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Financial News Awards for Excellence in Legal Services Europe 2013
Law firm of the year
Deal of the year - Glencore/Xstrata
Partner of the year - Charlie Jacobs

Global Competition Review (GCR) Awards 201
Merger Control Matter of the Year – Europe: Glencore/Xstrata

IFLR European awards 2013
Pan-European Law Firm of the Year
European Private Equity Legal Advisor of the Year
Debt and equity linked deal of the year - Greek PSI
Project Finance deal of the year - Carrington Power CCGT
Restructuring deal of the year - Seat Pagine Gialle
Law firm of the year: Belgium
Law firm of the year: Italy
Equity team of the year
Project Finance team of the year
Restructuring team of the year
Lifetime Achievement - Lachlan Burn

Financial Times and mergermarket European M&A Awards 2012

European Private Equity Legal Adviser of the Year

UK Legal Adviser of the Year

IPO of the Year: Direct Line

M&A Deal of the Year: Merger of Glencore & Xstrata

EMEA Finance Europe Banking Awards 2011

Best law firm in Europe

FT/mergermarket  European M&A Awards
Legal Adviser of the Year for Benelux
Legal Adviser of the Year for France
Legal Adviser of the Year for Middle East & North Africa
Legal Adviser of the Year for UK

TMT Team of the Year
The Lawyer Awards 2011

ACQ Global Awards 2011
Competition Law Firm of the Year for Middle East

Africa Energy Awards 2011
Best Renewable Project in Africa – Cape Verde wind farms (Cabeolica Project

ALB SE Asia Awards 2011
SE Asia M&A deal of the year – BP Acquisition of Oil and Gas Blocks in India
IPP Financial Advisers Award Singapore M&A Deal of the Year - Khazanah/Fortis competing Takeover Offer for Parkway

The Asset magazine Awards 2011
Best Capital Markets Law Firm, Asia
Best M&A Firm, Asia
Best Bankruptcy Law Firm, Asia

Chambers Europe Awards 2011
European Law Firm of the Year
Belgian Law Firm of the Year
German Law Firm of the Year

City of London Corporation’s Sustainable City Awards 2011
National Sustainable City Award in the Responsible Waste Management
Platinum Award for excellence in waste management

DealMakers Law Awards 2011
Competition Law Firm of the Year

European Tax Awards 2011
European Capital Markets Tax Team of the Year (2nd consecutive year)
Belgium Tax Firm of the Year

European Women in Business Law Awards 2011
Best in Energy and Resources – Fiona Hobbs
Best in Insolvency and Restructuring – Rebecca Jarvis
Best International Law Firm for Minority Women Lawyers

FinanceAsia Awards 2011
Best Foreign Financial Law Firm in Japan (4th consecutive year)
Best International Bond Award - advising the Joint Lead Managers on Mitsubishi Corporation's issue of US$500m bonds, which was its first US dollar-denominated bond in 25 years
Best International Firm in Japan

GCR Awards 2011
M&A Transaction of the Year, Europe: Sanofi-Aventis joint venture with Merck
Lifetime Achievement Award: Sir Christopher Bellamy QC

IFLR Asia Awards 2011
Debt/Equity-linked Deal of the Year – the Hopewell RMB Bond
Private Equity Deal of the Year – CVC Capital Partners/ PT Matahari Department Store
Structured Finance and Securitisation Deal of the Year – BNZ Covered Bonds
International Firm of the Year

IFLR Europe Awards 2011
International Law Firm of the Year
French Law Firm of the Year
Debt and Equity Linked team of the year
Restructuring Team of the Year
Structured Finance Team of the Year
Structured Finance Deal of the Year – Andromeda Project Bond
Private Equity Deal of the Year – Carlyle/B&B Hotels 

Infrastructure Journal Awards 2011
Legal Advisor of the Year – Oil & Gas
Deal of the Year Transport – LGV Tours-Bordeaux PPP / SEA High Speed Line
Deal of the Year Energy Acquisition – Combination of International Power and GDF SUEZ

InterContinental Finance Magazine Legal Excellent Awards 2011
Law Firm of the Year – Project Finance

Juve Awards 2011
Law Firm of the Year for M&A
Law Firm of the Year for Private Equity and Venture Capital

The Lawyer HR Awards 2011
Best Website – for innovative use of social media
Most Effective Employee Benefits Scheme – for Health and Wellbeing programme

