CONGRATULATING the 2011 FINALISTS

AWARDS GALA & DINNER: June 16, 2011 at the Westin Michigan, Chicago, IL, USA

April 29, 2011 New York, NY: Global M&A congratulates all the finalists of the TURNAROUND ATLAS AWARDS. Over 238 eligible assignments and deals were evaluated globally toward selecting this year’s finalists.

"We are delighted to continue the tradition of honoring excellence from the turnaround and reorganization industries worldwide. Industry professionals and deal advisors should take pride for completing variety of restructurings requiring their expertise, creativity and resiliency.” Shanta Kumari, managing partner and CEO, Global M&A Network.

GOLD STANDARD of PERFORMANCE, the awards honors excellence based on measurable performance metrics such as turnaround style, pre/post financial workout and sustainability, operational/client/HR metrics, complexities per number of creditors, sector challenges, timeliness, negotiation and jurisdictional intricacies; professional leadership; resourcefulness; among other criteria unique to the award category.

AWARDS GALA CEREMONY: Winners are revealed for the 1st time at the awards gala ceremony held on the evening, following the DISTRESSED M&A INTELLIGENCE FORUM. Finalists and nominee representatives must attend the awards gala to be officially recognized in company of senior executives and peers from the industry.

WHAT to DO if you are among the FINALISTS?

Many congratulations on making the list! Please contact us for additional information on the selection process.

Importantly, we enccourage you to confirm your individual or corporate table bookings for the awards gala dinner. The gala is the most significant gathering and networking occasion of corporate, private equity, investment bankers, lawyers and industry professionals from the global restructuring and deal communities.

WINNER SELECTION: Independent awards advisory group audits the “performance” evaluative criteria for each category, scores and ranks the results. Additional information available on the nomination and selection process.

POLICY: Multiple nominees and winner recognition. Global M&A Network identifies debtor advisors per specific transactions; AND if the transaction/assignment wins, then all the firms who have entered nominations and attend the awards gala are officially recognized and invited to accept their trophies. Firm’s that do not attend the awards gala ceremony are not included in the official WINNERS CIRCLE announcement.

NEW: WINNERS CIRCLE SUPPLEMENT  2011

Global Major Markets, Winners Circle Supplement editorial elaborates on the ASSIGNMENT/DEAL winners, profiles TEAM/EXECUTIVE award honorees and the FIRM of the YEAR winners.

The supplement is produced by the editorial team at Global M&A Network. Tombstone ad placement is complimentary to firms with reserved corporate table at the awards gala.

Published in July, a complimentary PDF copy of the Turnaround Atlas Awards, Winners Circle Supplement is made available only to the awards gala attendees and winners. Winners Circle Supplement is posted on-line and available by request.

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CONGRATULATING the 2011 FINALISTS

AWARDS GALA & DINNER: June 16, 2011 at the Westin Michigan, Chicago, IL, USA

MAJOR AWARD CATEGORIES: (Finalist also include the central deal team representatives.)

TURNAROUND ATLAS AWARD of the Year  $5+ billion (Top completed assignments that are either in-or-out of court , obligations/liabilities exceeding $5 billion pre-turnaround.)

• AbitibiBowater Inc. Nominee: Blackstone Advisory Services. Team: BMO Capital Markets, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Rice, Stikeman Elliott • Dubai World. Deloitte, Team: Moelis & Co, Rothschild, Clifford Chance, Latham & Watkins, Allen & Overy • General Growth Properties, Inc. reorganization and spin-off company, The Howard Hughes Corporation. Team: UBS Investment Bank, Miller Buckfire & Co., Kirkland & Ellis, Weil, Gotshal & Manges • LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Nominee: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Team: Rothschild, Evercore Partners, Clifford Chance, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom • Technicolor S.A. (formerly Thomson SA) Davis Polk Wardell, Bingham McCutchen, Perella Weinberg Partners

TURNAROUND ATLAS AWARD of the Year  $1+ billion (Top completed assignments that are either in-or-out of court , obligations/liabilities exceeding $1billion pre-turnaround.)

