Nominees Announced for the Second Annual Securitization News Awards

The Securitization News Awards honor the people, companies and deals that made an impact on the market during the year. Nominees are selected by the editorial team of Securitization News following extensive industry-wide due-diligence, and represent the entire securitization spectrum: issuers, investors, bankers, lawyers, researchers, trustees and insurers. Nominees will be honored and winners will be announced at a gala dinner and awards ceremony on April 27, 2006 at The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park.

(PRWEB) February 22, 2006 -- The Securitization News Awards honor the people, companies and deals that made an impact on the market during the year. Nominees are selected by the editorial team of Securitization News following extensive industry-wide due-diligence, and represent the entire securitization spectrum: issuers, investors, bankers, lawyers, researchers, trustees and insurers. Nominees will be honored and winners will be announced at a gala dinner and awards ceremony on April 27, 2006 at The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park.

This year’s nominees are as follows:

Securitization Firm of the Year

Credit Suisse

Deutsche Bank

Morgan Stanley

Wachovia

Deal of the Year- ABS

SovRisc

Lead: ABN AMRO

Hertz Vehicle Financing 2005-1, 2005-2

Co-Leads: Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers

Crown Castle Towers 2005-1

Lead: Morgan Stanley

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust 2005-C

Co-Leads: Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley

Deal of the Year- MBS

Capella Funding

Lead: Wachovia

Ameriquest Mortgage

Lead: Credit Suisse

Northern Rock Whinstone

Co-Leads: Lehman Brothers, Barclays

Jianyuan 2005-1

Lead: Standard Charter

Deal of the Year- CMBS

JPMorgan, Nomura

Lead: JP Morgan

Rockefeller Center Securitization

Lead: Goldman Sachs, RBS Greenwich Capital

Wachovia 2005 C18

Lead: Wachovia

Toys R Us

Co-Leads: Deutsche Bank, Bank of America

Deal of the Year- CDO

Diogenes

Lead: Deutsche Bank

Bishopsgate

Lead: Calyon

Tourmaline CDO I

Lead: Morgan Stanley, BlackRock

Marathon

Lead: Merrill Lynch

New Asset Class

MVL Film Finance LLC

Lead: Merrill Lynch

Royalty Securitization Trust I

Lead: Bear Stearns, UBS

Credit Suisse First Boston 2005-CND1 and 2005-CND2

Lead: Credit Suisse First Boston

ACG Trust

Lead:Deutsch Bank, UBS

CDO Manager of the Year

Cohen Brothers

Black Rock

State Street Global Advisors

Gramercy Capital

Financial Guarantor of the Year

Assured Guaranty

XL Capital

FGIC

AMBAC

Law Firm of the Year

McKee Nelson

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

Dechert

Baker & McKenzie

Investor of the Year

Pacific Investment Management

Company

Lennar Partners Europe

Sanjeev Handa TIAA-CREF

Lifetime Achievement Award

Tom Wratten Founder and CEO of Principal Commercial Acceptance

For more information about the awards, please visit:

http://www.securitizationnews.com/default.asp?page=1&SID=611954&ISS=21343

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