Lawyer World Law Awards 2011
Competition & Antitrust Law Firm of the Year

Mecenova Awards Awards 2011
"Jury’s Favourite" – for recognition of the firm's commitment to social responsibility

Acquisitions Monthly M&A 2010 roll of honour
Law firm of the year

Acquisitions Monthly Awards 2010
Competition law firm of the year
Law firm of the year ñ M&A work undertaken in 2010

Asian Banker Awards 2010
Achievement Award for Legal Advice to the Commercial Banking Industry (fourth year in succession)

Asia Legal Business South East Asia Awards 2010
Equity Market Deal of the Year
South East Asia Deal if the year ñ Maxis IPO (largest ever listing in Malaysia and SE Asia)
Debt Market Deal of the year ñ Republic of Indonesiaís US$3bn global bond offering

Asia Legal Business Hong Kong Awards 2010
Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year - The Macallan Fine Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award
Debt Market Deal of the Year - PRC Government RMB Bonds
M&A Deal of the Year - MITSUI & CO- TPV Technology Takeover Bid

Asian-Counsel Representing Corporate Asia Survey 2010
Asian-Counsel Firm of the Year ñ Corporate/M&A

Asian Counsel 2010
Regulatory/Compliance Law Firm of the Year
Winning deals of the year:
Global Logistic IPO/ Global Logistic Properties IPO - Allen & Gledhill ñ legal advisers to GLP, Schwartz-Mei Group (the ìVendorî) and Reco Platinum Pte Ltd (the ìGrantor of the Over-allotment optionî) as to Singapore law
United Company Rusal Ltd Hong Kong IPO - legal adviser to the Underwriters
Hopewell Project Highway ñ Issuing of Debt Securities
Liquidation of Lehman Brothers Asian Entities ñ ìRASCALSî - Acting for the Joint Administrators (PricewaterhouseCooper UK)
AIA Group Limited (AIA) Initial Public Offering - advised the underwriters on Hong Kong law issues

AsiaMoney Awards 2010
Deal of the Year, Thailand - Bank of Ayudhyaís US$540 million acquisition of AIG Retail Bank and AIG Card

Banking in the Communityís Awards for Excellence 2010
Leader in UK Community Investment

Benchmark Litigation 2010
Litigation star in New York ñ Joe Armao (Antitrust securities, White-collar crime)

Black Solicitors Network 2010
Diversity Champion in the UK

Chambers Europe 2010
UK law firm of the year
Belgium law firm of the year

China Law & Practice Awards 2010
Debt and Equity-Linked Deal of the Year (Sino-Forest exchange offer)
Energy and Natural Resources Deal of the Year (ICBC - The Republic of Angola)
International Team of the Year ñ Project Finance

DealMakers Annual Awards 2010
Public Procurement Law firm of the Year

De Tijd Awards 2010
Jean-Pierre Blumberg ñ one of the 10 most influential businessmen in Belgium

EMEAfinance 2010
Best Legal Firm in CEE & CIS ñ Debt Capital Markets

Euromoney and Ernst & Young Global Renewable Energy Awards 2010
Legal Advisor of the Year
Infrastructure Equity Deal of the Year ñ ETH Bioenergia acquisition of Brenco

FinanceAsia 2010
Best Hong Kong Deal ñ LíOccitane Internationalís USD$787m IPO
Deal of the Year, Best IPO ñ AIA Groupís USD$20.5bn IPO
Best M&A Deal ñ KNOCís USD$2.8bn acquisition of Dana Petroleum
Best India Deal ñ Bharti Airtelís USD$10.7bn acquisition of Zain Africa

FinanceAsia Japan Awards 2010
Best Foreign Financial Law Firm ñ Japan (third year in succession)

IFLR Asia Awards 2010
Private Equity Deal of the year - KKR and Affinity / Oriental Brewery,
Private Equity Team of the year
Debt & Equity-linked team of the year (seventh year in succession)

IFLR Europe Awards 2010
Debt and Equity Linked Deal of the year ñ Lloyds ECNs
Structured Finance deal of the year ñ Source ETC programme
Equity Deal of the year ñ Lloyds rights issue
Private Equity deal of the year ñ Oaktree/Countrywide
Restructuring deal of the year- McCarthy & Stone
Structured Finance team of the year
European law firm of the year
Belgium law firm of the year
Private equity team of the year
Equity team of the year

