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Organizer | Insider Media |
Submission deadline |
27 Nov 2020 5:00pm GMT
(about 4 years ago)
In your time zone: Nov 27 12pm EST |
Date Awarded |
17 Jun 2021 5:00pm BST
(over 3 years ago)
In your time zone: Jun 17 12pm EDT |
Region | EMEA |
Insider will be hosting its annual Dealmaker awards to honour the region’s leading corporate financiers, accountants, bankers, funders, lawyers and M&A professionals for the high quality services they provide to South East businesses.
2020 WINNERS
Corporate Finance Advisory Firm of the Year
WINNER: Crowe UK
Corporate Law Firm of the Year
WINNER: DMH Stallard
Corporate Bank of the Year
WINNER: Allied Irish Bank (GB)
Asset Based Lender of the Year
WINNER: Leumi ABL
Transaction Services Team of the Year
WINNER: Menzies
Entrepreneur of the Year
WINNER: Cynthia Bostock, chief executive of Amberjack
Corporate Finance Adviser of the Year
WINNER: Simon Davies, Spectrum Corporate Finance
Corporate Lawyer of the Year
WINNER: Daniel Tozer, asb law
Corporate Banker of the Year
WINNER: Deepesh Thakrar, OakNorth Bank
Emerging Dealmaker of the Year
WINNER: Michael Gibbs, EMC Corporate Finance
Private Equity / Venture Capital Deal of the Year
WINNER: Investment in Amberjack by LDC (James Cowper Kreston, Gateley plc, HMT LLP, Silxo, PMSI Consulting, Spectrum Corporate Finance, Clark Holt)
Deal of the Year (transaction size under £10m)
WINNER: Merger of MightyHive with ConversionWorks (Spectrum Corporate Finance, Field Seymour Parkes, Travers Smith, BDO)
The merger has strengthened MightyHive’s analytics capabilities and expanded its footprint in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Deal of the Year (transaction size over £10m)
WINNER: Merger of Chandlers Building Supplies with Parkers Building Supplies (RSM Corporate Finance, DMH Stallard)
The merger was completed with the support of Parker's strategic partner, Cairngorm Capital, and resulted in an enlarged group comprising 38 branches, with combined revenues of £180m and more than 750 employees.
Dealmaker of the Year
WINNER: Ian Milne, Spectrum Corporate Finance
Milne, who co-founded Spectrum in 2010, provides transaction-driven debt advisory services to company owners and private equity investors across the South East. He advised on 23 deals during the year including the acquisition of Gritit by Total Capital Partners, the acquisition of Microgen Financial Systems by Silverfleet Capital and the refinancing of Kynetec.