2nd Annual Buyouts Awards Dinner, March 5, 2008, The Roosevelt Hotel
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The staff of Buyouts is looking forward to seeing you at its Second Annual Awards Dinner, honoring the best and brightest in the LBO industry. Last year more than 300 dealmakers joined us for a night of laughs, good food, and looking back on the year past with friends and colleagues. This year, we’ve added a few new categories, listed below. We’ll be accepting submissions until January 18 (for more details on what and how to submit, please click here. Look forward to seeing you there.
SMALL MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR: Recognizing the sale of a
company with an enterprise value at the time of the exit of up
to $200 million
MIDDLE MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR: Recognizing the sale of a
company with an enterprise value at the time of the exit of $200
million to $1 billion.
LARGE MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR: Recognizing the sale of a
company with an enterprise value at the time of the exit of $1
billion to $5 billion
MEGA MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR: Recognizing the sale of a
company with an enterprise value at the time of the exit of over
$5 billion
EUROPEAN DEAL OF THE YEAR: Recognizing the exit of a company
with headquarters in Europe. This deal can be of any size.
EMERGING MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR: Must involve a target
from an emerging market, a term which we define liberally to
include non-investment-grade countries as well as others whose
LBO markets are still nascent, such as in Latin America and Asia.
This deal can be of any size.
TURNAROUND OF THE YEAR: Defined as a situation where the
LBO sponsor acquired a depressed or struggling company and
made significant, identifiable improvements. The improvements
can have been made before 2007, but the exit must have
come in 2007. This deal can be of any size.
DEAL OF THE YEAR: The greatest LBO exit of 2007. This will be
given to the single deal that stands out for its innovation and
execution. It is not necessary to submit a separate application
for Deal Of The Year if you have entered for one of the other deal
categories. This deal can be of any size.
BUYOUT FIRM OF THE YEAR: Our most prestigious award. We’ll
be looking at every aspect of a firm’s activity in 2007, including
LBO transactions, fundraising, exits, personnel moves and portfolio
management.
BEST NEW FIRM: Recognizing a firm that is investing from its
first fund. When judging this firm’s success, we would prefer
the evidence of multiple exits. Firms that have had fewer exits
will be considered, if the exits are of a very high quality.
LARGE LENDER OF THE YEAR: This award will recognize the
lender that best served the large end of the buyout market
through timeliness, flexibility, or creativity in financing one or
more transactions.
MIDDLE MARKET LENDER OF THE YEAR: This award will recognize
the lender that best served the middle market with timeliness,
flexibility, or creativity in financing one or more transactions.
MIDDLE MARKET INVESTMENT BANK OF THE YEAR: This recognizes
the most outstanding investment bank in the middle market.
While an I-bank’s level of activity will play a significant factor,
we’ll also be looking at innovation, flexibility, timeliness,
deal prices, the ability to overcome obstacles, and overall reputation
in the marketplace.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR: This award recognizes the most outstanding
law firm serving the LBO industry. We will consider
firms that advise the leverage buyout industry on both deals and
fund formation, and consider their level
What is the deadline?
Deals can be submitted for as many categories as you like.
Also, there is no penalty for one firm nominating multiple deals
for one category. SUBMISSIONS must be received by Friday, Jan.
18, 2008, via email to mark.cecil@thomson.com, or by mail to
Mark Cecil c/o Buyouts Magazine Awards, 425 Market St., 6th
floor, San Francisco, CA, 94105. Email is preferred. Please refrain
from calling with individual pitches.
Who do I contact with questions?
Events Editor Mark Cecil at mark.cecil@thomson.com here.
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