IFLR India Awards 2010
International Restructuring team of the year
Restructuring deal of the year ñ Suzlon Group
M&A deal of the year ñ Tech Mahindra, Satyam (Talwar Thakore & Associates)

IFLR Middle East Awards 2010
Project Finance Deal of the Year ñ Jubail
M&A Deal of the Year - Kingdom Holdings/Kingdom Hotel Investments
Equity deal of the Year - Du rights issue
Equity team of the Year

IFR (International Financing Review) Awards 2010
Emerging EMEA Loan (Deal of the Year) ñ BP Angola & BP Caspianís US$4.75bn loan

International Tax Review 2010
European Capital Markets Tax Team of the year
Swedish Tax Firm of the year

Janeís Transport Finance Awards 2010
Rail Finance Law ñ HSBC rail bank & bond financing
Road Finance Law ñ Moscow Minsk Highway PPP

Law society excellence awards 2010
Law Society's Excellence in Community Investment Award

Lawyer HR Awards 2010
Most effective employee benefits scheme

Legal Business Awards 2010
Corporate team of the year

Mergermarket/FT Awards 2010
European legal adviser of the year
French legal adviser of the year
Middle East & North Africa M&A legal adviser of the year

Acquisitions Monthly
Competition Law Firm of the Year

Mergermarket European M&A Awards
Legal advisor of the Year
French Legal Advisor of the Year

Asia Risk 2009
Derivatives Law Firm of the Year

The Lawyer Awards 2009
Banking and Finance Team of the Year

Whoís Who Legal Awards 2009
Capital markets firm of the year award

Asia Legal Business South East Asia Law Awards 2009
International Deal Firm of the Year
Energy & Resources Law Firm of the Year
Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year ñ Nomura-Lehman Brothers acquisition

International Legal Alliance Summit and Awards 2009
European Law Firm 2009

Worldís Best Investment Bank Awards 2009, Global Finance
Best global legal advisors
Best legal advisors ñ western Europe

IFLR Asia Awards 2009
Restructuring of the Year (for Lehman/Nomura)

Legal Business Awards 2009
Banking/Restructuring team of the Year, for advising PWC as administrator to Lehman Brothers
Corporate team of the year, for advising Scottish Newcastle as the target in the cross-border acquisition by Sunrise Acquisitions

IFLR Europe Awards 2009
M&A team of the year
Project finance team of the year
M&A deal of the year for advising Scottish Newcastle as the target in the cross-border acquisition by Sunrise Acquisitions
Equity deal of the year for the Centrica rights issue
Structured finance deal of the year for the ING covered bond
Restucturing of the year for the Cheyne Finance SIV
Project finance deal of the year for Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft

FinanceAsia Japan Awards 2009
Best Foreign Financial Law Firm

Practical Law Company 2009
Benelux law firm of the year
UK law firm of the year

Who's Who Legal, Belgium
Belgium law firm of the year, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

European Tax Awards 2009, International Tax Review
Belgian tax firm of the year
Swedish tax firm of the year
European capital markets transaction of the year

Financial Times-Mergermarket M&A Awards 2008
European and UK legal advisor of the year
Asian legal advisor of the year

Financial News Legal Awards 2008
Debt and credit team of the year

British Legal Awards 2008
Banking/Restructuring team of the year
Cross-border M&A team of the year

Janeís Transport Finance Awards 2008
Legal house of the year award
Rail finance law award (for Angel Trains)
Port finance law award (for Jeddah Port)

Lloydís Shipping Economist, Ship Finance Awards 2008
Legal services relating to ship finance award

International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Middle East Awards 2008
Middle East law firm of the year award

Whoís Who Legal Awards 2008
Capital markets firm of the year award

The Lawyer Awards 2008
Banking team of the year
Corporate team of the year

Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence 2008
European law firm of the year

International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Europe Awards 2008
International law firm of the year
M&A team of the year
Equity team of the year
Equity deal of the year for the VTB IPO
M&A deal of the year
Private equity deal of the year for the Permira/Valentino Fashion deal

International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Asia Awards 2008
International law firm of the year

FinanceAsia Awards 2008
Best financial law firm

Asset Triple A Awards 2008
Best law firm