Deals of the Year Awards 2007

Deals of the Year and Treasury Team of the Year

Proudly supported by Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets

2007 marked the tenth anniversary of the prestigious Deals of the Year Awards organised by The Treasurer magazine. The awards celebrate the achievements of the corporate treasurer in successfully accessing the debt and equity markets on behalf of their company. To celebrate 10 years of these awards, a new award was launched for the Treasury Team of the Year.

Details of the Deals of the Year Awards 2008 are now available

Winners

The overall Deal of the Year Award went to Rexam plc, represented by Group Treasurer Jon Drown for its hybrid bond, the first from a UK corporate. Vodafone, represented by Gerry Bacon, Group Treasurer, took the inaugural title of Treasury Team of the Year.

The full list of category winners and highly commended is as follows:

Category Winner Highly Commended
Overall Winner Rexam
Bonds
Corporate Structured Finance
Equity and Equity-Linked
Loans – Continental European Corporates
Loans – UK Larger Corporates
Loans – UK Mid-Market Corporates
Treasury Team of the Year
Tesco
Rexam
Grainger
Continental
Cookson
Management Consulting Group
Vodafone
Enodis
Voestalpine
SGL Carbon
HeidelbergCement
Rio Tinto
Northgate Information Solutions
Tesco

The awards ceremony was held at Drapers’ Hall in London at an exclusive dinner attended by over 100 treasurers and finance directors from leading FTSE and European companies.