2009 WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE M&A ADVISOR’S
TURNAROUND AWARDS
The Winners of the 3rd Annual Turnaround Awards held at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, FL on March 16, 2009 are as follows
(Nominating companies in italics):
Lifetime Achievement Award
Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.,
WL Ross & Co., LLC
Major Categories:
Turnaround Award of the Year ($500 M and above)
Value enhancement of Consolidated Container Corporation LLC
AlixPartners LLP
Turnaround Award of the Year (Between $100 - $500 M)
Transformation of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Turnaround Award of the Year (Below $100 M)
Acquisition of Stein World
Wingate Partners
Divestiture Deal of the Year
Acquisition and Divestiture of PNA
Platinum Equity
Out-of-Court Reorganization of the Year
Out of Court Restructuring of Intrawest
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year
Chapter 11 Reorganization of Summit Global Logistics, Inc.
Gordian Group, LLC
Cross Border Deal of the Year
Debt Restructuring of Centro Properties Group
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Distressed M&A Deal of the Year ($100 M and above)
Acquisition of Boscov's Inc. by BLF Acquisitions Inc.
National City Capital Markets, Investment Banking Group
Distressed M&A Deal of the Year (Below $100 M)
Sale of CP Industries, a division of Reunion Industries, Inc.,
to Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd.
Lincoln International
Refinancing of the Year
Rescue of Overland Storage
FTI Capital Advisors, LLC
Turnaround Community Impact Award
Acquisition of Hand ‘n Heart, LLC by Augustine Home Health
Aldredge & Co.
Industry/Sector Categories:
Information Technology (including internet, components, etc)
Acquisition of InfoDyne Corporation by IBM
Marlin & Associates
Real Estate (including commercial and development)
Adam's Mark Hotel Portfolio
(Dallas, Denver, St. Louis, Buffalo & Indianapolis
The Chartres Lodging Group, LLC)
Manufacturing and Distribution
Sale of HD Supply Lumber and Building Materials to Pro-Build Holdings
Edgeview Partners
Financial Services (institutional or consumer services)
Acquisition of Hemscott by Morningstar from Ipreo Holdings
Marlin & Associates
Food and Beverage (includes restaurants, suppliers, etc)
Reorganization of Pierre Foods
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP
Consumer and Retail Products Deal of the Year ($150 M and above)
Acquisition of Cannondale Bicycle Corp by Dorel Industries, Inc.
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company
Consumer and Retail Products Deal of the Year (Below $150 M)
Sale of CCS by dELiA's, Inc. to Foot Locker, Inc.
Financo, Inc.
Service, Travel and Hospitality Deal of the Year
Out of Court Restructuring of Intrawest
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Professional and Firm Categories:
Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year
Alvarez & Marsal
Boutique Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year
BaySource Global
Investment Banking Firm of the Year
Houlihan Lokey
Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year
Aldredge & Co.
Private Equity Firm of the Year
Sun Capital Partners, Inc.
Law Firm of the Year
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Turnaround Consultant of the Year
Alan Holtz, AlixPartners
All nominations will be judged by an independent panel of industry experts. Awards will be presented academy award style at the gala on Monday, March 16, 2009 to those deals and companies that have demonstrated perseverance, creativity/ingenuity, and added value. WINNERS MUST BE PRESENT AT THE GALA to RECEIVE THEIR AWARDS.
The finalists for the 3rd Annual Turnaround Awards are as follows (Nominating companies in italics): Winners will be announced at the Awards Gala on Monday, March 16, 2009. Please visit www.maadvisor.com for additional details.
Major Categories:
Turnaround Award of the Year ($500 M and above)
| Reorganization of Solutia, Inc. |
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP |
Value enhancement of Consolidated Container Corporation LLC |
AlixPartners LLP |
Out of Court Restructuring of Intrawest |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Debt Restructuring of Centro Properties Group |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Turnaround Award of the Year (Between $100 - $500 M)
| Acquisition of Cannondale Bicycle Corp by Dorel Industries, Inc. |
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company |
Transformation of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
|
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions |
Sale of CCS by dELiA's, Inc. to Foot Locker, Inc.
|
Financo, Inc. |
Sale of Majority Interest in Ann's House of Nuts to
Olympus Partners
|
Lincoln International |
Turnaround Award of the Year (Below $100 M)
Acquisition of Capco Reference Services by Netik |
Marlin & Associates |
Acquisition of Tenfore by Morningstar
|
Marlin & Associates |
Acquisition of Hemscott by Morningstar from Ipreo Holdings
|
Marlin & Associates |
Acquisition of InfoDyne Corporation by IBM
|
Marlin & Associates |
Acquisition of Hand ‘n Heart, LLC by Augustine Home Health
|
Aldredge & Co. |
Acquisition of Stein World Wingate Partners
Divestiture Deal of the Year
Sale of CP Industries, a division of Reunion Industries, Inc., to
Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd. |
Lincoln International |
Acquisition and Divestiture of PNA
|
Platinum Equity |
Acquisition of Capco Reference Services by Netik |
Marlin & Associates |
Acquisition of Hand ‘n Heart, LLC by Augustine Home Health
|
Aldredge & Co. |
Out-of-Court Reorganization of the Year
| Reorganization and Debt Restructuring of International Bedding |
Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC |
Acquisition of Stein World |
Wingate Partners |
Debt Restructuring of Centro Properties Group |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Out of Court Restructuring of Intrawest |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year
| Chapter 11 Restructuring of IdleAire Technologies, Inc. |
Gordian Group, LLC |
Chapter 11 Reorganization of Summit Global Logistics, Inc. |
Gordian Group, LLC |
Chapter 11 Prepackaged Merger of Vertis and
American Color Graphics |
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP |
Cross Border Deal of the Year
| Out of Court Restructuring of Intrawest |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Debt Restructuring of Centro Properties Group |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
| Acquisition of Tenfore by Morningstar |
Marlin & Associates |
Acquisition of Hemscott by Morningstar from Ipreo Holdings
|
Marlin & Associates |
Sale of CP Industries, a division of Reunion Industries, Inc.,
to Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd.
