Partners LLCSpectrio LLCKirkland & EllisLazard Middle Market LLCNXT CapitalShumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLPThe Riverside Company

Sale of Nexus Tek to Red Oak Capital Partners

JD Ford & CompanyRed Oak Capital PartnersNexus Tek

Acquisition of MA Federal by MA Federal Employee Stock Ownership Trust

CSG PartnersBrightwood Capital GE Capital Greenberg Traurig MA Federal Stout Risius Ross


BB&T Capital MarketsA&S Kinard Celadon Group, Inc. Larsen MacColl Partners Miller & Martin PLLC

Acquisition of Rivet Software by Equity Administration Solutions (EASi)

Headwaters MBBryan Cave LLP EKS&H LLPEquity Administration Solutions (EASi)K1 Investment Management, LLC Miller Canfield Rivet Software

Acquisition of Ariad Communications by High Road Capital Partners

High Road Capital PartnersAriad Custom CommunicationBabson Capital ManagementBlake, Cassels & GraydonBlue Spire MarketingFifth Third BankIGSKPMGPetsky PrunierRoyal Bank of CanadaThompson Hine U.S. Bank

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (B-TO-B) DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $100)

Sale of The Cleaning Authority KPMG Corporate Finance LLCPNC RiverarchThe Cleaning Authority

Acquisition of controlling stake in SEKO Logistics by Greenbriar Equity Group

Raymond JamesGreenbriar Equity GroupHorwood Marcus & BerkSEKO Logistics

Acquisition of Parago by Blackhawk Networks

Raymond JamesBlackhawk Network K&L Gates Intralinks Parago

Employee Acquisition of Nation Safe Drivers

Butcher Joseph & CoMedley Management, Inc.Northport Capital, LLC. a Resource America, Inc. CompanyNSD Holdings, Inc.Alcentra Capital CorporationBankUnited NAFifth Third BankKeefe McCullough CPA’s & Trusted AdvisorsMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPNation Safe DriversProskauer Rose LLPStout Risius Ross, Inc.

Restructuring of Indiana Finance Authorityand Sale to IFM Investors

UBS Invstment BankKPMG Corporate Finance LLCOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBarnes & Thornburg LLPKirkland & Ellis LLPMacquarieMilbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLPMoelisTaft Stettinuis & Hollister LLP

Recapitalization of Penn Foster Education Group by The Vistria Group

Capstone PartnersAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Falcon Investment Advisors Penn Foster Education Group Sankaty Advisors The Vistria Group

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FT PartnersHearst CorporationKubra

Merger of Aeroflex Holding Corp. with Cobham plc

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLPAeroflex Holding Corp.Bank of AmericaBrunswick Group LLPCobham plcGoldman, Sachs & CoMerril LynchRichards, Layton & Finger PASkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Restructuring and Recapitalizing of Berger Group Holdings

PillsburyAbrams CapitalBerger Group Holdings

TECHNOLOGY DEAL OF THE YEAR (FROM $10 TO $100MM)

Recapitalization of CyberGrants by Waud Capital Partners

Capstone PartnersWaud Capital Partners

Acquisition of MA Federal by MA Federal Employee Stock Ownership Trust

CSG PartnersBrightwood Capital GE Capital Greenberg Traurig MA Federal Stout Risius Ross

Financing of ChromeRiver led by Great Hill Partners

FT PartnersChromeRiverGreat Hill Partners

Recapitalization of Consolo by Bluff Point Associates

Generational Capital Markets, Inc.Bluff Point Associates

Acquisition of Miller & Associates and Dedo Interactive by Precocity, LLC

SDR VenturesBauerle and Company, PCDorsey & Whitney LLPJones, Davis & Jackson, PCMeredith & AssociatesPrecocity, LLC

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Majority Investment in Trax Technologies by Strattam Capital

Strattam CapitalCapital Southwest CorporationPartners for GrowthRiver Cities Capital FundsSilicon Valley BankStrattam CapitalTrax TechnologiesWilliam BlairWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Majority Recapitalization of SkillSurvey, Inc. by Primus Capital

Raymond JamesGoodwin Procter LLPMerrill DataSiteMorgan Lewis & Bockius LLPPrimus CapitalRaymond JamesSkillSurvey, Inc.

Sale of 38.04% stake in Systran SAto CSLi Co, Ltd

BDA PartnersCSLiSystran S.A.

TECHNOLOGY DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $100 TO $250MM)

Acquisition of PAI Group Inc (PayChoice) by Group plc (LSE:SGE)

Raymond JamesDeloitte & Touche LLPGoodwin ProcterGrant ThorntonGreat Hill PartnersPayChoiceRW BairdSage SoftwareSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPWilliam Blair

Acquisition of BinOptics by MACOM BinOptics CorporationRaymond JamesBond Schoeneck & KingGoldman SachsM/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc.Merill DataSite

Sale of iBwave to Corning Corning Inc.Raymond JamesDeloitteDentonsiBwave Solutions, Inc.Kirkland EllisKPMGLincoln InternationalVicente Capital

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Divestitures from EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR)

Raymond JamesAnsaradaCitizens Bank RBSCSP AssociatesDeloitte & ToucheEMCOREHancock Capital ManagementKPMGNeoPhotonicsO’Melveny & MyersPricewaterhouseCoopersSchulte Roth & ZabelSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPVeritas Capital

Debt Financing of ORBCOMM Inc. Raymond JamesMacquarie Corporate & Asset FinanceMillbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloyORBCOMMShearman & Sterling LLP

Sale of Motor Vehicle Software Corporationto Accel KKR

J.D. Ford & Company Accel KKR

Acquisition of immixGroup by Arrow Electronics

Raymond JamesArrow ElectronicsCooleyGrant ThorntonimmixGroupIntralinksMilbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

Acquisition of Location Labs by AVG Technologies

Bridge Street AdvisorsAllen & OveryAVG TechnologiesDavis PolkErnst & YoungGoodwin ProcterLocation LabsSideman & BancroftUBS Securities

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TECHNOLOGY DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $250 TO $500MM)

Sale of 80% of KUBRA to the HearstCorporation

FT PartnersKubra

Acquisition of eMoney Advisor, LLC by Fidelity Investments

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of AmericaeMoney AdvisorFidelity InvestmentsRaymond James

ABRY Acquires Compusearch, advised by Spurrier Capital Partners

Spurrier Capital PartnersABRY Partners Arlington Capital Compusearch JMI

Sale of Rx30 by Benchmark International Benchmark InternationalBroad and Cassel Cross Fernandez & Riley GTCR Kirkland & Ellis

TA Acquires Insurity, Advised by SpurrierCapital Partners

Spurrier Capital PartnersGenStar CapitalInsurityTA Associates

Minority Capital Raise of GreenSky’s from DST, TPG, Wellington and Iconic

FT PartnersGreenSky

Acquisition of NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC by TA Associates

Raymond JamesGoodwin ProcterNorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC TA Associates

Acquisition of Parago by Blackhawk Networks

Raymond JamesBlackhawk Network Intralinks K&L Gates Parago

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TECHNOLOGY DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $500MM)

Merger of Aeroflex Holding Corp. with Cobham plc


Restructuring of Allen Systems Group, Inc. (“ASG”)

Huron Consulting GroupBerger SingermanEpiq SystemsLatham and WatkinsPachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLPPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLPRothschildThe Blackstone GroupYoung Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP

Acquisition of Lynda.com by LinkedIn Goodwin Procter LLP Lynda.comLinkedInWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Acquisition of TransFirst by Vista EquityPartners

FT PartnersTransFirstVista Equity Partners

Acquisition of BrightRoll by Yahoo YahooBrightroll

Acquisition of the Educational Technologyand Services by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Baker McKenzieCitigroupGreenhillMilbank TweedMorgan StanleyPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonShearman & SterlingWells Fargo

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Acquisition of WIND Mobile Q Advisors LLCUBSBennett JonesTennenbaum Capital PartnerWest Face CapitalLG Capital InvestorsGlobalive CapitalMcMillanBorden Ladner GervaisDavies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Acquisitions of Viasystems by TTMTechnologies

BarclaysDebevoise & PlimptonGreenberg TraurigJ.P. MorganJones DayLatham & WatkinsStifel Vinson & Elkins

The Sale of the Assets of Cygnus Business Media, Inc.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLPCorporate SolutionsCygnus Business Media, Inc.Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella PCDowns Rachlin Martin PLLCKatten Muchin Rosenman LLPSOLA GroupSouthComm Business Media, LLC

MEDIA DEAL OF THE YEAR

Merger/Spin-Off of The E.W. Scripps Company and Journal Communications

BakerHostetler Evercore Partners Inc. Methuselah Advisors Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Sullivan & Cromwell LLP The E.W. Scripps Company Wells Fargo Securities

Sale of Los Angeles Clippers to Steve Ballmer

Greenberg Glusker LLPBank of America Merrill Lynch Covington & Burling LLP Microsoft (ret) The Sterling Family Trust

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Acquisition of Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited by Viacom International Media Networks Inc.

