TRANSACTION

ADVISOR INSIGHT Advisor: Simon Rhindtutt

Company: Relationship Audits & Management Deal: WAA and Chosen Communications Merge ..............................................................................67

Advisor: Dr. Volker Knies Company: Nesselhauf Rechtsanwaltes Deal: Axel Springer sells several of its best-selling magazine titles to Funke Media Group ........... 68

MERGERS & ACQUISITION

3i ............................................................................... 70 American Shared Hospital Services ..................... 71 Astellas .................................................................... 72 Axel Springer ........................................................... 72 Binari Sonori............................................................. 74 Convergent Technologies Partners ...................... 77 D&D London ............................................................ 77 DirecTV .................................................................... 78 Heritage Insurance Management Limited ........... 81 Herkules ................................................................... 82 Jersey Harbour ........................................................ 84 Klaus K Hotel ........................................................... 84 Metrovacesa ........................................................... 85 Minimax Viking ....................................................... 85 Noraxis ..................................................................... 86

OptiRent ................................................................... 87 Paofit ........................................................................ 87 Parco Dora .............................................................. 88 Royalton Group ...................................................... 89 SACOM .................................................................... 90 Sascar ...................................................................... 90 Slotervaartziekenhuls ............................................. 92 TATA COMMUNICATIONS ....................................... 93 The Carlyle Group .................................................. 94 WAA and Chosen Communications .................... 95 Wencor Group ........................................................ 96 Wetbild..................................................................... 96 Wheelock Properties .............................................. 97

FUNDS & INVESTMENTS

Agri-Espirit ............................................................... 70 AS Roma .................................................................. 71 Beringea .................................................................. 73 BNP Paribas ............................................................. 74 Burghley Horse Trials .............................................. 75 CBRE Global Investors ............................................ 75 CM-CIC Capital Prive............................................. 76 Consolidated Minerals ........................................... 76 FWU Group .............................................................. 79 Genting Hong Kong Limited .................................. 80 Helaba ..................................................................... 81 High Tech Industries ............................................... 82

iDealwire.................................................................. 83 JD Capital ................................................................ 83 Nokia ....................................................................... 86 Pardus Holdings ...................................................... 88 Piano Media ............................................................ 89 Schwabinger Tor Project ........................................ 91 SEVERALMAZ............................................................ 91 St1 Nordic Corporation .......................................... 92 Telecom Digital Holdings Ltd ................................. 93 Third Bosphorus Bridge Project .............................. 94 UniCredit and BayernLB ......................................... 95

RESTRUCTURING

B&B Hotels Italia ...................................................... 73 Wilmington Trust ...................................................... 97

IPO's

Dorian LPG ............................................................... 78 Gulf Marine Services .............................................. 80

MBO's Expert Petroleum .......................................................................................................................................................... 79