Listed below are the winners and those shortlisted for the 2009 M&A Awards

Deal/Dealmaker of the Year
LDC exits ATP International
ECI Partners exits Racal Acoustics
Premier Recruitment acquistion of Imprint
Synchronica acquisition of AxisMobile
MBO of Palmer & Harvey
Hargreaves Plc, CEO - Gordon Banham

Winner: ECI Partners exits Racal Acoustics

IPO of the Year
Phibro Animal Health
Animalcare
Norcon
Kentz
African Medical Investments
Crystal Amber Fund

Winner: Animalcare

Law firm of the Year
Hogan & Hartson
Pinsent Masons
Bevan Brittan
Osborne Clarke
Nabarro LLP
Eversheds

Winner: Osborne Clarke

Accountancy firm of the Year
Smith & Williamson
Mazars
Saffrey Champness
Vantis Plc
Tenon Group

Winner: Tenon Group

Corporate Finance Boutique of the Year
BCMS
Cavendish
ICON Corporate Finance
HW Corporat Finance
BTG McInnes
Catalyst CF

Winner: ICON Corporate Finance

Specialist Due Diligence Specialist Provider of the Year
Waterman Environ
LEK
Highwire consulting
Hazlewoods LLP
Armstrong transaction Services

Winner: Hazlewoods LLP

Turnaround of the Year
Clarity Commerce Solutions – Ken Smith
Alliance Pharma – John Dawson
Booker Plc -  Charles Wilson
Folio Hotel – Begbies Traynor
SciSys Plc - Mike Love
Devro

Winner: Booker Plc, Charles Wilson

Financier/Lender of the Year
Clydesdale/Yorkshire
Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets
Venture Finance
GMAC
Deloitte
KBC Capital
GE Commercial

Winner: Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets

Interim Manager of the Year
Philip Jarvis
Just Spee - Managing Director of Visiocorp
David Moore, CFO Amoena GmbH
Noel Harasyn - Interim MD of PYReco

Winner: David Moore, CFO Amoena GmbH

M&A Personality of the Year
Mike Lynch – founder and CEO of Autonomy (Interwoven deal)
Jim McColl – CEO Clyde Blowers (Textron deal)
Richard Morley, Director of NBGI Private Equity
Will Chase, founder of Tyrell’s Crisps
Paul Pindar, CEO of Capita
Peter Rodgers

Winner: Richard Morley, Director of NBGI Private Equity