Click here for photos from The LatinFinance Deals of the Year 2010

The LatinFinance Deals of the Year are the region's most prestigious and rigorously judged awards for excellence in investment banking, capital markets issuance and legal advice. Winners will be announced at the inaugural LatinFinance Awards Dinner, to be held January 20th 2011 in New York City.

Following are the categories being judged for period October 2009 to September 2010:

1 Best Sovereign Issuer 13 Best Private Equity Deal
2 Best Corporate Issuer 14 Best Cross-Border M&A Deal
3 Best Investment Bank 15 Best Domestic M&A Deal
4 Best Bond House 16 Best Structured Financing
5 Best Equity House 17 Best Syndicated Loan
6 Best M&A House 18 Best Project Financing
7 Best Corporate Bond 18 Best Local Currency Financing
8 Best Sovereign Bond 20 Best Financing Innovation
9 Best Corporate Liability Management 21 Best Law Firm: Brazil
10 Best Quasi-Sovereign Bond 22 Best Law Firm: Mexico
11 Best Primary Equity Issue 23 Best Law Firm: Chile
12 Best Follow-On Equity 24 Best Law Firm: LatAm
13 Best Private Equity Deal
14 Best Cross-Border M&A Deal
15 Best Domestic M&A Deal
16 Best Structured Financing
17 Best Syndicated Loan
18 Best Project Financing
18 Best Local Currency Financing
20 Best Financing Innovation
21 Best Law Firm: Brazil
22 Best Law Firm: Mexico
23 Best Law Firm: Chile
24 Best Law Firm: LatAm

LatinFinance is also very happy to confirm that we are working with the wonderful non-profit organization Caring for Colombia. This charity directs its efforts on healing the vulnerable communities in Colombia through health, education and art programs. Caring for Colombia will present one of its projects, developed in partnership with Fundación Juan Felipe Gómez Escobar, in the city of Cartagena.

Prizes for the Latin Financing/Caring for Colombia raffle include:
1st Prize: Win a 6 night stay in the heart of the Natural Park of Serra do Mar, Brazil!
2nd Prize: Win a 5 night stay on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico!
3rd Prize: Win a 5 night stay in Cartagena, Colombia!
4th Prize: Win dinner for 2 at Rayuela Restaurant, New York!

Tickets:
One ticket for US$75
Five tickets for US$300
Ten tickets for US$500.
Available pre event from www.caringforcolombia.org and on the night from any Caring for Colombia representative.

To read more about the charity and for more details about the prizes please click the logo to visit their website:

Venue
The Pierre
2 East 61st Street
New York, NY 10065, US

Timings
19.00: Guests Arrive – Networking Drinks Reception
20.00: Welcome Address
Dinner Served
21.45: Presentation by Caring for Colombia 
22.00: Awards Presentation
22.30: Charity Raffle
22.40: After Dinner Bar with Gregorio Uribe 16 Piece Big Band
Midnight: Bar Closes/Guest Depart

Dress Code
Business Attire

Contacts
Editorial: James Crombie, jcrombie@latinfinance.com, +1 212 224 3052
Table Sales & Sponsorship: James Norton, jnorton@latinfinance.com, +1 305 428 6273
Event Logisitics: Christa Buttigieg, cbuttigieg@euromoneyplc.com, +44 20 7779 8366