• Flying J Inc. Nominee: Blackstone Advisory Services, Brown Rudnick , Team: Zolfo Cooper, Kirkland & Ellis • Mesa Air Group. Nominees: Mesa Air Group, Imperial Capital, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones • Sea Launch reorganization and acquisition of majority interest by Energia Overseas Limited. Nominees: Bucccino & Associates, Alston & Bird, Deal Team Jefferies & Co, Avicon, Salans • Spansion Inc. Nominee: Gordian Group, Brown Rudnick, Team: Latham & Watkins, Brincko Associates, Jones Day • Visteon Corporation. Nominees: GLC Advisors, Sagent Advisors, Brown Rudnick, Team: Rothschild, Kirkland & Ellis, Duff & Phelps, Houlihan Lokey, Bingham McCuthen, White & Case

TURNAROUND ATLAS AWARD of the Year  $500+ million (Top completed assignments that are either in-or-out of court , obligations/liabilities exceeding $500 million pre-turnaround.)

• Agrenco. Nominee: Felsberg, Pedretti, Mannrich e Aidar Advogado, Team: Tozzini Freire Advogados, Pinheiro Neto Advogados, Íntegra Associados, Deloitte • Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. Nominee: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, Team: Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, FTI Consulting • Texas Rangers Baseball Partners reorganization and sale to Rangers Baseball Express. Nominee: CRG Partners, Team: Weil, Gotshal & Manges • The Oriental Trading Company. Team: Debevoise & Plimpton, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, Jefferies & Co., Protiviti Inc., • Xerium Technologies. Rothschild, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

TURNAROUND ATLAS AWARD o of the Year  $100+ million (Top completed assignments that are either in-or-out of court , obligations/liabilities exceeding $100 million pre-turnaround.)

• Arch Aluminum and Glass Company. Nominee: Phoenix Management Services, Team: Piper, Jaffray, Genovese, Joblove & Battista, LLP • EnviroSolutions Holdings. Nominee: SSG Capital Advisors, Team: Barclays Capital, Duff & Phelps, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett • Franciscan Sisters of Chicago Services Corporation. Nominee: Mesirow Financial, Team: Ungaretti & Harris, Kaye Scholer, Kirkland & Ellis • Loehmman Holdings Inc. Nominee: Clear Thinking Group, Team: Perella Weinberg Partners, Togut, Segal & Segal, Hahn & Hessen, CBIZ Mahoney Cohen • Neenah Enterprises, Inc. Conway Mackenzie, Team: Huron Consulting, Sidley Austin LLP, Rothschild, Moelis & Company, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan

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Enquiries, Contact: Raj Kashyap: 914.886.3085 │Email: [email protected]

CONGRATULATING the 2011 FINALISTS

AWARDS GALA & DINNER: June 16, 2011 at the Westin Michigan, Chicago, IL, USA

MAJOR AWARD CATEGORIES (Finalist also include the central deal team representatives)

TURNAROUND ATLAS AWARD of the Year  $5+ million (Top completed assignments that are either in-or-out of court , obligations/liabilities exceeding $5million pre-turnaround.)

• California Coastal Communities. Nominee: Imperial Capital. Team: Dewey Leboeuf. • Jason Inc. Nominee: Curtis, Allet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, Team: Moelis & Co. • Jennifer Convertibles reorganization and sale to Haining Mengnu Group Co. Ltd. Team: Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP, TM Capital Corp. • The Protective Group, Inc. Nominee: SSG Capital Advisors, Team: Chadbourne & Parke, Greenberg Taurig, LLP • The Walking Dog. Nominees: Arent Fox, Clear Thinking Group. Team: BDO • WM Coffman LLC restructuring and acquisition by Prophet Equity. Nominees: Phoneix Management Services, SSG Capital Advisors, Team: Prophet Equity, Silverman Acampora, Hahn & Hessen, Richards, Kibbe & Orbe

CROSS-BORDER TURNAROUND of the Year (Top completed assignments that are either in-or-out of court involving multiple operations and/or jurisdictions.)

• Almatis GmbH. Team: Dubai International Capital, Moelis & Co, Linklaters • AbitibiBowater Inc. Nominee: Blackstone Advisory Services. Team: BMO Capital Markets, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Rice, Stikeman Elliott • Spansion Inc. Nominee: Gordian Group, Brown Rudnick, Team: Latham & Watkins, Brincko Associates, Jones Day • Sea Launch reorganization and acquisition of majority interest by Energia Overseas Limited. Nominees: Bucccino & Associates, Alston & Bird, Deal Team Jefferies & Co, Avicon, Salans • Truvo Group. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Linklaters, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, Houlihan Lokey

PRIVATE EQUITY TURNAROUND DEAL of the Year (Eligibility: Top completed special situation acquisition by a private equity investor or its portfolio company.)

• Acquisition of Urban Brands Inc by GB Merchant Partners. Nominee: Curtis, Allet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, Team: PriceWaterhouse Coopers. • Charlesbank Capital Partners and H.I.G. Capital acquisition of TLC Vision. Team: Conway Del Genio Gries & Co., Proskauer Rose, Torys • Pinova Holdings, Inc., owned by TorQuestPartners acquisition of LyondellBasell Flavors & Fragrances. • The Gores Group acquisition of National Envelope Corp. Team: William Blair & Co, Latham & Watkins, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor • WM Coffman LLC acquisition by Prophet Equity. Nominees: Prophet Equity, Phoneix Management Services, SSG Capital Advisors, Team: Silverman Acampora, Hahn & Hessen, Richards, Kibbe & Orbe

CORPORATE TURNAROUND of the Year  $5+ billion (Top completed restructurings by corporate entities with obligations/liabilities exceeding $5 billion pre-turnaround. )

• AbitibiBowater Inc. Nominee: Blackstone Advisory Services. Team: BMO Capital Markets, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Rice, Stikeman Elliott • LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Nominee: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Deal team: Rothschild, Evercore Partners, Clifford Chance, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom • Gala Coral Group Limited. Team: Ashurst, Lazard, Bingham McCutchen, Rothschild • General Growth Properties, Inc. reorganization and spin-off company, The Howard Hughes Corporation. Team: UBS Investment Bank, Miller Buckfire & Co., Kirkland & Ellis, Weil, Gotshal & Manges • Technicolor S.A. (formerly Thomson SA). Davis Polk Wardell, LLP, Bingham McCutchen, Perella Weinberg Partners

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Enquiries, Contact: Raj Kashyap: 914.886.3085 │Email: [email protected]

CONGRATULATING the 2011 FINALISTS

AWARDS GALA & DINNER: June 16, 2011 at the Westin Michigan, Chicago, IL, USA

MAJOR AWARD CATEGORIES (Finalist also include the central deal team representatives)

CORPORATE TURNAROUND of the Year  $1+ billion (Top completed restructurings by corporate entities with obligations/liabilities exceeding $1billion pre-turnaround. )

• Flying J Inc. Nominee: Blackstone Advisory Services, Brown Rudnick , Team: Zolfo Cooper, Kirkland & Ellis • Mesa Air Group. Nominees: Nominees: Mesa Air Group, Imperial Capital, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones • Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. Nominee: GLC Advisors & Co, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, Team: Lazard, Sidley Austin, Stikeman Elliott • The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Team: Kirkland & Ellis, Miller Buckfire & Co • Tronox Inc.. Nominee: Pillsbury Law, Team: Rothschild, Kirkland & Ellis, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Rice

CORPORATE TURNAROUND of the Year  $500+ million (Top completed restructurings by corporate entities with obligations/liabilities exceeding $500 billion pre-turnaround. )

• Atrium Companies Inc.. Kirkland & Ellis, Goodmans, Moelis & Company. • Aleris International Inc. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Moelis & Co • Agrenco. Nominee: Felsberg, Pedretti, Mannrich e Aidar Advogado, Team: Tozzini Freire Advogados, Pinheiro Neto Advogados, Íntegra Associados, Deloitte • Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. Nominee: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, Team: Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, FTI Consulting • Texas Rangers Baseball Partners reorganization and sale to Rangers Baseball Express. Nominee: CRG Partners, Team: Weil, Gotshal & Manges

CORPORATE TURNAROUND AWARD of the Year  $5+ million (Top completed restructurings by corporate entities with obligations/liabilities exceeding $500 billion pre-turnaround. )

• California Coastal Communities. Nominee: Imperial Capital. Team: Dewey Leboeuf. • Jason Inc. Nominee: Curtis, Allet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, Team: Moelis & Co. • Loehmman Holdings Inc. Nominee: Clear Thinking Group, Team: Perella Weinberg Partners, Togut, Segal & Segal, Hahn & Hessen, CBIZ Mahoney Cohen • The Protective Group, Inc. Nominee: SSG Capital Advisors, Team: Chadbourne & Parke, Greenberg Taurig • The Walking Dog. Nominees: Arent Fox, Clear Thinking Group. Team: BDO

PRE-PACKAGED TURNAROUND of the Year  LARGE

• Almatis GmbH. Team: Dubai International Capital, Moelis & Co, Linklaters • Citadel Broadcasting Corporation. Lazard, Kirkland & Ellis • Trident Resources Corporation. Fraser Milner Casgrain, Rothschild, FTI Consulting • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Zolfo Cooper, Team: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern, O'Melveny & Myers, Moelis & Co. Houlihan Lokey • Six Flags Inc. Nominee: Brown Rudnick, Team: Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker, Houlihan Lokey

PRE-PACKAGED TURNAROUND of the Year  MID-MARKET

• American Media Inc. Team: Moelis & Co, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett • International Aluminum Corporation (International Architectural Group). Moelis & Co, Weil, Gotshal & Manges • Neenah Enterprises, Inc. Nominee: Conway MacKenzie, Team: Huron Consulting, Sidley Austin LLP, Rothschild, Moelis & Company, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP • Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation. Nominee: Cooley, CRG Partners, Team: Weil, Gotshal & Manges • Xerium Technologies. Team: Rothschild, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

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CONGRATULATING the 2011 FINALISTS

AWARDS GALA & DINNER: June 16, 2011 at the Westin Michigan, Chicago, IL, USA

MAJOR AWARD CATEGORIES (Finalist also include the central deal team representatives)

CHAPTER 11 TURNAROUND of the Year  LARGE (Top completed chapter 11 reorganization with obligations/liabilities exceeding $1billion pre-turnaround. )

• AbitibiBowater Inc.. Nominee: Blackstone Advisory Services. Team: BMO Capital Markets, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Rice, Stikeman Elliott • Chemtura Corporation Team: Lazard, Kirkland & Ellis, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom • Flying J Inc. Nominee: Blackstone Advisory Services, Brown Rudnick , Team: Zolfo Cooper, Kirkland & Ellis • LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Nominee: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Deal team: Rothschild, Evercore Partners, Clifford Chance, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom • General Growth Properties, Inc. reorganization and spin-off company, The Howard Hughes Corporation. Team: UBS Investment Bank, Miller Buckfire & Co., Kirkland & Ellis, Weil, Gotshal & Manges • Spansion Inc. Nominee: Gordian Group, Brown Rudnick, Team: Latham & Watkins, Brincko Associates, Jones Day • Visteon Corporation. Nominees: GLC Advisors, Sagent Advisors, Brown Rudnick, Team: Rothschild, Kirkland & Ellis, Duff & Phelps, Houlihan Lokey, Bingham McCuthen, White & Case

CHAPTER 11 TURNAROUND of the Year  UPPER MID-MARKETS (Top completed chapter 11 reorganization with obligations/liabilities exceeding $500 million pre-turnaround. )

• Atrium Companies Inc. Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Goodmans LLP, Moelis & Company. • Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. Nominee: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, Team: Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, FTI Consulting • Texas Rangers Baseball Partners reorganization and sale to Rangers Baseball Express. Nominee: CRG Partners, Team: Weil, Gotshal & Manges • The Oriental Trading Co. Jefferies & Co., Protiviti, Debevoise & Plimpton, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor • Xerium Technologies. Team: Rothschild, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

CHAPTER 11 TURNAROUND of the Year  MIDDLE MARKETS (Top completed chapter 11 reorganization with obligations/liabilities exceeding $100 million pre-turnaround. )

• California Coastal Communities. Nominee: Imperial Capital. Team: Dewey Leboeuf. • Arch Aluminum and Glass Company. Nominee: Phoenix Management Services, Team: Piper, Jaffray, Genovese, Joblove & Battista • FX Luxury Las Vegas . Nominee: Haynes and Boone, Team: Carl Marks Advisory Group • Loehmman Holdings Inc. Nominee: Clear Thinking Group, Team: Perella Weinberg Partners, Togut, Segal & Segal, Hahn & Hessen, CBIZ Mahoney Cohen • Philadelphia Media Holdings reorganization and sale. Proskauer Rose, Dilworth Paxson.

CHAPTER 11 TURNAROUND of the Year SMALL MID-MARKETS (Top completed chapter 11 reorganization with obligations/liabilities exceeding $5million pre-turnaround. )

• Acquisition of Urban Brands Inc by GB Merchant Partners. Nominee: Curtis, Allet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, Team: PriceWaterhouse Coopers. • TLC Vision reorganization and acquisition by Charlesbank Capital Partners and H.I.G. Capital Team: Proskauer Rose, Torys, Conway Del Genio Gries & Co. • Jennifer Convertibles reorganization and sale to Haining Mengnu Group Co. Ltd. Team: Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP, TM Capital Corp • Shane and Company. Team: Ballard Spahr, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, FTI Consulting • The Walking Dog. Nominees: Arent Fox, Clear Thinking Group. Team: BDO

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CONGRATULATING the 2011 FINALISTS

AWARDS GALA & DINNER: June 16, 2011 at the Westin Michigan, Chicago, IL, USA

MAJOR AWARD CATEGORIES (Finalist also include the central deal team representatives)

OUT of COURT TURNAROUND of the Year  LARGE (Top completed non-chapter 11 restructuring. )

• American Capital. American Capital, Team: Miller Buckfire, Weil, Gotshal & Manges • Corral Petroleum Holdings AB. Bingham McCutchen, Team: Blackstone Advisory Services, Morgan Stanley, Setterwalls, Latham & Watkins • Gala Coral Group Limited. Ashurst, Lazard, Bingham McCutchen, Rothschild • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Team: Perella Weinberg Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison • International Lease Finance Corporation, subsidiary of American International Group. Nominee: Blackstone Advisory Services

OUT of COURT TURNAROUND of the Year  MIDDLE MARKET

• Franciscan Sisters of Chicago Services Corporation. Nominee: Mesirow Financial, Team: Ungaretti & Harris, Kaye Scholer, Kirkland & Ellis • Jason Inc. Nominee: Curtis, Allet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, Team: Moelis & Co. • Holdings Gaming Borrower (Rivers Casino). Nominee: GLC Advisors, Team: Houlihan Lokey, Kirkland & Ellis • San Antonio Internacional Ltd. Team: Davis Polk & Wardwell, Lazard • The Protective Group, Inc. Nominee: SSG Capital Advisors, Team: Chadbourne & Parke, Greenberg Taurig

SPECIAL SITUATION M&A DEAL of the Year  MIDDLE MARKETS

• Energizer Holdings, Inc. acquisition of American Safety Razor Co assets. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Moelis & Co, Lazard Middle Markets • Marquis Jet acquisition by NetJets Inc. Nominee: Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt Mosle, LLP, Team; Jefferies & Co, Kaye Scholer, Akin Gump Stauss Hauer & Feld • Sale of Parking Company of America to affiliate of Aurora Capital Group. Nominee: SSG Capital Advisors, Team: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, Kirkland & Ellis, CRG Partners, BDO Consulting • Texas Rangers Baseball Partners reorganization and sale to Rangers Baseball Express. Nominee: CRG Partners, Team: Weil, Gotshal & Manges • The Gores Group acquisition of National Envelope Corp. Team: William Blair & Co, Latham & Watkins, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor

SPECIAL SITUATION M&A DEAL of the Year  SMALL MID-MARKETS

• Acquisition of E3 BioFuels ethanol plant assets by AltEn Opportunity I, LP. Spectrum Business Ventures • Artek Surfin Chemicals Ltd. and Aterian Investment Partners acquisition of PVC additives business of Chemtura Corporation. Aterian Investment Partners • Proliance International sale of Nederlandse Radiateuren B.V to Banco Products India Ltd. TM Capital • Sale of Townsends Inc to Peco Foods and Omtron Inc. Nominee: SSG Capital Advisors, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell, Huron Consulting • Sale of Chem Rx Corp to PharMerica Corp. Lazard Middle Market LLC, Greenberg Traurig • WM Coffman LLC acquisition by Prophet Equity. Nominees: Prophet Equity, Phoneix Management Services, SSG Capital Advisors, Team: Silverman Acampora, Hahn & Hessen, Richards, Kibbe & Orbe

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CONGRATULATING the 2011 FINALISTS

AWARDS GALA & DINNER: June 16, 2011 at the Westin Michigan, Chicago, IL, USA

INDUSTRY AWARD CATEGORIES (Finalist also include the central deal team representatives)

BASIC RESOURCES of the Year

• Agrenco. Nominee: Felsberg, Pedretti, Mannrich e Aidar Advogado, Team: Tozzini Freire Advogados, Pinheiro Neto Advogados, Íntegra Associados, Deloitte • Aleris International Inc. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Moelis & Co • Almatis GmbH. Team: Dubai International Capital, Moelis & Co, Linklaters • Chemtura Corporation Team: Lazard, Kirkland & Ellis, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom • Tronox Inc. Nominee: Pillsbury Law, Team: Rothschild, Kirkland & Ellis, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Rice

CONSUMER GOODS & SERVICES of the Year

• Energizer Holdings, Inc. acquisition of American Safety Razor Co assets. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Moelis & Co, Lazard Middle Markets • Gala Coral Group Limited. Team: Ashurst, Lazard, Bingham McCutchen, Rothschild • Sale of Fuddruckers, Inc., Magic Brands, LLC and certain of their affiliates to Luby's, Inc. FocalPoint Securities, Goulston & Storrs • Sale of Townsends Inc to Peco Foods and Omtron Inc. SSG Capital Advisors, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell, Inc., Huron Consulting • Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation. Nominee: Cooley, CRG Partners, Team: Weil, Gotshal & Manges,

