Mergermarket named Rothschild the UK Financial Adviser of the Year at its M&A Awards last night, with Allen & Overy selected as the UK Legal Adviser of the Year.
Rothschild advised on 84 UK M&A deals during the period under consideration, more than any other shortlisted firm. Deal highlights include its advice to Dr Martens in its £300m sale to Permira, Rolls-Royce’s EUR 4.3 billion acquisition of a 50% stake in Rolls-Royce Power Systems from Daimler and House of Fraser’s £480m dual-track sale to Sanpower.
Other financial advisers shortlisted in the UK category were Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, EY, JPMorgan Cazenove and PwC.
Allen & Overy, which advised on 64 deals valued at £33 billion, advised Imperial Tobacco on its £4 billion bid for cigarette brands owned by Reynolds American, as well as 21st Century Fox in the sale of Sky Italia to BSkyB.
Other law firms shortlisted in the UK category were Clifford Chance, DLA Piper, Freshfields and Linklaters.
View the full list of winners and shortlisted firms
The winners of Mergermarket’s M&A Awards are decided through an independent process of Mergermarket league table data analysis and the expert opinion from a panel of independent judges, including:
- Christoph Reimnitz, Business Development Leader Europe, GE
- Johannes Huth, Head of Europe, KKR
- Michael Rolle, CFO, DHL Logistics
- Robert Witte, Head of M&A, ASSA Abloy
- Andrea Salvato, Chief Development Officer, Liberty Global
- Vit Nantl, Head of Analysis Department, Penta Investments
- Stefano Giudici, Head of Investment Banking Italy, HSBC
- David Harvey-Evers, Head of M&A Europe, Standard Chartered
- Mark Barbour-Smith, COO M&A, Credit Suisse
- John Watson, Partner, Vice Chair Global Corporate Practice, Latham & Watkins
- Jacques Buhart, Managing Partner France, McDermott Will & Emery
- Prof. Scott Moeller, Chair M&A Research Centre, Cass Business School
- Philip Whitchelo, Vice President of Strategy & Product Marketing, Intralinks
- Giovanni Amodeo, Global Editor-in-Chief, Mergermarket
- Alessandra Castelli, Editor Europe, Dealreporter
- Lucinda Guthrie, Deputy Global Editor, Dealreporter
To be included in next year’s awards nomination process, send your deal information to submissions@mergermarket.com
Here are the photos from all the winners: https://www.flickr.com/photos/129028900@N07/sets/72157649698555632