Barclays PLCErnst & Young LLPLewis Silkin LLPOlswang LLPRosenblatt Solicitors, Shearman & Sterling LLPThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,

Acquisition of Cirque du Soleil by a consortium led by Fosun and TPG Capital

Fosun GroupBank of America Merrill LynchBank of Montreal Cirque du SoleilCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Deutsche Bank Fosun InternationalGoldman SachsMerrill Corp.National Bank of CanadaNorton Rose FulbrightOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt Paul HastingsPwC LLPRopes & Gray Royal Bank of Canada TD Securities UBS

Investment in Alpha Media led by Breakwater

Breakwater Investment ManagementAlpha Media

Merger of LIN Media LLC and Media General, Inc.

D.F. King & Co., Inc.Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLPJ.P. Morgan Securities LLCMiller, Egan, Molter & Nelson LLPMoelis & CompanyPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLPRBC Capital Markets LLCVinson & Elkins LLPWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

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Equity Investment in Hudson Fiber Network by Tiger Infrastructure Partners

Q Advisors LLCHudson Fiber NetworkLowenstein Sandler LLPPerkins Coie LLPTiger Infrastructure PartnersWebster Bank

Acquisition of A Wireless by Z Wireless Allegiance Capital Corp.A WirelessMorrison Cohen, LLPPennant ParkSTS Capital PartnersAtlantic Street Capital

Sale of SJ Partners LLC Portfolio CompanySpectrio LLC to The Riverside Company


TELECOM DEAL OF THE YEAR

Acquisition of certain subscriber assets from Sage Telecom by Birch Communications

Redwood Capital GroupBirch Communications, Inc.Telscape Truconnect


High Road Capital PartnersAriad Custom CommunicationBabson Capital ManagementBlake, Cassels & GraydonBlue Spire MarketingFifth Third BankIGSKPMGPetsky PrunierRoyal Bank of CanadaThompson Hine U.S. Bank

Debt Financing of ORBCOMM Inc. Raymond JamesMacquarie Corporate & Asset Financie Millbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy ORBCOMM Shearman & Sterling LLP

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Divestitures from EMCORE Corporation(NASDAQ: EMKR)

Raymond JamesAnsarada Citizens Bank RBS CSP Associates Deloitte & Touche EMCORE Corporation Hancock Capital Management Morrison Cohen, LLP NeoPhotonics O’Melveny & Myers Pennant Park PricewaterhouseCoopers Schulte Roth & Zabel Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP KPMG STS Capital Partners Veritas Capital

Acquisition of Radio Shack stores by Sprint

McGuireWoods LLPJones Day Pepper Hamilton LLPRadio ShackSprint


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ENERGY DEAL OF THE YEAR (FROM $10MM TO $1B)

Acquisition of FHE USA LLC by Basin Tools GulfStar GroupBasin HoldingsDavis, Malm & D’AgostineFrank Henry Equipment (FHE)Fulbright & Jaworski LLPPwC

Acquisition of Recurrent Energy, LLC byCanadian Solar Inc.

Foley & LardnerCanadian Solar Inc.Recurrent Energy

Chapter 11 Reorganization of USEC, Inc.Centrus Energy Corp.

AlixPartnersHoulihan LokeyLatham & WatkinsLazardRichards, Layton & Finger P.A.Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor

Sale of Nova Safety and Environmental to TRC Companies, Inc.

JD Ford & CompanyTRC Companies, Inc.Nova Safety & Environmental

Acquisition of Compressor Systems, Inc.(CSI) by Compressco Partners L.P.

Raymond JamesCompressor Systems, Inc. PPHBPresident and COO

Acquisition of QIC, Inc. by RINA S.p.A. GulfStar GroupQIC Ewing & Jones, PPLC Fredericks Michael & Co. PwC RINA Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Sale of Electronic Control Systems to Albireo Energy Solutions

Huron Capital PartnersAlbireo Energy SolutionsElectronic Control SystemsSheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Sale of Power Assets in Latin America White & Case LLPPower Assets

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Merger of Navig8 Crude Tankers and General Maritime

Seward & KisselNavig8 Crude TankersGeneral Maritime

Acquisition of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Management and El Paso Pipeline Partners LP by Kinder Morgan Inc.

Baker BottsBarclaysBracewell & Giuliani CitigroupJefferies & Co.Jones DayWeil Gotshal

Acquisition of Hess Retail Holdings by Speedway, a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum.

Barclays CapitalGoldman SachsJ.P. MorganKirkland & Ellis

Acquisition of The Pantry, Inc. by Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

Faegre Baker DanielsAlimentation Couche-TardBofA Merrill LynchSmith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan LLPWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Acquisition of First Wind Holdings, LLC by Sun Edison, LLC and TerraForm, LLC

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPFirst Wind Holdings Inc.SunEdison, Inc.TerraForm Power, Inc.

ENERGY DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $1B)

Acquisition of Oiltanking Partners byEnterprise Products Partners

CitigroupDeutsche Bank Jefferies GroupAikin GumpAndrews Kurth Latham & Watkins Richards Layton & FingerSkadden Arps Vinson & Elkins

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INDUSTRIAL GOODS AND BASIC RESOURCES DEAL OF THE YEAR (FROM $10MM TO $100MM)

Acquisition of AFR by DuBois Chemicals Cleary Gull Inc.Brass Ring Capital DuBois Chemicals, Inc. Frost Brown Todd Godfrey & Kahn SC Medallion Capital, Inc.

Acquisition of Wachs Water Services by Pure Technologies

Capstone PartnersCanaccord Genuity Chuhak & Tecson PC Husch Blackwell Pure Technologies The Wachs Companies Wachs Water Services

Turnaround and Sale of LC Manufacturing O’KeefeBFC, Inc. Dold Spath KiriazisK&S Forge, Inc./LC Manufacturing Comerica Bank

Sale of City Carton Recycling to RepublicServices

JD Ford & CompanyRepublic Services

Acquisition of Midwest Generation Assets by DYNEGY Inc

White & CaseDYNEGY IncMidwest Generation Assets

Acquisition of UNS Energy by Fortis White & CaseFortisUNS Energy

Acquisition of Maryland Materials Inc. InterOcean Advisors LLCBluegrass Materials Company LLC

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Refinancing of D&W Fine Pack by The Keystone Group

The Keystone GroupD&W Fine PackWells Fargo

Acquisition of Fox River Fiber by H.I.G Capital

Cleary Gull Inc.Fox River Fiber Company, LLC Grant Thornton H.I.G. Capital, LLC McDermott Will & Emery LLP PNC Bank Quarles & Brady LLP Wipfli LLP

INDUSTRIAL GOODS AND BASIC RESOURCES DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $100MM)

Sale of Rocky Mountain Structures, Inc to TNT Crane & Rigging Inc.

The Forbes M+A GroupTNT Crane & Rigging Inc.

