The Adjudication Process

Once nominations closed on Friday March 5 , each nomination was independently adjudicated by a panel of selected experts.

This panel produced a shortlist in each category during the month of March.

The shortlisted contenders in each category were announced on this website at the beginning of April 2010, prior to the Awards Evening.

Winners in all categories except those of Deal of the Year and Dealmaker of the Year were agreed prior to the Awards Evening and announced at the Awards Dinner.

Judging decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Voting at the Awards Dinner

Winners for the categories of Deal and Dealmaker of the Year were chosen from the short-list at the Awards Dinner by the audience through an electronic voting mechanism.