ENERGY & SERVICES of the Year

• Flying J Inc. Nominee: Blackstone Advisory Services, Brown Rudnick , Team: Zolfo Cooper, Kirkland & Ellis • Corral Petroleum Holdings AB. Bingham McCutchen, Team: Blackstone Advisory Services, Morgan Stanley, Setterwalls • Hawkeye Renewables. Blackstone Advisory Services, Weil, Gotshal & Manges • San Antonio Internacional Ltd. Davis Polk Wardell, Lazard • Trident Resources Corporation. Fraser Milner Casgrain, Rothschild

ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA of the Year

• American Media Inc. Team: Moelis & Co, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Zolfo Cooper, Team: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern, O'Melveny & Myers, Moelis & Co. Houlihan Lokey • Six Flags Inc. Nominee: Brown Rudnick, Team: Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker, Houlihan Lokey • The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Team: Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Miller Buckfire & Co • Thomson Publishing Holdings. Nominee: SSG Capital Advisors, Team: Choate Hall & Stewart, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell, Loughlin Meghji & Co, Capstone Advisory Group • Truvo Group. Team: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Linklaters, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, Houlihan Lokey

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS & MANUFACTURING of the Year • AbitibiBowater Inc. Nominee: Blackstone Advisory Services. Team: BMO Capital Markets, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Rice, Stikeman Elliott • Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. Nominee: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, Team: Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, FTI Consulting • Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. Nominee: GLC Advisors & Co, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Team: Lazard, Sidley Austin, Stikeman Elliott • The Protective Group, Inc. SSG Capital Advisors, Greenberg Taurig • Visteon Corporation. Nominees: GLC Advisors, Sagent Advisors, Brown Rudnick, Team: Rothschild, Kirkland & Ellis, Duff & Phelps, Houlihan Lokey, Bingham McCuthen, White & Case

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Enquiries, Contact: Raj Kashyap: 914.886.3085 │Email: [email protected]

CONGRATULATING the 2011 FINALISTS

AWARDS GALA & DINNER: June 16, 2011 at the Westin Michigan, Chicago, IL, USA

INDUSTRY AWARD CATEGORIES (Finalist also include the central deal team representatives)

HEALTHCARE of the Year

• Alliance Medical. Linklaters, The Blackstone Group • TLC Vision reorganization and acquisition by Charlesbank Capital Partners and H.I.G. Capital. Conway Del Genio Gries & Co., Proskauer Rose, Torys • Franciscan Sisters of Chicago Services Corporation. Nominee: Mesirow Financial, Team: Ungaretti & Harris, Kaye Scholer, Kirkland & Ellis • MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. asset sale to Victory Pharma, Inc. Alston & Bird, Gleacher & Company • Sale of Chem Rx Corp to PharMerica Corp. Lazard Middle Market LLC, Greenberg Traurig

REAL ESTATE & HOSPITALITY of the Year

• FX Luxury Las Vegas reorganization. Haynes and Boone, Carl Marks Advisory Group • General Growth Properties, Inc. reorganization and spin-off company, The Howard Hughes Corporation. Team: UBS Investment Bank, Miller Buckfire & Co., Kirkland & Ellis, Weil, Gotshal & Manges • Inmobiliaria Colonial SA. Lazard, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer • Fremont General Corp reorganization. (Signature Group Holdings) CRG Partners, Manderson, Schafer & McKinlay, SNR Denton • The Sea Island Co. reorganization and sale to Oaktree Capital Management and Avenue Capital. Debevoise & Plimpton, King & Spalding, FTI Consulting, Goldman Sachs & Co.