Recapitalization of Amteck of Kentucky by Trive Capital

Capstone PartnersAmteck, LLC Trive Capital UBS Financial Services Wyatt Tarrant & Combs

Acquisition of Nelson Pipeline by Beirne Pipeline Holdings partnered with Axis Private Equity

Headwaters MBAhmann Martin Axis Private Equity Bauerle & Co Beirne Pipeline Holdings First Western Trust Fox Rothchild LLP Navigator Partners Nelson Pipeline Constructors, Inc. Polsinelli White Oak Global Advisor


Headwaters MBBlank Rome Bob HajdukovichJ.F. Lehman & Company McKinsey & Company Norton Rose Fulbright PwC Ravn Air Group

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Divestitures from EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR)

Raymond JamesAnsarada Citizens Bank RBS CSP Associates Deloitte & Touche EMCORE Hancock Capital Management Morrison Cohen, LLP NeoPhotonics O’Melveny & Myers Pennant Park PricewaterhouseCoopers Schulte Roth & Zabel Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP KPMG STS Capital Partners Veritas Capital

Sale of Protective Industries, Inc., a Windjammer Capital portfolio company, to Berwind Corporation



Seward & KisselGeneral MaritimeNavig8 Crude Tankers

Acquisition of The Pantry, Inc. by Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

Faegre Baker DanielsAlimentation Couche-Tard BofA Merrill Lynch Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan LLP Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Sale of The Flexan Corporation to LindenCapital Partners

Mesirow FinancialErnst & YoungGolub Capital Intralinks Kirkland & Ellis LLP Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC Linden Capital Partners Plante Moran

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CONSUMER AND RETAIL PRODUCTS DEAL OF THE YEAR (FROM $10MM TO $500 MM)

Acquisition of Pure Barre LLC by Catterton CattertonPure Barre LLCWJ Partners

Acquisition of Cool Gear International by Igloo Products Corporation

Headwaters MBCool Gear InternationalIgloo Products Corporation Lincoln International

Acqusition of Best Made Toys by SJ Partners LLC

SJ Partners LLCBank of Montreal Best Made Toys International, Inc. Goodmans LLP King & Wood Mallesons KPMG LLP Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP McGladrey LLP

Acquisition of A.R.E. Accessories by Tectum Holdings, Inc.

Western Reserve PartnersA.R.E. AccessoriesGoodwin ProcterTA Associates Inc.Tectum Holdings, Inc.

Sale of Substantially All of its Assets to an Affiliate of Centre Lane Partners, LLC by Saladworks, LLC

SSG Capital Advisors LLCCentre Lane Partners, LLCCole Schotz P.C.EisnerAmper, LLC JVSW, LLCKatten Muchin Rosenman LLP Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLPLandis Rath & Cobb LLP Saladworks, LLCWeir & Partners LLP WS Finance, LLC

Turnaround and Sale of Heeren Brothers O’Keefe42 North Partners Advanced Manufacturing Group Miller Johnson Varnum Law

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CONSUMER AND RETAIL PRODUCTS DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $500MM)



Spin-Off of Energizer Holdings, Inc. Energizer Holdings, Inc.Edgewell Personal Care

Sale of 50.5% of Demoulas Super Markets, Inc. by the Class A Shareholders to the Class B Shareholders.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLPDavis Malm & D’Agostine P.C Demoulas Super Markets, Inc. Jones Day JP Morgan Lincoln International LLC Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Ropes & Gray LLP

Stake sale in TT International to Standard Chartered Private Equity

BDA PartnersStandard Chartered Private EquityTT International

Acquisition of Wagg Foods by Catterton Catterton Partners CorpLatham & Watkins LLPAlvarez & MarsalGordons LLPHSBC Bank plcRothschildWagg Foods Ltd

HanesBrands Completes Acquisition of Maidenform Brands

Goldman SachsHanesBrandsKing & SpaldingRopes & Gray

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Acquisition of Radio Shack stores by Sprint McGuireWoods LLPJones Day Pepper Hamilton LLP

Merger of the Safeway Grocery Store Chain Schulte Roth & Zabel LLPAlbertsons (and an investor group) Bank of America Merrill Lynch Goldman, Sachs & Co. Latham & Watkins LLP Richards, Layton & Finger PA Safeway Inc.

Acquisition of MOM Brands by Post Holdings Faegre Baker DanielsBofA Merrill LynchLewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C.Post Consumer Brands

Chapter 11 Sale of Assets of Coldwater Creek

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLPAlvarez & Marsal LLC Coldwater Creek GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group Gordon Brothers Retail Partners LLC Hilco Merchant Resources LLC Kirkland & Ellis Lowenstein Sandler LLP Riemer & Braunstein LLP

CONSUMER SERVICES DEAL OF THE YEAR

Recapitalization of ILSC Education by Quad Partners

Seward & KisselILSC EducationQuad Partners

Acquisition of Oxbridge Academic Resources by WorldStrides

Capstone PartnersOxBridge Academic ResourcesWorldStrides

Growth Investment in Vroom by Catterton CattertonVroom

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Acquisition of The RAM Restaurant andBrewery by The RAM Employee Stock Ownership Trust

CSG PartnersBerntson PorterLaw Offices of Robert E LesserRobinson Brog Leinwand Greene Genovese & GluckThe RAM Employee Stock Ownership Trust (Wilmington Trust)The RAM Restaurant and BreweryWashington Trust Bank


Headwaters MBBlank Rome Bob HajdukovichJ.F. Lehman & Company McKinsey & Company Norton Rose Fulbright PwC Ravn Air Group

Minority Capital Raise of GreenSky’s fromDST, TPG, Wellington and Iconic

McLaughlinGreenSky

Merger of Sandbox Studio, LLC and KSC Studio, LLC to create Digital Content Services (DCS) Holding Company by Bertram Capital

Bertram CapitalCross Keys CapitalFirst RepublicFTI ConsultingHSBCSandbox Studio, LLCTuckman



REAL ESTATE DEAL OF THE YEAR

Reorganization of Treetops O’KeefeHonigmanKerr Russell Weber Varnum

Acquisition of GE Capital Real Estate assets by Wells Fargo and Blackstone

DechertHogan LovellsSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

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Purchase of Veris Gold USA Inc. assets by Whitebox Advisors LLC (WBOX 2014-1 Ltd.)

Fennemore Craig, P.C.Dentons Canada LLP Dorsey & Whitney LLP Ernst & Young, Inc. Fasken Martineau Fox Rothschild LLP Irwin Lowy LLP JCM Holdings III Limited Whitebox Advisors LLC

Acquisitions in Restoration and RenovationIndustry of Response Team 1, LLC

Goense & CoMedley Management, Inc.Northport Capital LLCChaseDLA PiperProskauer Rose LLPResponse Team 1 Riveron ConsultingSPP Capital Partners, LLCUniversal Restoration

Majority Recapitalization of SitusHoldings LLC by Stone Point Capital

Raymond JamesSitus Holdings LLCStone Point Capital

Mt. Sinai Purchase of Condo Units from Hiro Real Estate

Kramer LevinFried Frank LLPKramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

American Realty Capital Hospitality Trust Completes Acquisition of Equity Inns

Deutsche bankGoldman SachsGoodwin ProcterProskauerRCS CapitalSullivan & Cromwell

Acquisition of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT by NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.

Dechert LLPGriffin-American Healthcare REITNorthStar Realty Finance Corp.Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

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Sale of Archer Daniels Midland Company to Cargill

Jenner & BlockArcher Daniels Midland CompanyCargill

Sale of Ridley to Alltech Gislason & Hunter LLPAlltechRidley Inc.

Acquisition of Archer Daniels by The Mosaic Company

ArpsDorsey & Whitney LLPJPMorgan Chase & Co.Meagher & Flom LLPSkaddenSlate

Acquisition of Arysta LifeScience Limited by Platform Specialty Products Corporation

A & L GoodbodyBarclays Capital Inc.Clifford Chance, Credit Suisse Group AG Greenberg Traurig, LLPJPMorgan Chase & Co.Kane Kessler, P.C.Morgan StanleyNew York BranchNomura Securities International, Inc.Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Kremer AssociésUBS Investment Bank Americas

Acquisition of Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited by Zuari Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd.

Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co.Cameo Corporate Services LimitedICICI Securities LimitedShardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.V.Sankar Aiyar & Co.

