The Association of Corporate Treasurers Deals of the Year Awards

Lloyds Bank has sponsored the ACT Deals of the Year Awards for many years now as these awards reward and promote the development of the treasury profession.

The ACT Deals of the Year Awards are the only treasury awards where the winners are judged by fellow practitioners. They celebrate the achievements of the corporate treasurer in successfully accessing the debt and equity markets on behalf of their company. All types of deal are considered and judged on the basis of demonstrating innovation and excellence in treasury, rather than on the size of the deal. In addition, the Treasury Team of the Year Awards recognises the all round contributions of treasury teams to business success.

ACT Deal of the Year Awards - 2011

The ACT Deals of the Year Awards dinner was held in London on the 9th February, with Lloyds Bank acting as sole sponsor for the sixth year. The event celebrates the successes of treasury teams in the UK and internationally.

More than 100 corporate treasurers attended the prestigious occasion, which was hosted by Andrew W Géczy, CEO Wholesale Banking & Markets, Diana Brightmore-Armour, CEO Corporate Banking and Clare Francis, Head of Sales, joined by colleagues across the Bank, including Simon Allocca, Head of Loan Markets, who sits on the ACT Deals of the Year judging panel.
 

Diana Brightmore-Armour spoke about the difficulties treasurers have faced, given the backdrop of the Eurozone crisis and the introduction of austerity measures in the UK. She congratulated the audience members on their determination, innovation, teamwork and excellent execution in overcoming a challenging market and achieving success.

Additionally, Olympic gold medallist Sally Gunnell then joined Diana on stage to discuss the parallels between sporting and business excellence.
 

Picture of Diana Brightmore-Armour with Sally Gunnell

 

The JD Wetherspoon transaction led by Lloyds Bank won the 'Loans UK & Europe: deal size < £750m' category and the Hunting transaction, also led by Lloyds Bank, won the 'Corporate Finance' category.

Simon Allocca, Managing Director, Head of Loan Markets, said: "The success of our clients at these awards, such as Hunting and JD Wetherspoon, is testament to the quality of our relationships, and our clients' trust in our market expertise and execution capability."

 

ACT Deal of the Year Awards winners

Picture of Simon Allocca, Head of Loan Markets (first left), Andrew W. Géczy, CEO Wholesale Banking & Markets (centre), Diana Brightmore-Armour, CEO Corporate Banking (centre right) and Clare Francis, Head of Sales (first right) – with all the winners.

Resources and Insight

Focus Shifts 

The February 2012 edition of The Treasurer contained an article, written by Simon Allocca, reviewing the loan markets in 2011, and thoughts for 2012.  

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