RETAIL & SERVICES of the Year

• Jennifer Convertibles reorganization and sale to Haining Mengnu Group Co. Ltd. Team: Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky, TM Capital Corp. • Loehmman Holdings Inc. Nominee: Clear Thinking Group, Team: Perella Weinberg Partners, Togut, Segal & Segal, Hahn & Hessen, CBIZ Mahoney Cohen • Sale of Parking Company of America to affiliate of Aurora Capital Group. Nominee: SSG Capital Advisors, Team: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP, CRG Partners, BDO Consulting • The Oriental Trading Company. Team: Jefferies & Co., Protiviti Inc., Debevoise & Plimpton, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor • The Walking Company. Nominee: Arent Fox LLP, Clear Thinking Group, BDO Seidman, Pachulski Stang Ziehl Jones • Urban Brands Inc acquisition by GB Merchant Partners. Nominee: Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt Mosle, Pricewaterhouse Coopers,

TELECOM & TECHNOLOGY

• Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc. Hawaii Telecom. Kirkland & Ellis, Lazard • Sea Launch reorganization and acquisition of majority interest by Energia Overseas Limited. Nominees: Bucccino & Associates, Alston & Bird, Deal Team Jefferies & Co, Avicon, Salans • Spansion Inc. Nominee: Gordian Group, Brown Rudnick, Team: Latham & Watkins, Brincko Associates, Jones Day • Technicolor S.A. (formerly Thomson SA) Davis Polk Wardell, Bingham McCutchen, Perella Weinberg Partners • Wind Hellas Telecommunications S.A. Zolfo Cooper UK, Team: White & Case, Bingham McCutchen, Allen & Overy, Karatza & Partners

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INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE AWARDS:

Award recipients revealed for the first-time during the awards gala ceremony. Award recipient must be in attendance to accept his accolade and trophy.

Corporate Turnaround Executive of the Year Private Equity Turnaround Executive of the Year Restructuring Financial Advisor of the Year (Three awards – Global; Middle Markets; and Boutique) Restructuring Legal Advisor of the Year (Two awards – Global and Middle Markets) Turnaround Consultant of the Year (Three awards – Global; Middle Markets; and Boutique)

FIRM AWARDS (Restructuring and Reorganization Practices per eligibility standards)

TURNAROUND PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM of the Year

• KPS Capital • Littlejohn & Co., LLC • Monomoy Capital Partners • Prophet Equity Partners • Patriarch Partners • Sun Capital Partners

BOUTIQUE FINANCIAL ADVISOR of the Year (Eligibility: Investment bank with dedicated restructuring practice group that has completed assignments and are specialized by sector, size or practice expertise. Methodology: Winners selected based on the number of significant assignments, wins per size and complexity.)

• GLC Advisors & Co • Gordian Group • SSG Capital Advisors

BOUTIQUE TURNAROUND CONSULTING FIRM of the Year (Eligibility: Crisis management advisors that have completed assignments and are specialized by sector, size or practice expertise. Methodology: Winners selected based on the number of significant assignments , wins per size and complexity.)

• Buccino & Associates Inc • Clear Thinking Group • Executive Sounding Board Associates • NHB Advisors Inc. • Phoenix Management Services

GLOBAL FINANCIAL ADVISOR of the Year (Eligibility: Investment banking with dedicated restructuring practice group that has completed large, multijurisdictional assignments. Methodology: Winners selected based on the number of significant assignments, wins per size, jurisdictions and complexity.)

• Houlihan Lokey • Lazard Ltd • Moelis & Company • Rothschild • The Blackstone Group

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FIRM AWARDS (Restructuring and Reorganization Practices per eligibility standards)

GLOBAL LAW FIRM of the Year (Eligibility: Law firms with dedicated restructuring practice group that has completed large, multijurisdictional assignments. Methodology: Winners selected based on the number of significant assignments, wins per size, jurisdictions and complexity.)

• Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP • Kirkland & Ellis LLP • Latham & Watkins LLP • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP • Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP

GLOBAL TURNAROUND FIRM of the Year (Eligibility: Consulting firms that have completed large, multijurisdictional assignments. Methodology: Winners selected based on the number of significant assignments, wins per size, jurisdictions and complexity.) • Alix Partners • Alvarez & Marsal • Capstone Advisory Group • FTI Consulting

MIDDLE MARKET FINANCIAL ADVISOR of the Year (Eligibility: Investment bank with dedicated restructuring practice group that have completed assignments predominantly below 1 billion in size. Methodology: Winners selected based on the number of significant assignments, wins per size and complexity.) • Duff & Phelps • Imperial Capital • Jefferies & Co • Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc

MIDDLE MARKET LAW FIRM of the Year (Eligibility: Law firms with dedicated restructuring practice group that has completed assignments predominantly below 1 billion in size. Methodology: Winners selected based on the number of significant assignments, wins per size and complexity.) • Brown Rudnick LLP • Cooley LLP • Greenberg Traurig LLP • Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

MIDDLE MARKET TURNAROUND CONSULTING FIRM of the Year (Eligibility: Crisis management advisors that have completed assignments predominantly below 1 billion in size. Methodology: Winners selected based on the number of significant assignments, wins the group has per size and complexity.) • Conway MacKenzie, Inc. • CRG Partners • Mesirow Financial Consulting • Zolfo Cooper

TURNAROUNDS for the NEW NORMAL

DISTRESSED M&A INTELLIGENCE FORUM , 8.00 am - 5.00 pm

Annual forum looks forward to how reorganization, restructuring and turnaround industries are changing in light of rising equity markets, recovered credit and lending markets. As before, the forum brings together best minds from the industry to share and harvest ideas on what is the state of restructurings in the “new normal” economic environment.