Acquisition of Hesco Inc. by Healthy Food Ingredients, LLC

Generational EquityHesco Inc. Healthy Food Ingredients, LLCHorizon Holdings LLC

AGRICULTURE DEAL OF THE YEAR

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Acqusition of Harvest Top Development Limited by China Environmental Resources Group Limited

Akron Corporate Finance LimitedBobby Tse & Co.Pan Asia Corporate Finance LimitedTony Kan & Co.ZHONGHUI ANDA CPA Limited

Divestment of FMC Corp’s Alkali Chemicals Business to Tronox Limited

AmericasCredit Suisse Group AGFenner & Smith Incorporated Goldman, Sachs & Co.Kirkland & Ellis LLPLewis & Bockius LLPLiptonMerrill LynchMoelis & CompanyMorganPierceRosen & KatzUBS Investment BankWachtellWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

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II. FIRM OF THE YEAR

VALUATION FIRM OF THE YEAR

American AppraisalAxiom Valuation SolutionsCBIZDartmouth Partners LimitedEmpire Valuation ConsultantsGenerational EquityGordon Brothers-AccuValVRC | Valuation Research

CONSULTING FIRM OF THE YEAR

LENDER FIRM OF THE YEAR

Ares Capital CorporationAres Direct LendingFifth Street Asset ManagementGolub CapitalMedley Management, Inc.GE CapitalMonroe Capital LLCRB International Finance

INVESTMENT BANKING FIRM OF THE YEAR

Benchmark InternationalFinancial Technology PartnersGenerational EquityHeadwaters MBKPMG Corporate Finance LLCPegasus Intellectual Capital SolutionsRaymond JamesThe Peakstone Group

AlixPartnersConway MackenzieGenerational EquityHigh Rock Partners, Inc.Huron Consulting GroupL.E.K. ConsultingO’KeefePwC

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LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM OF THE YEAR

ABRY PartnersBlackford CapitalCattertonHigh Road Capital PartnersHuron Capital Partners The Carlyle GroupThe Ensign GroupWatermill Group

Blake Cassels & GraydonEvershedsHirschler FleischerHonigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLPKirkland & EllisLatham & WatkinsSeward & KisselThe Giannuzzi Group, LLP

BOUTIQUE INVESTMENT BANKING FIRM OF THE YEAR

ACCOUNTING/DUE DILIGENCE FIRM OF THE YEAR

Alvarez & MarsalBaker TillyCohnReznickGrant ThorntonMazarsMcGladreyO’KeefeO’Connor Davies

MARKETING/PR FIRM OF THE YEAR

Brunswick GroupCooperKatz & Co.FinsburyG&S Business CommunicationsInfinite SpadaLambert, Edwards & AssociatesProsek PartnersSard Verbinnen & Co

ButcherJoseph & Co.Clayton Capital PartnersCleary Gull Inc.Coker Capital AdvisorsHarbor View AdvisorsJ.D. FordSica Fletcher LLCSSG Capital Advisors LLC

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III. PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR

LEGAL ADVISOR OF THE YEAR

LENDER DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR

Oliver Brahmst, Head of Americas Private Equity, White & Case LLPJoseph P. Gromacki, Partner and Corporate Department Chair, Jenner & BlockMatthew G. Hurd, Partner/Co-Head, Healthcare and Life Sciences Group, Sullivan & Cromwell LLPJames Lee, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLPColin J. Levere, Senior M&A Lawyer, ScotiabankAndrew M. Lohmann, Partner, Hirschler Fleischer David McCreary, Chief Legal Officer, Generational EquityMorton Pierce, Partner, White & Case LLP

Thomas Aronson, Co-Founder and Head of Originations, Monroe Capital LLCStuart Aronson, President, GE Commercial FinanceTimothy Clifford, President, CEO and Founder, Abacus Finance GroupStephen Hickey, Managing Partner, CVC Credit PartnersJim Hudak, President, CIT Corporate FinanceGlenn Kim, Managing Director, Origination, Fifth Street Asset ManagementK. Thomas Klimmeck, Senior Managing Director, Madison Capital FundingTroy A. Oder, Managing Director, Golub Capital

Navine Aggarwal, Vice President, Allied WorldPaul Aversano, Managing Director and Global Practice Leader, Alvarez & MarsalGregory A. Charleston, Senior Managing Director, Conway MackenzieAndrew D. Couch, Managing Director, DJM Real Estate, a division of Gordon Brothers GroupDrew Dorweiler, Managing Partner, Dartmouth Partners LimitedRakesh Kotecha, Managing Director and PwC Corporate Finance, PwCCarina Markel, Capital Markets Partner and Deals Practice, PwCPeter McKelvey, President of L.E.K.’s Americas Practice, L.E.K.

SERVICE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR

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INVESTMENT BANKER DEALMAKER OF THE YEARAdam Haynes, Managing Director, KPMG Corporate Finance LLC Brenen Hofstadter, President, Generational Capital Markets Clinton Johnston, Managing Director, Benchmark International Steve McLaughlin, Managing Partner, FT Partners David Hartzell and Matthew Hudson, Managing Directors and Co-Heads of Rental Services Group, Oppenheimer & Co. Joseph M. Durnford, CEO, JD Ford & CompanyKendall Stafford, Managing Director, Benchmark International Trever Acers, Managing Director, Objective Capital Partners

BUYERS / SELLERS DEALMAKER OF THE YEARAllen Wang, Director of Legal Affairs, Canadian Solar (USA) Inc.Erik Brooks, Managing Patner, ABRY PartnersScott Johnson, CEO, SJ Partners LLCColin J. Levere, Senior M&A Lawyer, ScotiabankDale Okonow, Partner, Watermill GroupSatish A. Raman, Global Head - Corporate Development, Sutherland GlobalJared Ruger, Partner, Bertram Capital ManagementMartin Stein, Founder and Managing Director, Blackford Capital

IV. PRODUCT AND SERVICE OF THE YEAR

Generational Equity – DealForceAIG – Representations & Warranties Insurance (RWI)AXA and SRS Acquiom – Escrow Shield PlusIntralinksS&P Capital IQMerrill DataSiteTasman Consulting – Driving Successful Integrations for Silicon Valley M&AAllied World – Representations and Warranties (R&W) Insurance

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V. DEAL FINANCING OF THE YEAR

EQUITY FINANCING DEAL OF THE YEAR

Equity Financing of The Marcus Buckingham Company (“TMBC”) by SurveyMonkey

Harbor View AdvisorsSurveyMonkeyThe Marcus Buckingham Company

Equity Investment in Hudson Fiber Network by Tiger Infrastructure Partners

Q Advisors LLCHudson Fiber NetworkLowenstein Sandler LLPPerkins Coie LLPTiger Infrastructure PartnersWebster Bank

Investment in Alpha Media led by Breakwater

Breakwater Investment ManagementAlpha Media

C.A. Bancorp Strategic Merger with Crosswinds, Federated National and Transatlantic to create Monarch National




Deal Financing of Burgaflex Lambert, Edwards & AssociatesBarnes and ThornburgBDOBlackford CapitalBurgaflexClark Hill

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Minority Capital Raise of GreenSky’s from DST, TPG, Wellington and Iconi

FT PartnersGreenSky

Deal Financing of Hunan Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLPLions Gate EntertainmentO’Melveny & Myers

DEBT FINANCING DEAL OF THE YEAR

Recapitalization of Asford.com by Prudential Capital Partners

PeakstonePrudential Capital Partners

Acquisitions in Restoration and Renovation Industry of Response Team 1, LLC

Goense & CoMedley Management, Inc.Northport Capital LLCChaseDLA PiperProskauer Rose LLPResponse Team 1 Riveron ConsultingSPP Capital Partners, LLCUniversal Restoration

Refinancing of AcuSport Corporation by Huron Transaction Advisory LLC

Huron Transaction AdvisoryHuron Business AdvisoryWinston & StrawnWells Fargo Capital Finance Goldberg KohnRegions Business Capital RBS Citizens Bank

Combination of Northern Lights Capital Group and Treasury Group Limited

Medley Management, Inc.Goodwin Procter LLPPepper Hamilton LLPWilliam BlairAether Investment Partners, LLCClayton UtzGresham Advisory Partner LimitedHerbert Smith FreehillsNorthern Lights Capital Partners

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Debt Financing of Hyundai MerchantMarine by Apollo

INTL FCStoneKPMG LLCHyundai Merchant MarineLee&KoPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Debt financing of Crane Co. Carl Marks AdvisorsSchulte Roth & Zabel LLPWilmerHale

Recapitalization Financing of Data Device Corporation by Behrman Capital

Golub CapitalBehrman Capital


Butcher Joseph & CoMedley Management, Inc.Northport Capital, LLC. a Resource America, Inc. CompanyNSD Holdings, Inc.Alcentra Capital CorporationBankUnited NAFifth Third BankKeefe McCullough CPA’s + Trusted AdvisorsMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPNation Safe DriversProskauer Rose LLPStout Risius Ross, Inc.

