2006 M&A Awards

Private Equity Firm Perseus LLC Deal Takes Top Honors at

The 5th Annual M&A Advisor Awards

Investment Banking Firms Houlihan Lokey and FT Partners Score Big

Major Awards

U.S. Middle Market Deal of the Year

Sale of Maritime Telecommunications Network to SeaMobile, Inc. by Perseus, LLC

Nominated by Perseus LLC

International / Cross-Border Deal of the Year

Acquisition of Amazys Holding AG by X-Rite Inc. Nominated by Headwaters MB

U.S. Middle Market Deal Maker of the Year

Scott Waxler; LockeBridge, LLC

Corporate Strategic Dealmaker of the Year

Brady Corporation

Deals of the Year by Industry

Business to Business Deal of the Year

Sale of Maritime Telecommunications Network to SeaMobile, Inc. by Perseus, LLC

Nominated by Perseus LLC

Computer and Information Technology Deal of the Year

Sale of Advanced Power Technologies to Microsemi Corp.

Nominated by Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin

Consumer Services Deal of the Year

Acquisition of Trintech’s Outdoor Payments Business by Verifone, Inc.

Nominated by Financial Technology Partners

Financial Services Deal of the Year

Sale of LoanSTAR Funding Group, Inc. and the servicing assets of LoanSTAR Systems,

Inc. by The Greater Texas Foundation to Nelnet, Inc.

Nominated by Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin

Financial Technology Deal of the Year

Acquisition of Brainpower N.V. by Bloomberg L.P.

Nominated by Marlin & Associates New York LLC

Life Sciences / Healthcare Deal of the Year

Acquisition of Canadian Valley Medical Supplies by Walgreen Corp.

Nominated by The Braff Group

Manufacturing – Consumer Deal of the Year

Simultaneous Sale of Vi-Jon Laboratories, Inc. and Cumberland Swan Holdings, Inc. to

Berkshire Partners

Nominated by Edgeview Partners

Manufacturing – Industrial Deal of the Year

Formation of GPX International Tire Corp.

Nominated by TM Capital Corp.

Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year

Sale of Massive Incorporated to Microsoft Corporation

Nominated by Goodwin Procter LLP

Retailing Deal of the Year

Consolidation of Lunettes LLC, Morgenthal Frederics Opticians Inc., and Optical Fashion

Center, Inc. to form Luxury Optical Holdings Co.

Nominated by Circle Peak Capital LLC

Professional categories

M&A Product of the Year

“IPO Advisory” M&A Product Offering

Accounting Firm of the Year

Deloitte & Touche

Investment Banking Firm of the Year

Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin

Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year

Financial Technology Partners

Private Equity Firm of the Year

Castle Harlan & Castle Harlan Australian Mezzanine Partners

Boutique Private Equity Firm of the Year

Eos Partners, LP

Law Firm of the Year

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP