Dechert Transactions Nominated for Nine M&A Advisor Awards
Several Dechert LLP transactions have been nominated in six of the main nine categories in the 15th Annual M&A Advisor Awards. The awards recognize the leading M&A transactions, restructurings, deal financings, products/services, firms and professionals of the year.
“Since the inception of the M&A Advisor Awards in 2002, we have been recognizing the leading dealmakers, firms and transactions. And each year we celebrate the creativity, perseverance and ingenuity of our industry’s professionals,” said David Fergusson, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of The M&A Advisor. “While our industry has undergone significant transformation since our first awards were presented 14 years ago, we are convinced, more than ever before, that M&A is a driving force of the economy. It is truly an honor for our firm to be able to recognize the contribution that the 2016 award finalists have made.”
An independent committee of M&A, restructuring and deal financing industry business leaders judge all nominations.
The main categories are sub-divided into separate categories based upon monetary value. Dechert represented participants in the following shortlisted transactions:
- Consumer Staples Deal of the Year (Over $500MM): Recapitalization of American Seafoods
- Corporate and Strategic Acquisition Deal of the Year (Over $500MM): Recapitalization of American Seafoods
- Cross Border Deal of the Year (Over $25MM - $50MM): Capital Investment in PeopleDoc
- Cross Border Deal of the Year (Over $500MM - $1 Billion): Acquisition of Steiner Leisure Limited by Catterton Partners
- Equity Financing of the Year: Recapitalization of American Seafoods
- M&A Deal of the Year (Over $500MM - $1 Billion): Acquisition of Steiner Leisure Limited by Catterton Partners
- M&A Deal of the Year (Over $1 Billion - $5 Billion): Recapitalization of American Seafoods
- Private Equity Deal of the Year (From $25MM - $50MM): Capital Investment in PeopleDoc
- Private Equity Deal of the Year (From $500MM - $1 Billion): Acquisition of Steiner Leisure Limited by Catterton Partners
Finalists for the awards will be recognized and winners will be announced during the 2016 M&A Advisor Summit, featuring the 15th Annual M&A Advisor Awards Gala, on November 9 in New York.
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