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VI. RESTRUCTURING DEAL OF THE YEAR

RESTRUCTURING DEAL OF THE YEAR (FROM $10MM TO $100MM)

Acquisition of Porter's Group by an affiliate of Resilience Capital Partners

Resilience Capital PartnersGillum Strategy Partners Jones Day McGuireWoods LLP Potter & Co. Stephens, Inc. Wells Fargo

Acquisition of Pacific Steel by Speyside Equity

Cleary Gull Inc.Binder & Malter LLP Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. Pacific Steel Casting Company Siena Lending Group Speyside Equity

Turnaround and Sale of Heeren Brothers

O’Keefe42 North Partners Advanced Manufacturing Group Miller Johnson Varnum Law

Restructuring of AntaramianProperties, LLC et al. by Berger Singerman

Berger SingermanAntaramian Properties, LLCJennis & Bowen

Acquisition of Hynes Industries by an affiliate of Resilience Capital Partners

Resilience Capital PartnersBrown Gibbons Lang & Company Ernst & Young Huntington Bank Hynes Industries Jones Day Roth, Blair, Roberts, Strasfeld & Lodge

Chapter 11 Sale of ATLS Acquisition, LLC, d/b/a Liberty Medical Supply, Inc. (“Liberty”)

Raymond JamesChipman Brown Cicero & Brown, LLP Ernst & Young Greenberg Traurig, LLP Lowenstein Sandler PC Mesirow Financial Consulting LLC Palm Beach Capital RSR Consulting, LLC Stevens & Lee, P.C

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RESTRUCTURING DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $100MM TO $1 BILLION)

Restructuring of Gordian Medical, Inc. dba American Medical Technologies

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLPGlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLCFranchise Tax BoardLaw Offices of Thomas R. LamonsNorton Rose Fulbright US LLPU.S. Department of Justice-Civil Division Commercial Litigation BranchUnited States of America-Internal Revenue Service

Debt Financing of Hyundai Merchant Marine by Apollo

INTL FCStoneKPMG LLCHyundai Merchant MarineLee&KoPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Refinancing of D&W Fine Pack by The Keystone Group

The Keystone GroupD&W Fine PackWells Fargo

Chapter 11 Restructuring of Nautilus AlixPartnersBlackstoneHoulihan LokeyLazardNorton Rose FulbrightSeward & KisselSkadden ArpsWhite & Case

Chapter 11 Reorganization of USEC, Inc.Centrus Energy Corp.

AlixPartnersHoulihan LokeyLatham & WatkinsLazardRichards, Layton & Finger P.A.Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor

Restructures of Karmaloop by Capstone Capstone PartnersComvest PartnersKarmaloop

Turnaround and Sale of LC Manufacturing O’KeefeBFC, Inc. Dold Spath KiriazisK&S Forge, Inc./LC Manufacturing Comerica Bank

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Restructuring of Allen Systems Group, Inc. (“ASG”)

Huron Consulting GroupBerger SingermanEpiq SystemsLatham and WatkinsPachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLPPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLPRothschildThe Blackstone GroupYoung Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP

RESTRUCTURING DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $1 BILLION)

Restructuring of Indiana FinanceAuthority and Sale to IFM Investors


Restructuring of Nextel International Holdings (NIHD)

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLPJones DayPaul WeissRothschild

Acquisition of Radio Shack storesby Sprint

McGuireWoods LLPJones Day Pepper Hamilton LLPRadio ShackSprint

Restructuring of LDK Solar CO., Ltd.

JefferiesHoulihan Lokey LDK Solar CO., Ltd. Ropes & Gray Zolfo Cooper

Restructuring and recapitalizing of Berger Group Holdings

Pillsbury LawAbrams CapitalBerger Group Holdings

Chapter 11 Reorganization of Chassix, Inc. AlixPartnersFTI ConsultingChassix, IncLazardPaul WeissWeil Gotschal

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Recapitalization of Towergate Insurance TowergateHoulihan LokeyEvercore KKRSullivan & CromwellMoelis & Co.

Chapter 9 Reorganization of The City of Detroit, Michigan

Conway MacKenzie, Inc.City of DetroitMiller Buckfire & Co., LLC-a S0fel CompanyErnst & YoungBarclaysJones DayKurtzman Carson Consultants LLCMiller Canfield Pepper Hamilton LLP

Restructuring & Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of MomentivePerformance Materials Inc.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLPMilbank, Tweed, Hadkley & McCloyAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLPAlix Partners, LLPDechert LLPFTI Consulting, Inc.Jefferies LLCKlee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLPKPMG LLPLazard Ltd.Moelis & Company LLCMomentive Performance Materials Inc. Ropes & Gray LLPValuation Research CorporationWillkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP



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VII. CROSS-BORDER DEAL OF THE YEAR

Acquisition of Loop Transportation, Inc. by Hallcon Crew Transport, Inc.

Headwaters MBFarella Braun + Martell Finn Dixon & Herling Hallcon Crew Transport Loop Transportation, Inc. Southfield Capital

Acquisition of Oxbridge Academic Resources by WorldStrides

Capstone PartnersOxBridge Academic ResourcesWorldStrides

Sale of shares to Synergetics USA, Inc. by Sterimedix Ltd.

Benchmark InternationalSynergetics USA, Inc.Sterimedix Ltd.

Acquisition of QIC, Inc. by RINA S.p.A. GulfStar GroupQIC Ewing & Jones, PPLC Fredericks Michael & Co. PwC RINA Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Acquisition of Coolerado by Seeley International’s

JD Ford & CompanyBaker BottsCoolerado Holland and HartSeeley International

CROSS-BORDER DEAL OF THE YEAR (FROM $10MM TO $25MM)

Recapitalization of ILSC Education by Quad Partners

Seward & KisselILSC EducationQuad Partners

Acquisition of Niagara Tools Ltd byApex Tool Group

Generational EquityApex Tool Group Blake, Cassels & Graydon Niagara Tools Ltd R. K. Shaver Stikeman Elliott

Acquisition of Fab Trol Systems by AVEVA

Madison Street CapitalAVEVAFab Trol Systems

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CROSS-BORDER DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $25MM TO $100MM)

Sale of 38.04% stake in Systran S.A. to CSLi Co, Ltd

BDA PartnersCSLi Co, Ltd.Systran S.A.

Acquisition of InStep Software, LLC by Schneider Electric

Skyway Capital PartnersCrowe Horwath InStep Software LLC Jenner & Block LLP Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP PwC Schneider Electric

Sale of Damasio Educacional to DeVry Education Group

BMO Capital MarketsDamásio Educacional S.ADeVry Education Group Victoria Capital Partners

Acquisition of Wheels Group Inc. By Radiant Logistics, Inc.

Fox Rothschild LLPBennett Jones LLPRadiant Logistics, Inc.Wheels Group Inc.