|
Lincoln International |
Distressed M&A Deal of the Year ($100 M and above)
| Acquisition of Boscov's Inc. by BLF Acquisitions Inc. |
National City Capital Markets, Investment Banking Group |
Sale of HD Supply Lumber and Building Materials to
Pro-Build Holdings
|
Edgeview Partners |
Chapter 11 Prepackaged Merger of Vertis and
American Color Graphics
|
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP |
Adam's Mark Hotel Portfolio
(Dallas, Denver, St. Louis, Buffalo & Indianapolis)
|
The Chartres Lodging Group, LLC |
Distressed M&A Deal of the Year (Below $100 M)
Sale of CP Industries, a division of Reunion Industries, Inc.,
to Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd. |
Lincoln International |
Sale of CCI, Inc., et.al.
|
Farlie Turner & Co. |
Acquisition of Osyka Corporation by Legado Resources LLC
and Tellus Energy
|
Gordian Group, LLC |
Acquisition of Stein World
|
Wingate Partners |
Acquisition of Hand ‘n Heart, LLC by Augustine Home Health
|
Aldredge & Co. |
Refinancing of the Year
| Rescue of Overland Storage |
FTI Capital Advisors, LLC |
Acquisition of Capco Reference Services by Netik |
Marlin & Associates |
Out of Court Restructuring of Intrawest |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Debt Restructuring of Centro Properties Group |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Turnaround Community Impact Award
Sale of the Mississippi Division of ACT Electronics, Inc. to CDR
Manufacturing (db/a) Ayrshire Electronics |
Lincoln International |
Acquisition of Hand ‘n Heart, LLC by Augustine Home Health
|
Aldredge & Co. |
Out of Court Restructuring of Intrawest |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Debt Restructuring of Centro Properties Group |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Industry/Sector Categories:
Information Technology (including internet, components, etc)
| Acquisition of Hemscott by Morningstar from Ipreo Holdings |
Marlin & Associates |
Acquisition of InfoDyne Corporation by IBM
|
Marlin & Associates |
Acquisition of Capco Reference Services by Netik |
Marlin & Associates |
Acquisition of Tenfore by Morningstar |
Marlin & Associates |
Real Estate (including commercial and development)
Adam's Mark Hotel Portfolio
(Dallas, Denver, St. Louis, Buffalo & Indianapolis) |
The Chartres Lodging Group, LLC |
Out of Court Restructuring of Intrawest |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Debt Restructuring of Centro Properties Group |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Manufacturing and Distribution
Acquisition of Stein World |
Wingate Partners |
Sale of CP Industries, a division of Reunion Industries, Inc.,
to Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd.
|
Lincoln International |
Sale of HD Supply Lumber and Building Materials
to Pro-Build Holdings
|
Edgeview Partners |
Reorganization of Solutia, Inc.
|
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP |
Financial Services (institutional or consumer services)
Acquisition of Capco Reference Services by Netik |
Marlin & Associates |
Acquisition of Tenfore by Morningstar |
Marlin & Associates |
Acquisition of Hemscott by Morningstar from Ipreo Holdings |
Marlin & Associates |
Acquisition of InfoDyne Corporation by IBM |
Marlin & Associates |
Food and Beverage (includes restaurants, suppliers, etc)
| Reorganization of Pierre Foods |
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP |
Value enhancement of Consolidated
Container Corporation LLC
|
AlixPartners LLP |
Sale of Majority Interest in Ann's House of Nuts
to Olympus Partners
|
Lincoln International |
Out of Court Restructuring of Intrawest
|
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Consumer and Retail Products Deal of the Year ($150 M and above)
| Reorganization of Mrs. Fields |
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP |
Value enhancement of Consolidated Container Corporation LLC
|
AlixPartners LLP |
Acquisition of Cannondale Bicycle Corp by Dorel Industries, Inc.
|
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company |
Consumer and Retail Products Deal of the Year (Below $150 M)
| Sale of CCS by dELiA's, Inc. to Foot Locker, Inc. |
Financo, Inc. |
Acquisition of Stein World
|
Wingate Partners |
Sale of Majority Interest in Ann's House of Nuts to Olympus Partners
|
Lincoln International |
Acquisition of Hand ‘n Heart, LLC by Augustine Home Health
|
Aldredge & Co. |
Service, Travel and Hospitality Deal of the Year
Adam's Mark Hotel Portfolio
(Dallas, Denver, St. Louis, Buffalo & Indianapolis) |
The Chartres Lodging Group, LLC |
Out of Court Restructuring of Intrawest |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Debt Restructuring of Centro Properties Group |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Professional and Firm Categories:
Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year
| Alix Partners |
Alvarez & Marsal
FTI Consulting
MorrisAnderson
Boutique Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year
BaySource Global
Renaissance Partners, LC
Strategic Management Partners, Inc.
|
Investment Banking Firm of the Year
| Lincoln International |
Houlihan Lokey |
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company |
Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year
Aldredge & Co.
Gordian Group, LLC
Marlin & Associates New York LLC
Private Equity Firm of the Year
Sun Capital Partners, Inc. |
Wingate Partners |
AGF Private Equity |
Law Firm of the Year
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
King & Spalding LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Turnaround Consultant of the Year
Alan Holtz, AlixPartners
John Collard, Strategic Management Partners, Inc.
Thomas H. Hicks, Renaissance Partners, LC
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