5th Annual Financing Awards Categories Finalists

Transactions are more than 10 Million and under 1Billion USD in deal size. Transactions must have closed during the 12 months, starting from March 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008.

Middle-Market M&A Financing Deal of the Year

- Acquisition of Novamerican Steel Inc. by Symmetry Holdings Inc. and Related Financing    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

- MarkWest Energy Partners merger with parent company MarkWest Hydrocarbon   
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

- Recapitalization of OMi Holdings, Inc.   
Allegiance Capital Corporation

- Middle-Market M&A Financing of WDC Exploration & Wells   
Citi Capital Strategies

- Acquisition Financing of Michael’s Finer Meats & Seafoods   
Edgeview Partners

- Acquisition Financing of Sprint Industrial Holdings   
Edgeview Partners

- Acquisition Financing for Harden Healthcare to acquire Girling Healthcare     
Houlihan Lokey

- Netik’s Acquisition of Capco Reference Data Services (CRDS) and Financing from Symphony Technology Group   
Marlin & Associates

- Asset-based debt financing and equity financing of SupplyOne   
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

- Securitization of Receivables and Syndication of Secured Revolver of Presidio, Inc.   
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Debt Financing Deal of the Year

- LUKOIL offering   
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

- Asset-based Financing of Cleveland Die & Manufacturing Company and Cleveland Die of Mexico   
Faunus Group International dba. FGI Finance

- Acquisition Financing for Harden Healthcare to acquire Girling Healthcare   
Houlihan Lokey

- Dividend Recapitalization of Walker Group Holdings LLC, portfolio company of
Insight Equity   
Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC 

- Collateralized Debt Financing for Sultan Mall  Financial Transaction HouseSenior and Second-Lien Financing for Life Generations, Healthcare   
Houlihan Lokey

- Senior and Second-Lien Financing of Oviso Manufacturing   
Houlihan Lokey

- Asset-based Financing of Gulf Coast Machine & Supply Company (Gulfco)   
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

- Securitization of Receivables and Syndication of Secured Revolver of Presidio, Inc.    The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Equity Financing Deal of the Year

- Cinemark Holdings IPO    
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

- Minority Equity Recapitalization of AMPAM Parks Mechanical    
Houlihan Lokey

- Leveraged Buyout of a business unit from a Canadian public Company    
Lone Star New Markets LP

- Canopy Financial’s $15 mm Capital Raise Led by Granite Global Ventures    
Financial Technology Partners

- Minority Recapitalization of TradingScreen    
Financial Technology Partners

- Sale of Refco’s 35% stake in Forex Capital Markets    
Financial Technology Partners

- ViVOtech Financing    
Financial Technology Partners

- Recapitalization of Russell Newman, Ltd.     
GW Equity, LLC

- RiskMetrics Group Initial Public Offering    
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

- Netik’s Acquisition of Capco Reference Data Services (CRDS) and Financing from Symphony Technology Group    
Marlin & Associates

Distressed Financing Deal of the Year

- Recapitalization of Tembec Industries, Inc.   
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

- Chapter 11 Reorganization of Northwest Airlines   
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

- St Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers of NY Exit Financing   
GE Healthcare Financial Services

- Restructuring/ 363 Sale of Summit Global Logistics, Inc.   
Gordian Group, LLC

- Multi-tranche Financing of Atwood Mobile Products out of Dura Automotive Bankruptcy    
Insight Equity

 Acquisition Financing Deal of the Year

- Acquisition Financing of Michael’s Finer Meats & Seafoods   
Edgeview Partners

- Acquisition Financing of Sprint Industrial Holdings   
Edgeview Partners

- Acquisition Financing for Harden Healthcare to acquire Girling Healthcare    
Houlihan Lokey

- Acquisition by Rain Calcining Limited of CII Carbon, L.L.C. and related financing transactions   
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

- Acquisition and Financing of Stabler Companies by New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc.   
TM Capital Corp.

