May 23 marked the fourth annual D CEO Mergers & Acquisitions Awards, presented in partnership with the Association for Corporate Growth. The program recognized North Texas companies and dealmakers involved in some of the year’s most outstanding business transactions. Sponsored by RSM, Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP, NTT DATA Inc., PCORE Exploration & Production, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Sidley Austin, and Greenberg Traurig LLP, the invite-only cocktail party and awards ceremony was held at The Fairmont Hotel. The winners from this year’s event were:
Deals of the Year
Small Deals
•Teakwood Capital’s Growth Capital Investment in iiPay ltd.
•Wooden Camera Inc.’s Sale to The Vitec Group PLC
Midsize Deals
•PCORE Exploration & Production LLC Asset Sale to Parsley Energy Inc.
Large Deals
•Headwaters Inc. Buys Krestmark Industries
Billion-Dollar Deals
•NTT DATA Inc.’s Purchase of Dell Services From Dell Inc.
Dealmakers
Dealmaker of the Year
•Robert B. Little, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Corporate Dealmaker of the Year
•Sylvia Steinheiser, NTT DATA Inc.
If you would like to read more about the finalists in this year’s Mergers & Acquisitions deals, please click here.