2006 Securitization News Awards

On April 27th, winners of the 2nd Annual Securitization News Awards were announced at a dinner and ceremony held at the Ritz Carlton Battery Park in New York City. The awards recognized deals and firms who had a significant impact on the market during the year. The event brought together two hundred senior representatives from the asset- and mortgage-backed securities markets to celebrate the achievements of their peers.

Nominees and winners were selected in eleven categories by the editorial team of Securitization News following extensive industry-wide due-diligence.

Securitization News Lifetime Achievement Award:
Tom Wratten, Founder and CEO of Principal commercial Acceptance

Securitization Firm of the Year:
Deutsche Bank
Nominees: Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Wachovia

Deal of the Year - ABS:
Hertz Vehicle Financing 2005-1, 2005-2
Co-Leads: Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers
Other Nominees: SovRisc (Lead: ABN AMRO), 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:
Northern Rock Whinstone
Co-Leads: Barclays, Lehman Brothers
Other Nominees: Capella Funding (Lead: Wachovia), Ameriquest Mortgage (Lead: Credit Suisse), Jianyuan 2005-1 (Lead: Standard Chartered)

Deal of the Year - CMBS:
Toys R Us
Co-Leads: Deutsche Bank, Bank of America
Other Nominees: JP Morgan LDP 5 (Lead: JP Morgan), Rockefeller Center Securitization (Co-Leads: Goldman Sachs, RBS Greenwich Capital), Wachovia 2005 C18 (Lead: Wachovia Securities)

Deal of the Year - CDO:
Tourmaline CDO 1
Co-Leads: BlackRock Financial Management, Morgan Stanley
Other Nominees: Diogenes (Lead: Deutsche Bank), Bishopsgate (Lead: Calyon), Marathon (Lead: Merrill Lynch)

Deal of the Year - New Asset Class:
Credit Suisse First Boston 2005-CND1 and 2005 CND2
Credit Suisse
Other Nominees: MVL Film Finance LLC (Lead: Merrill Lynch), Royalty Securitization Trust I (Co-Leads: Bear Stearns, UBS), ACG Trust (Co-Leads: Deutsche Bank, UBS)

CDO Manager of the Year:
BlackRock Financial Management
Other Nominees: Cohen Brothers, Gramercy Capital, State Street Global Advisors

Financial Guarantor of the Year:
XL Capital Assurance
Other Nominees: Ambac, Assured Guaranty, FGIC

Law Firm of the Year:
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
Other Nominees: Baker & McKenzie, Dechert, McKee Nelson

Investor of the Year:
Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO)
Other Nominees: Lennar Partners Europe, Sanjeev Handa (TIAA-CREF)

For information on sponsoring or attending the 2007 awards dinner and ceremony, which will be held at The Ritz-Carlton Battery Park on April 26th, 2007, please contact Tracey Redmond at 212-224-3239, tredmond@iievents.com or contact Pat Bertucci at 212-224-3890, pbertucci@iinews.com.


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On April 27th, winners of the *2nd Annual Securitization News* Awards** were announced at a dinner and ceremony held at the Ritz Carlton Battery Park in New York City. The awards recognized deals and firms who had a significant impact on the market during the year. The event brought together two hundred senior representatives from the asset- and mortgage-backed securities markets to celebrate the achievements of their peers. Nominees and winners were selected in eleven categories by the editorial team of Securitization News following extensive industry-wide due-diligence. Award Winners Securitization News Lifetime Achievement Award: Tom Wratten, Founder and CEO of Principal commercial Acceptance Securitization Firm of the Year: Deutsche Bank Nominees: Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Wachovia Deal of the Year - ABS: Hertz Vehicle Financing 2005-1, 2005-2 Co-Leads: Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers Other Nominees: SovRisc (Lead: ABN AMRO), 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: Northern Rock Whinstone Co-Leads: Barclays, Lehman Brothers Other Nominees: Capella Funding (Lead: Wachovia), Ameriquest Mortgage (Lead: Credit Suisse), Jianyuan 2005-1 (Lead: Standard Chartered) Deal of the Year - CMBS: Toys R Us Co-Leads: Deutsche Bank, Bank of America Other Nominees: JP Morgan LDP 5 (Lead: JP Morgan), Rockefeller Center Securitization (Co-Leads: Goldman Sachs, RBS Greenwich Capital), Wachovia 2005 C18 (Lead: Wachovia Securities) Deal of the Year - CDO: Tourmaline CDO 1 Co-Leads: BlackRock Financial Management, Morgan Stanley Other Nominees: Diogenes (Lead: Deutsche Bank), Bishopsgate (Lead: Calyon), Marathon (Lead: Merrill Lynch) Deal of the Year - New Asset Class: Credit Suisse First Boston 2005-CND1 and 2005 CND2 Credit Suisse Other Nominees: MVL Film Finance LLC (Lead: Merrill Lynch), Royalty Securitization Trust I (Co-Leads: Bear Stearns, UBS), ACG Trust (Co-Leads: Deutsche Bank, UBS) CDO Manager of the Year: BlackRock Financial Management Other Nominees: Cohen Brothers, Gramercy Capital, State Street Global Advisors Financial Guarantor of the Year: XL Capital Assurance Other Nominees: Ambac, Assured Guaranty, FGIC Law Firm of the Year: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft Other Nominees: Baker & McKenzie, Dechert, McKee Nelson Investor of the Year: Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) Other Nominees: Lennar Partners Europe, Sanjeev Handa (TIAA-CREF) For information on sponsoring or attending the 2007 awards dinner and ceremony, which will be held at The Ritz-Carlton Battery Park on April 26th, 2007, please contact Tracey Redmond at 212-224-3239, tredmond@iievents.com or contact Pat Bertucci at 212-224-3890, pbertucci@iinews.com.	CLICK HERE to reserve a seat or table The Response to the Inaugural Securitization News Awards was Overwhelming! "From start to finish the Securitization News Dinner was a quality event. It's exciting to be among all of the major players in the industry, especially in such a relaxed and beautiful setting. And obviously it's a thrill to be recognized by your peers with an achievement award." - Sandra Foist, FGIC "Just wanted to congratulate the entire team at Securitization News for putting on a fantastic dinner and awards ceremony this past Thursday. Our employees and colleagues within the industry all have commented on how impressed they were with the advanced planning and execution of the inaugural dinner and awards ceremony." - Patrick J. Lynch, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas