Lehman Brothers Awarded "Japan's Best Private Equity Deal" by FinanceAsia

May 2008
FinanceAsia has awarded Lehman Brothers "Japan's Best Private Equity Deal" as part of its "Achievement Awards 2007/2008" for Permira's ¥250 billion acquisition of Arysta LifeScience from Olympus Capital. Lehman Brothers acted as sell-side M&A advisor, joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner and hedging counterparty on the transaction.

Following are excerpts from FinanceAsia's May article:

• "Under very difficult conditions, the deal tested investor commitment and ingenuity."
• "The advisers coped well and changed the conditions of the deal to match the new, mid-credit crunch climate."
• "Permira entered the Japanese market in a spectacular way while Lehman Brothers provided a neat stapled financing solution."
• "The result was Japan's biggest buyout ever from Permira, Europe's largest buyout fund."