Acquisition of Milre Systek Co., Ltd by Allegion, PLC

INTL FCStone Financial Inc.Allegion, PLCHanul Choongjung LLC (Crowe Horwath) KIM & CHANGMilre Systek Co.,Nexus Law Group

Majority Investment of AIM Software by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

Marlin & AssociatesAIM SoftwareWelsh CarsonWelsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

Acquisition of Information Mosaic Limited by Markit Group Limited

Marlin & AssociatesInformation MosaicMarkit

Investment in Lily’s Kitchen by Catterton CattertonBain Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP Deloitte Lily’s Kitchen Simmons & Simmons Stamford Partners Trethowans LLP

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Financing of Lazada led by Temasek Holdings

Dechert LLPFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLPLazada Group GmbH


Raymond JamesGoodwin Procter Grant Thornton Great Hill Partners RW BairdPayChoice Sage Software Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Deloitte & Touche LLPWilliam Blair

Sale of Enviro Systems, Inc. to Zodiac Aerospace

Mesirow FinancialAntares International Partners Deloitte Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Paul Hastings

Combination of Northern Lights Capital Group and Treasury Group Limited

Medley Management, Inc.Goodwin Procter LLPPepper Hamilton LLPWilliam BlairAether Investment Partners, LLCClayton UtzGresham Advisory Partner LimitedHerbert Smith FreehillsNorthern Lights Capital Partners

Acquisition of Wagg Foods by Catterton Catterton Partners CorpLatham & Watkins LLPAlvarez & MarsalGordons LLPHSBC Bank plcRothschildWagg Foods Ltd

Acquisition of Raiffeisen Energy & Environment by Contour Global

Raiffeisen Centrobank Bindergroesswang Contour Global PwC Raiffeisen Energy and Environment Raiffeisen Leasing Raiffeisen Zentralbank Schoenherr

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Bridge Street AdvisorsAllen & Overy AVG Technologies Davis Polk Ernst & Youn Goodwin Procter Location Labs Sideman & Bancroft UBS Securities

Acqusition of controlling stake in SEKO Logistics by Greenbriar Equity Group

Raymond James Greenbriar Equity GroupHorwood Marcus & BerkSEKO Logistics


Acquisition of Recurrent Energy, LLC by Canadian Solar Inc.

Foley & Lardner LLPCanadian Solar Inc.Recurrent Energy, LLC

Acquisition of Novartis AG by bioCSL Inc. Baker & Mackenzie LLPCenterview Partners LLCCovington & Burling LLPGoldman Sachs Group Inc.Linklaters LLP

Acquisition of WIND Mobile Q Advisors LLCBennett JonesBorden Ladner GervaisDavies Ward Phillips & VinebergGlobalive CapitalLG Capital InvestorsMcMillanTennenbaum Capital PartnerUBSWest Face Capital



Acquisition of Cromwell Group byW.W. Grainger

Browne Jacobson LLPDLA Piper UK LLPMorgan Stanley

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Acquisition of Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by International Flavors & Fragrances

Blake CasselsCleary GottliebLazardMorgan StanleyWillkie Farr & Gallagher

Acquisition of Mytheresa by Neiman Marcus Group

Altium CapitalGoldman SachsGuett Olk FeldhausHengeler MuellerMilbank Tweed Hadley & McCloyP+P Poellath + PartnersProskauer

Sale of Power Assets in Latin America White & Case LLPPower Assets

Acquisition of Intercos SpA by Catterton CattertonBain & CompanyIntercos SPALatham & WatkinsLMS Studio LegalePriceWaterhouse CoopersRothschild

CROSS-BORDER DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $500MM TO $1 BILLION)

Acquisition of CSH Master Care USA, a division of the Chartwell Retirement Residences by Brookdale Senior Living

Bass Berry SimsPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonRBC Capital MarketsSkadden Arps

Acquisition of Borderfree by Pitney Bowes CitigroupGoodwin ProcterKirkland & EllisLazard Middle Market

Sale of Kelway Holdings Limited to CDW Corporation

William Blair & CompanyCDW CorporationBarclaysKirkland & Ellis LLPReed Smith LLPPwC

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CROSS-BORDER DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $1 BILLION)

Merger of Aeroflex Holding Corp.with Cobham plc


Acquisition of the Liberty Living Group by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

DechertCanadian Pension Plan Investment BoardClifford ChanceLiberty Living plc

Acquisition of Access Industries by Perform Group

Credit SuisseRothschild GroupWeil Gotshal

Acquisition of All3Media by Discovery Communications and Liberty Global

AshurstBank of AmericaCenterview PartnersClifford ChanceDLA PiperFreshfieldsJP MorganMorrison & Foerster

Acquisition of Insight Pharmaceuticals by Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.

Reed Smith LLPCahill Gordon & Reindel LLPCitibank, N.A.Insight Pharmaceuticals CorporationKirkland & Ellis LLPPrestige Brands Holdings, Inc.PwCSawaya Segalas & CompanySwander Pace CapitalWellSpring Pharmaceutical Corporation

Acquisition of SGK by Matthews International

Evercore PartnersCohen & GrigsbyMacquarie CapitalMatthews InternationalRichards Layton & FingerWilliam Blair

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Acquisition of Stroygazconsulting by Gazprombank and United Capital Partners

DechertBaker Botts LLPStroygazconsultingGazprombankUnited Capital Partners

Acquisition of UNS Energy Corporation by Fortis

White & Case LLPFortisUNS Energy


Seward & Kissel Navig8 Crude TankersGeneral Maritime




Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLPSalix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & FlomSullivan & Cromwell LLPPharmaceuticals International, Inc.

Acquisition of Dynacast Goodwin Procter LLPDavis PolkDynacastHughes Hubbard Hunton & Williams

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VIII.CORPORATE AND STRATEGIC ACQUISITION DEAL OF THE YEAR

CORPORATE AND STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF THE YEAR (FROM $10MM TO $25MM)

Acquisition of TAKKT (PEG) by Systemax Cleary Gull Inc.CliftonLarsonAllen LLPKPMGQuarles & BradySystemax Inc.TAKKT AG

Acquisition of Loop Transportation, Inc. by Hallcon Crew Transport, Inc.

Headwaters MBFarella Braun + MartellFinn Dixon & HerlingHallcon Crew TransportLoop Transportation, Inc.Southfield Capital

Turnaround and Sale of Heeren Brothers O’Keefe42 North PartnersAdvanced Manufacturing GroupMiller JohnsonVarnum Law

Acquisition of Niagara Tools Ltd by Apex Tool Group

Generational EquityApex Tool GroupBlake, Cassels & GraydonGenerational Capital MarketsNiagara Tools LtdR. K. ShaverStikeman Elliott

Acquisition of Wachs Water Services by Pure Technologies

Capstone PartnersHusch Blackwell LLPCanaccord GenuityChuhak & Tecson PCPure TechnologiesThe Wachs CompaniesWachs Water Services

Sale of Nova Safety and Environmental to TRC Companies, Inc.

JD Ford & CompanyTRC Companies, Inc.Nova Safety & Environmental

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Acquisition of Zak Incorporated by LAI International

PCE Investment BankersDLA PiperLAI InternationalRLJ Equity PartnersWhiteman Osterman & Hanna LLPZak Incorporated

Acquisition of certain subscriber assets from Sage Telecom by Birch Communications

Redwood Capital GroupBirch Communications, Inc.Telscape Truconnect

CORPORATE AND STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF THE YEAR (OVER $25MM TO $100MM)

Acquisition of Boreas Holdings by Inland Technologies

Cronus Partners LLCInland TechnologiesStephens Inc.

Acquisition of Urbanspoon Assets byZomato

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLPIAC/InterActiveCorpWilliams MullenZomato Media Private Limited

Sale of Rocky Mountain Structures, Incto TNT Crane & Rigging Inc.

The Forbes M+A GroupTNT Crane & Rigging Inc.Rocky Mountain Structures, Inc

Carve-Out of Mobile Mini, Inc. North American Mobile Office Fleet to Acton Mobile Industries

Prophet EquityJackson Walker L.L.P.Oppenheimer & Co.PNC BankSprock Capital AdvisoryWells Fargo Capital Finance

Minority Recapitalization of Crescent City Surgical Centre by LCMC Health

GulfStar GroupBank of America Merrill LynchCrescent City Surgical CentreFoley & Lardner LLPGulfStar GroupLCMC HealthLocke LordePostlethwaite & NettervillePwC

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Bridge Street AdvisorsAllen & OveryAVG TechnologiesDavis PolkErnst & YoungGoodwin ProcterLocation LabsSideman & BancroftUBS Securities

Acquisition of immixGroup by ArrowElectronics Raymond James

Arrow ElectronicsCooleyGrant ThorntonimmixGroupIntralinksMilbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy


BCMS Corporate LLCAlston & Bird, LLPEXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp.FirmexGrant Thornton LLPGunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLPInmarMyers & Myers

C.A. Bancorp Strategic Merger with Crosswinds, Federated National and Transatlantic to create Monarch National



Skyway Capital PartnersCrowe HorwathInStep Software, LLCJenner & Block LLPKramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLPPwCSchneider Electric

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Acquisition of BinOptics by M/A-COM BinOptics CorporationRaymond JamesBond Schoeneck & KingGoldman SachsM/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc.Merill DataSite



Acquisition of Trico Lift by BlueLine Rental Oppenheimer & Co.Alvarez & Marsal, LLCArgosy CapitalBaker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLPBlueLine Rental, LLCCozen O’ConnorLatham & WatkinsMarsh LLCPAZ Aerial LiftsPlatinum Equity, LLCStevens & LeeTRC Solutions, Inc.Trico Lift

Acquisition of Cool Gear International by Igloo Products Corporation

Headwaters MBCool GearIgloo Products CorporationLincoln International

Acquisition of PAI Group Inc (PayChoice)by Group plc (LSE:SGE)


Acquisition of Allana Potash Corp. by Israel Chemicals Ltd.

