LONDON and DOHA, Qatar, Jan. 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The first Middle East awards ceremony celebrating the outstanding achievements of telecom operators and their investment banking advisers across the emerging markets will take place in Doha on the evening of March 18, 2009 (www.tmtfinance.com/me)
The awards will recognize exceptional activity in leadership, strategy, M&A and debt financing in the telecom sector over the past twelve months and will be presented at a dedicated ceremony and dinner event at the Sharq Resort Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha on March 18, 2009. The ceremony is part of the TMT Finance and Investment conference, the largest gathering of senior executives in telecoms in the region in 2009.
International telecom consultancy BroadGroup, in association with financial newsletter Telecom Deal Alert and an academy of telecom investors and advisers, is organizing and judging the awards. Dominic Lowndes, the editor of Telecom Deal Alert and Director of TMT at BroadGroup, who has over a decade of experience in the TMT financing sector globally, will lead the judging panel.
The deadline for online nominations and voting is January 31, 2009. Details are available at http://www.tmtfinance.com/me/eventaward.aspx
"Telecom operators from across the Middle Eastern region have demonstrated an extraordinary success of growing businesses and expanding internationally into challenging markets over the last few years," said Lowndes. "Through M&A activity, inspirational leadership and adroit financing and strategy initiatives, they have emerged as an important force in global leadership.
Companies nominated for these awards will be positioned to become world class leaders in 2009 and beyond."
The categories of the 2009 awards are:
Telecom Deal of the Year Telecom M&A Bank of the Year Telecom Debt Bank of the Year Islamic financing Deal of the Year Fixed Line Operator of the Year Wireless Operator of the Year Technology Provider of the Year Outstanding Leader of the Year (CEO) Outstanding Leadership in Telecom Innovation and Development
The two-day TMT Finance and Investment event includes a stellar line up telecom executives, senior investment bankers, legal advisers, private and public equity investors and advisers and strategists and consultants. Full programme details are available at www.tmtfinance.com/me
Qatar Telecommunications (Qtel) is Patron of the event, which is organized by consulting firm BroadGroup. Clifford Chance LLP is the M&A Advisors Panel Sponsor. Booz&Co is Conference Partner, and Orient Consulting is PR Partner. Qatar Airways is Official Airline Partner. Capital MS&L is Investor Relations Partner. Further sponsors and partners will be announced in the coming weeks. Media partners include Trade Arabia, the Gulf, Noozz, Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya, and .commerce
Reflecting the investment drive by major telecommunication operators in the region, this special conference for professional TMT practitioners in finance and law firms, and the financial and strategic leadership in operating companies, will focus on investment opportunities, where they exist or are emerging and capable of providing sustained growth.
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