Southampton: Solent Deals shortlist confirmed
Finalists for eight categories in the Solent Deals Awards 2008 have been confirmed. The shortlisted firms and individuals for the Dealmaker and Deal of the Year are yet to be announced.
Category finalists are (in alphabetical order):
Bank of the Year
HSBC
Lloyds TSB
RBS
Banker of the Year
Anthony Donahue (RBS)
Neil Orr (HBOS)
Dan Salanson (HSBC)
VC Firm
August Equity LLP
Barclays Private Equity
HBOS IF
ISIS EP LLP
LDC
VC of the Year
Tony Dickin (Zeus Private Equity LLP)
Mark Hammond (HBOS)
Steven Sylvester (BPE)
Sam Watkinson (August)
International Deal
Equiom Trust/Anglo Irish MBO (Shoosmiths, RBS, ISIS, Olswang)
Chemring acquisition of Simmel Difesa (Deloitte, Bond Pearce, HBOS)
Trans Ocean Distribution (Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons)
Law Firm of the Year
Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons
Bond Pearce
Lamport Bassitt
Shoosmiths
Corporate Finance Team of the Year
BDO Stoy Hayward
Deloitte
Grant Thornton
Meridian CF
CF Adviser of the Year
Michael Barcia (Meridian)
Simon Davies (Grant Thornton)
Darren Miller (Deloitte)
Paul Russell (BDO)