TelecomFinance 2006 Launches Annual Awards That Focus On Record Year In M&A

Added: (Thu Oct 27 2005)

Pressbox (Press Release) - London, October 27th, 2005 - Europe's leading investment bank has advised on close to US$30bn of mergers and acquisitions deals in telecoms so far in 2005, making it already the most successful year ever for M&A bankers in the industry. To mark these achievements TelecomFinance, together with partner BroadGroup, is proud to announce the inaugural TelecomFinance 2006 conference to showcase the annual awards for Investment Bank, Law Firm and Deal of the Year.

The awards will feature six separate categories of winner: M&A Bank of The Year 2005 by value of Deals, M&A Bank of the Year 2005 by number of deals, Debt Bank of the Year 2005, Deal of the Year 2005, Emerging Markets deal of the Year 2005, IPO Bank of the year 2005 and Most Admired Law Firm of the Year 2005.

The results will be announced at a special awards ceremony as part of the TelecomFinance 2006 Conference taking place in London 26-27 January. The event is the first ever to bring together TMT professionals in investment banking, private equity, leading law practices and telecommunications service provider organisations in a unique gathering focused on the sector.

Key topics of discussion at the event will include M&A opportunities for telecoms businesses in Europe and emerging markets, growth strategies for fixed and wireless operators, alternative platforms and competing technologies, financing strategies for growth-oriented companies and exploiting legal and regulatory developments.

The focused and content driven programme features an outstanding array of industry expertise and confirmed speakers include:

Peter Gardner, Global Sector Head (Communications) 3i,

Tom Willett, co-Head of M&A investment banking, ABN AMRO;

John Owers, Investment Principle, Actis Private Equity;

Francesco Caio, CEO, Cable & Wireless plc;

Martin Pieters, CEO, Celtel;

Ken Goldsbrough, Managing Director Global Media and Communications, GE Commercial Finance;

Sean Carney, Global Head and Managing Director, Telecoms, HSBC;

Charles Harman, Managing Director, JP Morgan Cazenove:

Richard Alden, CEO, ONO;

Oisin Fanning, CEO, Smart Telecom;

Rainer Beaujean, CEO, T Online;

Peter Gutman, CFO, Video Networks;

Nicholas Topham, COO, Vistula Networks;

Andrew Wallace, London Stock Exchange

Full programme and registration information is available at www.tmtfinance.com

For further information on sponsorship or speaking opportunities, contact Nicola Hayes at + 44 (0) 132 810 113 or Dominic Lowndes at +44 (0) 207 55 33 900 nicolahayes@broad-group.com / dominic.lowndes@telecomfinance.com

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Editors:
For more than a decade Telecom Finance has been the leading authoritative source of information and analysis, read globally by thousands of senior executives across the telecommunications, financial services and law firm sectors.

BroadGroup is a telecommunications consultancy focused on strategic analysis, pricing, marketing and regulation across data centres, wireless broadband and carrier wholesale businesses internationally.