Cantor Fitzgerald Canada CorporationCassels Brock & Blackwell LLPMcMillan LLP

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Foley & Lardner LLPCanadian Solar Inc.Recurrent Energy

Acquisition of TR Manufacturing byCorning

Capstone PartnersTR ManufacturingCorning Optical CommunicationsLincoln International

Acquisition of Evergreen Tank Solutions by Mini (NYSE:MINI)

Oppenheimer & Co.Evergreen Tank SolutionsOdyssey Investment PartnersKPMG LLPLatham & Watkins LLPMobile Mini, Inc.BarclaysDavis Polk & Wardell LLP


Jenner & BlockArcher Daniels Midland Company Cargill

Acquisition of Brunswick Corporation’s Bowling Business by Bowlmor AMF

ProskauerBowlmor AMFSidley Austin LLP



FT Partners Hearst CorporationKubra

Acquisition of Parago by BlackhawkNetwork’s

Raymond JamesBlackhawk NetworkIntralinksK&L Gates

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CORPORATE AND STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF THE YEAR (OVER $500MM TO $1B)


Sale of GFI Group Inc. To BGC Partners White & Case LLPBGC PartnersGFI Group Inc

Acquisition of Compressor Systems, Inc.(CSI) by Compressco Partners L.P.

Raymond JamesCompressco Partners, L.P.Compressor Systems, Inc.PPHB

Sale of RIDLEY to Alltech Gislason & Hunter LLPRIDLEY Inc.Alltech

Acqusition of GrowHow UK Limited byCF Industries Holdings, Inc.

CF Industries HoldingsGrowHow UK Limited

Acquisition of Outfront Media VW Communications LLC by CBS Outdoor LLC

Centerview Partners LLCEvercore Partners Inc.Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLPGoldman Sachs & Co.Jones DayOnera Media, Inc.Peter J. Solomon Company

Acquisition of Vantage Pipeline US and Vantage Pipeline Canada ULC by Pembina Pipeline Corporation

Blake, Cassels & GraydonBracewell & GiulianiCIBC World Markets, Inc.Fulbright & JaworskiLatham & WatkinsRBC Capital Markets

Acqusition of Bill Barrett Corp., Natural Gas and Liquids Properities by Vanguard Operations, LLC

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.Davis Graham & StubbsDoherty & Doherty LLP

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Acquisition of UNS Energy Corporationby Fortis

White & Case LLPFortisUNS Energy

Acquisition of Susquehanna Bancshares by BB&T Corp.

Keefe Bruyette & WoodsSusquehanna BancsharesBB&T Corporation

Restructuring of Indiana Finance Authority and Sale to IFM Investors


Acquisition of TASC, Inc. by Engility, Inc. Bass, Berry & Sims PLCTASCKKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.)General AtlanticSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPEngility, IncWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPBarclaysLazard Frères & Co. LLC

Merger of Aeroflex Holding Corp.with Cobham plc


CORPORATE AND STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF THE YEAR (OVER $1B)


Seward & KisselGeneral MaritimeNavig8 Crude Tankers

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Acquisition of Emerson Electric CO. by Regal Beloit Corporation

White & Case LLPEmerson Electric CO. Regal Beloit Corporation

Acquisition of Midwest Generation Assets by DYNEGY Inc

White & Case LLP DYNEGY IncMidwest Generation Assets

IX. M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR

M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR (FROM $10MM TO $25MM)

Acquisition of InTech Aerospace by Ranger Aerospace

Ranger Aerospace LLCInTech Aerospace

Sale of Substantially All of its Assets to an Affiliate of Centre Lane Partners, LLC by Saladworks, LLC

SSG Capital Advisors LLCCentre Lane Partners, LLCCole Schotz P.C.EisnerAmper, LLC JVSW, LLCKatten Muchin Rosenman LLP Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLPLandis Rath & Cobb LLP Saladworks, LLCWeir & Partners LLP WS Finance, LLC

Acquisition of Donovan & Watkins by BG Staffing

De Bellas & Co.BG StaffingWillis Group

Acquisition of Infotrieve by Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)

Signal HillCopyright Clearance Center (CCC)Houlihan LokeyInfotrieve

Acquisition of Rubadue Wire Company by Pelican Wire Company

SDR VenturesAkerman LLPPelican Wire Company, Inc. Rubadue Wire Company

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M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $25MM TO $50MM)

Acquisition of ASE Holdings, Inc. by GenCap America

Cleary Gull Inc.Bass, Berry & Sims PLCBMOCenterfield Capital PartnersDecosimoEagle Private Capital, LLCGenCap America, Inc.Grant Thornton LLPLindquist & Vennum LLPSun Trust BankTonka Bay Equity Partners LLC

Sale of rogenSi to Teletech Holdings, Inc. Carl Marks AdvisorsTeletech Holdings, IncThomsons Lawyers

Acquisition of Amtech Corporation by Blackford Capital

Lambert, Edwards & AssociatesBlackford CapitalMcClarin Plastics

Acquisition of Nelson Pipeline by Beirne Pipeline Holdings partnered with Axis Private Equity

Headwaters MBAhmann MartinAxis Private EquityBauerle & CoBeirne Pipeline HoldingsFirst Western TrustFox Rothchild LLPNavigator PartnersNelson Pipeline Constructors, Inc.PolsinelliWhite Oak Global Advisor

Acquisition of Yardney by OM Group, Inc. Capstone PartnersBNP ParibasEaglePicher TechnologiesHamil/MartinJones DayOM GroupYardney Technical Products

Recapitalization of Consolo Services Group Generational Capital Markets, Inc. Consolo Services GroupBluff Point Associates

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Acquisition of A.R.E. Accessories by Tectum Holdings, Inc.

Western Reserve PartnersA.R.E. AccessoriesGoodwin ProcterTA Associates Inc.Tectum Holdings, Inc.

Majority Investment of AIM Software byWelsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

Marlin & Associates AIM SoftwareWelsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

Acquisition of Risk Management Strategies, Inc. by Alpine Investors

Allegiance Capital Corp.Alpine InvestorsAlvarez & MarsalPerkins CoieRisk Management Strategies, Inc.

Acquisition of Burke by Incline Cleary Gull Inc.BCI Burke Company, LLCCleary Gull Inc.Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.Grant Thornton LLPIncline Equity PartnersMadison Capital FundingMichael Best & Friedrich LLPPwC

Majority Recapitalization of SkillSurvey, Inc. by Primus Capital

Raymond JamesGoodwin Procter LLPMerrill DataSiteMorgan Lewis & Bockius LLPPrimus CapitalSkillSurvey, Inc.

Acquisition of Porter's Group by an affiliate of Resilience Capital Partners

Resilience Capital PartnersBrown Gibbons Lang & CompanyErnst & YoungHuntington BankHynes IndustriesJones DayRoth, Blair, Roberts, Strasfeld & Lodge

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BB&T Capital MarketsA&S KinardCeladon Group, Inc.Larsen MacColl PartnersMiller & Martin PLLC


Skyway Capital PartnersCrowe HorwathInStep Software LLCJenner & Block LLPKramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLPPwCSchneider Electric


BCMS Corporate LLCAlston & Bird, LLPEXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp.FirmexGrant Thornton LLPGunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLPInmarMyers & Myers

Acquisition of The Trustees of Noble Hospital, Inc.by Baystate Health, Inc.

Nixon PeabodyBaystate Health, Inc.Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas LLPThe Trustees of Noble Hospital, Inc.