- Water Street Healthcare Partners and Wind Point Partner merger of Physiotherapy Associates and Benchmark Medical Inc.   
GE Healthcare Financial Services

- Restructuring/ 363 Sale of Summit Global Logistics, Inc.   
Gordian Group, LLC

- Asset-based debt financing and equity financing of SupplyOne   
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

- Multi-tranche Financing of Atwood Mobile Products out of Dura Automotive Bankruptcy    
Insight Equity

            
Equity Financing Deal-Maker of the Year  

- Arthur W. Hollingsworth   
Lone Star New Markets LP

- Ted Polk   
Citi Capital Strategies

- Steve J. McLaughlin   
Financial Technology Partners

Debt Financing Deal-Maker of the Year

- Noel R. Ryan   
Houlihan Lokey

- Ted Polk    
Citi Capital Strategies

- Steve J. McLaughlin    
Financial Technology Partners

Information Technology (includes internet, computers, etc)

- Canopy Financial’s $15 mm Capital Raise Led by Granite Global Ventures   
Financial Technology Partners

- Minority Recapitalization of TradingScreen   
Financial Technology Partners

- Sale of Refco’s 35% stake in Forex Capital Markets   
Financial Technology Partners

- ViVOtech Financing   
Financial Technology Partners

- Netik’s Acquisition of Capco Reference Data Services (CRDS) and Financing from Symphony Technology Group   
Marlin & Associates

Media, Entertainment or Telecom

- Gorilla Nation Media Received a Significant Investment from Great Hill Partners   
The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc.

- Cinemark Holdings IPO   
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Healthcare/Life Sciences (pharmaceutical, biotech, etc)            

- Canopy Financial’s $15 mm Capital Raise Led by Granite Global Ventures    
Financial Technology Partners

- Acquisition Financing for Harden Healthcare to acquire Girling Healthcare    
Houlihan Lokey

- Cash Flow Financing of Aptuit, Inc.    
GE Healthcare Financial Services

- Cash-flow based financing of NF Holdings Corporation (“Nursefinders”)    
GE Healthcare Financial Services

- Senior and Second-Lien Financing for Life Generations, Healthcare  
Houlihan Lokey

Energy (includes alternative energy, etc)

-Middle-Market M&A Financing of WDC Exploration & Wells   
Citi Capital Strategies

-MarkWest Energy Partners merger with parent company MarkWest Hydrocarbon   
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Industrial Manufacturing/Distribution & Goods/Services (Below $100mm)

- Senior and Second-Lien Financing of Oviso Manufacturing   
Houlihan Lokey

- Minority Equity Recapitalization of AMPAM Parks Mechanical   
Houlihan Lokey

- Asset-based debt financing and equity financing of SupplyOne   
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

- Asset-based Financing of Gulf Coast Machine & Supply Company (Gulfco)   
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

-Acquisition of Fischbein LLC   
Circle Peak Capital

- Recapitalization of OMi Holdings, Inc.    
Allegiance Capital Corporation

Industrial Manufacturing/Distribution & Goods/Services (Above $100mm)

-Middle-Market M&A Financing of WDC Exploration & Wells   
Citi Capital Strategies

- Acquisition Financing of Sprint Industrial Holdings   
Edgeview Partners

- Acquisition and Financing of Stabler Companies by New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc.    TM Capital Corp.

- Acquisition by Rain Calcining Limited of CII Carbon, L.L.C. and related financing transactions   
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

- Multi-tranche Financing of Atwood Mobile Products   
Insight Equity

-Dividend Recapitalization of Walker Group Holdings LLC, portfolio company of Insight Equity   
Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC

Financial Services

-ViVOtech Financing    
Financial Technology Partners

- Canopy Financial’s $15 mm Capital Raise Led by Granite Global Ventures    
Financial Technology Partners

- Minority Recapitalization of TradingScreen    
Financial Technology Partners

- Sale of Refco’s 35% stake in Forex Capital Markets    
Financial Technology Partners

- Netik’s Acquisition of Capco Reference Data Services (CRDS) and Financing from Symphony Technology Group    
Marlin & Associates                

Retail Manufacturing/Distribution & Goods/Services   

- Acquisition Financing of Michael’s Finer Meats & Seafoods   
Edgeview Partners

- Recapitalization of Russell Newman, Ltd.    
GW Equity, LLC

Financing Firm of the Year
- Allied Capital
- Golub Capital
- PNC

Investment Bank
- Citi Capital Strategies
- Edgeview Partners
- Harris Williams
- Houlihan Lokey

Boutique Investment Bank
- Allegiance Capital Corporation
- Financial Technology Partners
- Gordian Group, LLC
- The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc.
- TM Capital Corp.

Law Firm of the Year
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
- Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
- Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Financial Restructuring Advisor
- Alvarez & Marsal
- Yorkville Advisors
- Focus Management Group

Private Equity Sponsor
- Circle Peak Capital
- Insight Equity
- Lone Star New Markets LP

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