Awards process

Founding partners

Signature & after party sponsors

Silver Sponsor

Supporting partner

Selection criteria

The Canadian Dealmakers awards honour Canadian companies and individuals whose transactions have significantly benefited their industry by:

Promoting innovation and growth
Establishing M&A best practices
Enhancing customer service and/or product delivery
Creating value that extends beyond a return on investment

Some of our previous winners were characterized by:

Completion of a deal that was both strategic and logical and that provided shareholders with growth in resources, production, cash flow and earnings
A display of deal-making excellence across the full M&A spectrum, from the initial targeting through pursuit, structuring and financing to complete a transaction that would greatly enhance diversification and generate significant synergies
A company’s transformation from a dominant regional player into a national powerhouse, with resulting increased scale and geographic diversification

Submit your nomination as soon as possible to dealmaker@deloitte.ca. But hurry! The final submission deadline is October 15, 2011.

Nature of transaction
Not all award categories will be awarded every year and modification and expansion of award categories may occur. The determination of what categories will be awarded in any given year is at the discretion of the program partners and independent judging committee.

Award categories
Companies can apply for an award under the following categories:

M&A industry awards (multiple winners may be awarded)
These awards are presented to the Canadian headquartered company or fund that has completed the leading acquisition in their industry.

Energy Industry Award
This award is presented to a Canadian headquartered company that has completed the leading acquisition in the Energy industry.

Healthcare Industry Award
This award is presented to a Canadian headquartered company that has completed the leading acquisition in the Healthcare industry.

Industrials Industry Award
This award is presented to a Canadian headquartered company that has completed the leading acquisition in the Industrials industry.

Information Technology Industry Award
This award is presented to a Canadian headquartered company that has completed the leading acquisition in the Information Technology industry.

Media & Telecommunications Industry Award
This award is presented to a Canadian headquartered company that has completed the leading acquisition in the Media & Telecommunications industry.

Mining Industry Award
This award is presented to a Canadian headquartered company that has completed the leading acquisition in the Mining industry.

Deal team of the year
This award is presented to a Canadian headquartered company that has demonstrated overall excellence in deal making.

Foreign Outbound Award – United States
This award is presented to a Canadian headquartered company that has successfully completed an outbound merger or acquisition in the United States.

Foreign Outbound Award – Global
This award is presented to a Canadian headquartered company that has successfully completed an outbound merger or acquisition globally.

Innovation Award - Cross Border Partnership
This award is presented to a Canadian headquartered company and its foreign partner that have collaborated to form an innovative cross border partnership.

IPO of the Year Award
The initial public offering (IPO) of the year is presented to the company that has completed the most successful IPO during the calendar year.

Mid market
This award is presented to a mid-market Canadian headquartered company or fund that has completed an acquisition of approximately $100 to $200 million in deal size.

Strategic deal of the year
This award is presented to the Canadian headquartered company or fund that has completed a highly strategic transaction that is likely to be transformational to the buyer.

Value creation
This award is presented to the Canadian headquartered company that has completed acquisition(s) since January 1, 2008 and demonstrated significant value creation.

Private Equity awards
Sponsored by the CVCA- Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, we are seeking nominations for up to three (3) awards for M&A transactions that have or will have closed in 2011.

To qualify for one of the CVCA- Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, the nominating member must submit a completed information sheet, prior to October 12, 2011.

An award for M&A transactions whose enterprise value have been less than $100 million at close
This award will most likely honour M&A transactions involving earlier stage companies, and emanate from the investors and service providers from the Venture Capital side of the CVCA membership.

Private Equity Mid-Market Award
The Private Equity Mid-Market Award for M&A transactions with enterprise values in the range of $100 million to $500 million at close.
This award will most likely honour M&A transactions involving well established mature businesses, and will emanate from investors or service providers from the Private Equity side of the CVCA membership.

Private Equity Award
The Private Equity Award for M&A transactions with enterprise values over $500 million at close.
This award will most likely honour M&A transactions involving well established mature businesses, and will emanate from investors or service providers from the Private Equity side of the CVCA membership.

Please note this is NOT the CVCA Deal of the Year’s Awards, which honour superior investment realizations. The information gathered will be kept confidential and only made available to the CVCA Selection Committee and Dealmakers Awards Judges. The winners will be honoured at the Canadian Dealmakers Awards Gala on February 29, 2012.

Should you have any questions or require further information, please contact Richard Kinlough, Chair, CVCA Awards Committee, at 416-507-5106 or email at richard.kinlough@cit.com

Qualification attributes
Highlights of the attributes which uniquely qualify the company or person for the award are:

solid deal thesis
overall financial soundness of the transaction and significant impact on the success and/or transformation of the company
complexity of the deal
solid industry-wide reputation
excellence in overall deal execution including integration
planning and execution

To qualify as a Canadian Dealmaker:

The acquirer must be a Canadian headquartered corporation or fund
The deal must have been closed within the 2011 calendar year or have been announced and have a high probability of closing in 2011 (with the exception of the Value Creation award).

Judging criteria
The process involves two assessment phases and judging by a panel of ten preeminent business leaders who evaluate each transaction with reference to the degree to which it meets or exceeds the award’s objectives. Judging criteria include:

Quantitative factors, such as value creation, synergies realized, financial soundness and improved industry ranking, and
Qualitative factors, such as strength of the deal thesis, complexity of the deal, pre-integration planning and the extent of post-merger integration activities

To nominate your deal for an award, please review the eligibility criteria, complete the nomination form and submit your nomination as soon as possible to dealmaker@deloitte.ca. The process involves two assessment phases and judging by a panel of preeminent business leaders.

Nominations should be completed and submitted as soon as possible by email to dealmaker@deloitte.ca but in no case later than September 30, 2011 as. The gala awards ceremony will be held on February 29, 2012.