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Jan 04, 2024

Shortlists revealed for Thames Valley Dealmakers Awards

Published 27 July 2023 The transactions, individuals and firms in the running at Insider's Thames Valley Dealmakers Awards 2023 can today be revealed. The annual event will take place at Reading FC on

Published 27 July 2023The transactions, individuals and firms in the running at Insider's Thames Valley Dealmakers Awards 2023 can today be revealed.

The annual event will take place at Reading FC on 21 September 2023 and celebrate the top acquisitions, funding deals and buyouts across the region, as well as the people and firms that made them happen.

Insider invited the Thames Valley's corporate finance community to submit entries in 11 award categories and brought together a group of independent experts to scrutinise, assess and evaluate them.

The judges determined the shortlists and the eventual winners, which will be unveiled at the Thames Valley Dealmakers Awards Dinner.

Funder of the YearIGFThinCatsTriple Point Private CreditLeumi ABLLloyds Bank

Private Equity/Venture Capital Firm of the YearBGFLDCNVM Private EquityYFM Equity PartnersMaven Capital Partners

Corporate Lawyer of the YearNina Smith, ShoosmithsAlex Zachary, B P CollinsLeon Arnold, FreethsAdam Dowdney, IBB LawRob Hayes, Osborne ClarkeRachel Turner, HCR Law

Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the YearBDOGrant Thornton UKJames Cowper Kreston Corporate FinanceKPMG Corporate FinanceFRP Corporate FinanceHMT

Corporate Law Firm of the YearBP CollinsFreethsShoosmithsHCR LawIBB LawOsborne Clarke

Transaction Services Team of the YearBDO UKWilson PartnersGrant Thornton UKHMTJames Cowper Kreston Corporate Finance

Emerging Dealmaker of the YearSamuel Buxey, BDO UKLiam Pursall, BGFWill Rose, Grant Thornton UKJack Griggs, James Cowper KrestonDanny Vallis, KPMGMadhavi Morjaria, FRP Corporate FinanceJonathan Oliver, Maven Capital Partners

Deal of the Year (sub £20m)Sale of ProspectSoft to The Access Group (Maven Capital Partners, FRP Corporate Finance, Gateley, PwC, Strategy&, Burness Paull)Ethos Partners backs the buyout of Norwegian Log Buildings (HMT, Ethos Partners, Haines Watts, Crowe, Latitude Consulting, Confidas People, HCR Law)Chevron Traffic Management’s acquisition of Herts Traffic Management (Shoosmiths, PwC, Veale Wasbrough Vizards)Sale of Matrix Electronics to Delta Impact (NVM Private Equity, James Cowper Kreston Corporate Finance, HCR Law, Crowe, Womble Bond Dickinson, Graph Strategy)Growth capital investment of £5m into M2030 (Maven Capital Partners, HMT, HCR Law, K3 Tax Advisory, Confidas People, Leckie Kershaw, Lockton Companies, Shoosmiths, Philip Hare & Associates, Cameron Barney, Wilson Sonsini, Evelyn Partners)Sale of Cardinality to Elisa (Maven Capital Partners, Gateley, Osborne Clarke, Deloitte)Equity investment into Intralink from Mobeus Equity Partners (Mobeus Equity Partners, HMT, RSM, DC Advisory, CIL, Gowling WLG, Grant Thornton, Chief People Office, Sustainable Advantage, Freeths)Sale of PCB Technical Solutions to Sescom (Moorcrofts, Quantuma Advisory)Pareto's acquisition of Support Maintenance Services (NVM Private Equity, Shoosmiths, Franklins Solicitors, Crowe)

Deal of the Year (£20m-£50m)BGF's exit of OnePLM (BGF, Holland Capital, KPMG, Osborne Clarke, BDO, Grant Thornton UK, HSBC, EY, Walker Morris)Sale of Norman Global Logistics to the Janssen Group of Companies (James Cowper Kreston Corporate Finance, Field Seymour Parkes, Deloitte, DLA Piper)Sale of Linstol to The Hoffmann Family of Companies (BDO, Shoosmiths)Sale of Millwood Designer Homes to Elivia Homes (Deloitte, Eversheds Sutherland, BDB Pitmans, Savills, Pegasus Group)Rentokil Initial plc's Investment in Urban Planters (James Cowper Kreston, Freeths, Greenberg Traurig)Sale of WysePower to RSK Group (FRP Corporate Finance, Gateley, RSM, CIL Management Consultants, DWF Law, Cortus)Sale of Activate Solutions Group to Impact Field Marketing Group (Grant Thornton UK, Parisi Tax, Gunnercooke, Eight Advisory, Wedlake Bell)

Deal of the Year (50m+)Sale of Apollo Motor Group and Balgores Motors to Steer Automotive Group (HMT, PwC, HCR Law, Rapleys, Womble Bond Dickinson)Sale of COINS to The Access Group (KPMG Corporate Finance, Addleshaw Goddard, Travers Smith, PwC, McKinsey, BDO, Palladium)LDC's exit, reinvestment and acquisition support for FSP (LDC, HSBC, Santander, PwC, Addleshaw Goddard, KPMG, Armstrong, Gallaghers, Alantra, Gateley, BDO)Nexeon's $200m investment to accelerate battery materials manufacturing (Osborne Clarke, Baker McKenzie, Eversheds Sutherland)Ridge secures growth investment from Horizon Capital (HMT, Horizon Capital, HSBC, Shakespeare Martineau, DSA, Alvarez and Marsal, Deloitte, CMS, Grant Thornton)

Dealmaker of the YearDuncan Lamb, BDONigel Le Bas, Grant Thornton UKRicky Lane, HMTStuart Williams, James Cowper Kreston Corporate FinanceSami Fairris, KPMG Corporate Finance

The event is sponsored by IGF and Freeths. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Derek Tierney.

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