Acquisition of Information Mosaic Limited by Markit Group Limited

Marlin & AssociatesInformation MosaicMarkit

Sale of YESCO to Samsung Electronics KPMG Corporate Finance LLCDeloitte Laurus Transaction Advisors Squire Patton Boggs Stoel Rives LLP

Acquisition of Master Cutlery by Champlain Capital

Capstone PartnersChamplain Capital Kho & Patel CPA Master Cutlery Meister Seelig & Fein LLP

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Acquisition of Wheels Group Inc. by Radiant Logistics, Inc.

Fox Rothschild LLPBennett Jones LLPRadiant Logistics, Inc.Wheels Group Inc.

Carve-Out of Mobile Mini, Inc. North American Mobile Office Fleet to Acton Mobile Industries

Prophet EquityJackson Walker L.L.P.Oppenheimer & Co.PNC BankSprock Capital AdvisoryWells Fargo Capital Finance

Sale of SJ Partners LLC Portfolio Company Spectrio LLC to The Riverside Company



Merger of Sandbox Studio, LLC and KSC Studio, LLC to create Digital Content Services (DCS) Holding Company by Bertram Capital

Bertram CapitalCross Keys CapitalFirst RepublicFTI ConsultingHSBCSandbox Studio, LLCTuckman

Acquisition of Quality Metalcraft by Watermill Group

Watermill GroupGoodwin Procter LLP Greystone Strategies Medley Capital Phoenix Management Services PNC Quarton Partners

Majority Investment in Trax Technologies by Strattam Capital

Strattam CapitalCapital Southwest CorporationPartners for GrowthRiver Cities Capital FundsSilicon Valley BankStrattam CapitalTrax TechnologiesWilliam BlairWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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Sale of The Flexan Corporation to Linden Capital Partners

Mesirow FinancialErnst & YoungGolub CapitalIntralinksKirkland & Ellis LLPLevenfeld Pearlstein, LLCLinden Capital PartnersPlante Moran

Acquisition of Fox River Fiber by HIG Capital

Cleary Gull Inc.Fox River Fiber Company, LLCGrant ThorntonH.I.G. Capital, LLCMcDermott Will & Emery LLPPNC BankQuarles & Brady LLPWipfli LLP

Merger of DLH Industries and Bowles Fluidics, a portfolio company of Morgenthaler Private Equity

P&M Corporate FinanceBowles FluidicsDLH IndustriesMorgenthaler Private Equity

Sale of Motor Vehicle Software Corporation to Accel KKR

J.D. Ford & Company Accel KKRMotor Vehicle Software Corporation

Sale of Columbus Data Services’ to Cardtronics

Raymond JamesCardtronics Columbus Data Services Jones Walker KPMG Merrill DataSite


High Road Capital Partners Ariad Custom Communication Babson Capital Management Blake, Cassels & Graydon Blue Spire Marketing Fifth Third Bank IGS KPMG Petsky Prunier Royal Bank of Canada Thompson Hine U.S. Bank

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Sale of The Cleaning Authority KPMG Corporate Finance LLCThe Cleaning Authority



Acquisition of CompoSecure, LLC, by LLR Partners

Generational EquityBDO USA LLCComposecure, LLCDLA PiperDrinker BiddleFriedman LLPLLR Partners


Headwaters MBBlank RomeJ.F. Lehman & CompanyMcKinsey & CompanyNorton Rose FulbrightPwCRavn Air Group

M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $250MM TO $500MM)Sale of Blue Bird Corporation to Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLPCerberus Capital Management LPEvercore Partners Inc.Lowenstein Sandler LLPHennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.Stifel, Nicolaus & Co.BMO Capital Markets Corp.Sidley Austin LLPEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP


Foley & Lardner LLPCanadian Solar Inc.Recurrent Energy, LLC


Jenner & BlockArcher Daniels Midland CompanyCargill

Restructuring of Orange Co Citrus Grove by Berger Singerman

Berger SingermanWachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

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Butcher Joseph & CoMedley Management, Inc.Northport Capital, LLC. a Resource America, Inc. CompanyNSD Holdings, Inc.Alcentra Capital CorporationBankUnited NAFifth Third BankKeefe McCullough CPA’s + Trusted AdvisorsMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPNation Safe DriversProskauer Rose LLPStout Risius Ross, Inc.

Acquisition of Oasis Outsourcing byStone Point Capital

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLPLocke Lorde LLP Oasis Outsourcing

M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $5000MM TO $1 BILLION)

Acquisition of Compressor Systems, Inc. (CSI) by Compressco Partners L.P.

Raymond JamesCompressco Partners, L.P.Compressor Systems, Inc.PPHB

Sale of Protective Industries, Inc., aWindjammer Capital portfolio company, to Berwind Corporation


Sale of GFI Group Inc. To BGC Partners White & Case LLP BGC PartnersGFI Group Inc.

Sale of a Minor Stake of Penske Truck Leasing Co. to Mitsui Co. & Ltd.

Mitsui Co. & LtdGeneral Electric CompanyPenske Truck Leasing Co.

Acquisition of TR Manufacturing by Corning Capstone PartnersTR ManufacturingCorning Optical CommunicationsLincoln International

Acquisition of Brunswick Corporation’s Bowling Business by Bowlmor AMF

ProskauerBowlmor AMFSidley Austin LLP

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Sale of RIDLEY to Alltech Gislason & Hunter LLPRIDLEY Inc.Alltech

Merger/Spin-Off of The E.W. Scripps Company and Journal Communications

BakerHostetlerEvercore Partners Inc.Methuselah AdvisorsSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPSullivan & Cromwell LLPThe E.W. Scripps CompanyWells Fargo Securities

Acquisition of Ipreo from KKR by Goldman Sachs and Blackstone

Marlin & AssociatesBlackstone Goldman SachsIpreo KKR

M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $1 BILLION TO $5 BILLION)

Acquisition of MOM Brands by Post Holdings Faegre Baker DanielsBofA Merrill LynchLewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C.Post Consumer Brands

Sale of Majority Stake of Sterigenics International to Warburg Pincusby GTCR

GTCR LLCSterigenics InternationalWarburg Pincus




Seward & Kissel Navig8 Crude TankersGeneral Maritime

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Acquisition of TASC, Inc. by Engility, Inc. Bass, Berry & Sims PLCBarclaysEngilityGeneral AtlanticKohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.Lazard Frères & Co. LLCSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPTASCWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP


Greenberg Glusker LLPBank of America Merrill LynchCovington & Burling LLPGreenberg Glusker LLPMicrosoft (ret)The Sterling Family Trust

Acquisition of Susquehanna Bancshares by BB&T Corp.

Keefe Bruyette & WoodsBB&T CorporationSullivan & Cromwell LLPSusquehanna Bancshares

Spin-Off of Energizer Holdings, Inc. Energizer Holdings, Inc.Edgewell Personal Care

M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER $5 BILLION)

Merger of the Safeway Grocery Store Chain

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLPAlbertsons Bank of America Merrill LynchGoldman, Sachs & Co.Latham & Watkins LLPRichards, Layton & Finger PASafeway Inc.

Acquisition of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP; Kinder Morgan Management, LLC; and El Paso Partners, LP by Kinder Morgan, Inc.

Bracewell & Giuliani LLPEl Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.Kinder Morgan Management, LLC Weil Gotshal

Acquisition of Biomet, Inc. by ZimmerHoldings, Inc.

White & CaseBiomet, Inc.Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

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Acquisition of GE Capital Real Estate assets by Wells Fargo and Blackstone

DechertHogan LovellsSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Successful Completion merger of Kraft Heinz Co.

3G CapitalBerkshire HathawayCenterview PartnersPaul WeissSullivan & CromwellLazard Freres & Co. Cravath Swaine & MooreDavies Ward Philips & VinebergKirkland & Ellis

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Merger of Energy Transfer Partnersand Regency Energy Partners

Barclays Capital Inc.Latham & WatkinsRichards, Layton & Finger, P.A.Citigroup Global MarketsJ.P. Morgan SecuritiesMackenzie PartnersAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLPBaker Botts LLPMorris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell

Restructuring of Indiana Finance Authority and Sale to IFM Investors



Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLPSalix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Sullivan & Cromwell LLPPharmaceuticals International, Inc.

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