We encourage and welcome your participation to discuss issues of importance to the industry. additional information, visit: www.globalmanetwork.com

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PERTINENT INFORMATION:

AWARDS GALA and CEREMONY

Awards gala ceremony is a perfect occasion to connect and strengthen business relations with A-list dealmakers and senior executives from corporate, private equity, investment banks, legal and industry service providers.

Winners are revealed for the FIRST time at the gala ceremony. Finalist nominees or their representatives must attend the gala ceremony to be honored per “proof of attendance” requisite for winner selection process.

For DEAL and FIRM awards, deal team or firm representatives are able to accept the trophy. For the DEALMAKER awards, the individual dealmaker must confirm his or her attendance at the gala.

WINNERS CIRCLE recognition statements

Official Winners Circle press release announcement includes trophy recipients and acknowledges deal advisors who attend the awards gala ceremony.

WINNERS CIRCLE SUPPLEMENT a complimentary PDF copy is available only to the awards gala attendee winners. Supplement available on-line by request.

Firms that do not have representation at the awards gala are not considered winners without the written consent of Global M&A Network organization.

NEW :

SELECTION PROCESS, independent

Winners selected on deal performance criteria for each award category. Deal size, league table rankings are not relevant during the winner selection process.

Methodology and results audited by an independent winners circle SUPPLEMENT awards advisory group.

EDITORIAL elaborates:

DEAL of the YEAR honorees ► DEALMAKER HONOREES, contact:

Shanta Kumari, managing partner, CEO Profiles recipients of E: [email protected] DEALMAKER TEAM of the YEAR accolade ► AWARDS GALA, general enquiries, contact: Acknowledges notable deals transacted by Raj Kashyap, managing partner FIRM of the YEAR winners T: +914.886.3085, E: [email protected]

► SUPPLEMENT EDITORIAL, contact: Winners Circle Supplement is published post Danielle Saba, managing editor awards gala by the editorial team at Global E: [email protected]

M&A Network. Supplement available by request.

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about the:

HONORS

Top Deals, Sought-after Dealmakers, A-list Firms, WORLD-WIDE.

PLAN AHEAD, 2011 schedule COMMITMENT to PRINCIPLES of authenticity, objectivity, performance M&A ATLAS AWARDS STANDARDS: Finalists determined per March 10 at American Museum of Natural History, NYC transparent eligibility rules and the winners are Flagship annual gala, exclusively honoring deals valued selected on “deal performance” evaluative above billion USD from all corners of the globe. criteria. TURNAROUND ATLAS AWARDS NOMINATIONS: Any industry professional is able June 16, destination Chicago to nominate free of fees, secondly invited Exclusively honoring deals and assignments from the nominees based on independent research. Turnaround, restructuring communities, worldwide.

ACCESS: Global M&A Network makes every INDIA M&A AWARDS effort to inform all nominees and top contenders September 16, destination Mumbai to attend the awards gala ceremony. Honors mid-market deals below billion USD from India. OBJECTIVITY: Results verified and audited by an independent group of veteran financial ASIA PACIFIC M&A ATLAS AWARDS professionals. The awards committee is voluntary. September 21, destination Hong Kong Honors mid-market deals valued below billion USD from PRESTIGE: Commitment to recognize winners Asia Pacific, Oceanic communities. on principles of excellence and merits of the deal.

EUROPE M&A ATLAS AWARDS October 14, destination London Mid-market deals valued below billion USD from

continental European communities.

AMERICAS M&A ATLAS AWARDS November TBD, destination New York Mid-market deals valued below billion USD from North and South American communities.

PE&VC ATLAS AWARDS December 7, destination San Francisco Exclusively honors excellence from limited partners, fund of funds, private equity, venture capital communities.

MIDDLE EAST M&A ATLAS AWARDS

January 2012, TBD, destination Dubai Honors mid-market deals valued below billion USD from the Gulf and African deal communities.

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