Southampton: Solent Deals shortlist confirmed

Finalists for eight categories in the Solent Deals Awards 2008 have been confirmed. The shortlisted firms and individuals for the Dealmaker and Deal of the Year are yet to be announced.

Category finalists are (in alphabetical order):

Bank of the Year

HSBC

Lloyds TSB

RBS

Banker of the Year

Anthony Donahue (RBS)

Neil Orr (HBOS)

Dan Salanson (HSBC)

VC Firm

August Equity LLP

Barclays Private Equity

HBOS IF

ISIS EP LLP

LDC

VC of the Year

Tony Dickin (Zeus Private Equity LLP)

Mark Hammond (HBOS)

Steven Sylvester (BPE)

Sam Watkinson (August)

International Deal

Equiom Trust/Anglo Irish MBO (Shoosmiths, RBS, ISIS, Olswang)

Chemring acquisition of Simmel Difesa (Deloitte, Bond Pearce, HBOS)

Trans Ocean Distribution (Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons)

Law Firm of the Year

Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons

Bond Pearce

Lamport Bassitt

Shoosmiths

Corporate Finance Team of the Year

BDO Stoy Hayward

Deloitte

Grant Thornton

Meridian CF

CF Adviser of the Year

Michael Barcia (Meridian)

Simon Davies (Grant Thornton)

Darren Miller (Deloitte)

Paul Russell (BDO)