Deal of the Year Awards 2015 Winners

Deal of the Year USA / Consumer and Retail
Winning transaction: The Home Depot Completes $1.625 billion Acquisition of Interline Brands

Deal of the Year USA / Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals
Winning transaction:  IBM buys Merge Healthcare Inc. for $1 billion

Deal of the Year USA – IT/Technology
Winning transaction:  LinkedIn’s $1.5 billion acquisition of Lynda.com

Deal Maker of the Year USA / Media and Communications
Winner: Mark Boidman, Peter J Solomon Company
For involvement in transaction: CBS Outdoor America acquisition of Van Wagner billboard unit

Deal Maker of the Year USA / Life Sciences & Healthcare
Winner Randall B. Sunberg, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
For involvement in transaction: Novo Nordisk acquisition of Calibrium LLC and MB2 LLC

Deal Maker of the Year USA / Energy & Resources
Winner Ajay Khurana, Jefferies LLC
For involvement in transaction: FourPoint Energy to acquire Anadarko basin assets from Chesapeake

Deal Maker of the Year, Brazil- 2015
Winner: David Bunce; KPMG Brazil
For involvement in transaction: Patra Groups Private Equity Investment into Dânica

Deal Maker of the Year, Peru- 2015
Winner: Rafael Carranza; Macro Asset Management
For involvement in transaction: Macro Asset Management raises US182 million for a new infrastructure dept fund in Peru

Deal Maker of the Year, Bermuda- 2015
Winner: Erik Gotfredsen; Wakefield Quin
For involvement in transaction: Barrie Holdings Ltd & The Bermuda Telephone Company Acquired by Digicel Group

Deal of the Year Europe /Communications & Technology
Winning transaction:  Nokia’s $16.6 billion acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent

Deal of the Year Europe / Food and Beverage
Winning transaction:  Cargill Buys Norwegian Fish-Feed Producer EWOS for $1.5 billion

Deal Maker of the Year, Austria- 2015
Winner: Silva Palzer; Eversheds 
For involvement in transaction: Terex acquires assets from Neuson Ecotec

Deal Maker of the Year, Denmark- 2015′
Winner: Dan Moalem; Moalem Weitemeyer Bendtsen Advokatpartnerselskab
For involvement in transaction: AMP Capital and 3i Infrastructure Acquisition of Esvagt

Deal Maker of the Year, France- 2015
Winner: Thierry Schoen; Clifford Chance
For involvement in transaction: Perceva Acquisition of Vanity Fair brands Europe

Deal Maker of the Year, Germany- 2015
Winner: Prof. Dr. Hans-Josef Vogel, Beiten Burkhardt
For involvement in transaction: Ute Louis sale of Detlev Louis Motorrad-Vertriebs GmbH

Deal Maker of the Year, Italy- 2015
Winner:  Cristiano Garbarini; Tremonti Vitali Romagnoli Piccardi e Associati
For involvement in transaction: Advent International, Bain Capital & Clessidra to acquire ICBPI for €2.15 billion euro

Deal Maker of the Year, Netherlands- 2015
Winner: Olav L. Andriesse; LEXIGMA Advocaten
For involvement in transaction: Shurguard Acquires City Box from IMMOFINANZ

Deal Maker of the Year, Romania- 2015
Winner:  Mihai Zoescu, KPMG Romania
For involvement in transaction: Israel’s RR Media acquires Eastern Space Systems in Romania

Deal Maker of the Year, Russia- 2015′
Winner: Alexander Skoblo; Dentons
For involvement in transaction:  GS Home Shopping Creation of Shopping Channel with Rostelecom

Deal Maker of the Year, Ukraine- 2015
Winner:  Victor Barsuk; FCLEX 
For involvement in transaction: National Bank of Ukraine return of pension assets from Corporate Non-Government pension fund of the NBU

Deal of the Year GCC Region / Energy & Infrastructure
Winning transaction:  Assystem 75% Acquisition of Radicon Gulf Consult

Deal Maker of the Year, Egypt- 2015
Winner:  Hesham Gohar, CI Capital
For involvement in transaction: Legal & General and CIB sell Commercial International Life Insurance Company in Egypt to AXA

Deal Maker of the Year, Israel- 2015
Winner: Ariel Frank; Katzenell Dimant Frank (“KDF”)
For involvement in transaction: Playtech Group $105M Acquisition of Ava Trade

Deal of the year West Africa / Food & Beverage
Winning transaction: The Kellogg Company Acquisition of 50% Stake in Multipro Consumer

‘Deal Maker of the Year, Senegal- 2015’
Winner: Mouhamed Kebe, Geni & Kebe
For involvement in transaction: Jindal Power/Senegalese state- $900 million PPA project

Deal Maker of the Year, Nigeria- 2015
Winner:  Abimbola Ogunbanjo; Chis Ogunbanjo & Co
For involvement in transaction Frigoglass agreement to sell its glass operations to GZI Mauritius Ltd

Deal Maker of the Year, South Korea- 2015
Winner: Sky (Sih Kyoung) YANG; Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
For involvement in transaction: Merger of Hana Bank and Korea Exchange Bank

Deal Maker of the Year, Honk Kong- 2015
Winner: Eric-Jean Thomas; Thomas, Mayer & Associés (TMA)
For involvement in transaction: The Ledus – Football club Sochhaux Montbeliard (FCSM) Deal