Midlands Dealmakers Awards 2017 | Insider Media Limited | 14 July 2017 | Hilton Birmingham Metropole, The NEC Birmingham, Pendigo Way, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1PP, United Kingdom

Already indications are Dealmakers will be as big as ever, with hundreds of advisers, financiers and guests attending from the Midlands and beyond. Tickets in 2016 sold out quickly and, considering the great year it's been for dealmaking, demand this year will be at least as high.

It's the night to celebrate the achievements of Midland M&A professionals. It's the night to acknowledge excellence. It's the night to party and network with peers and colleagues.

Corporate Law Firm of the Year
Winner: Freeths

Turnaround Team of the Year
Winner: Orbis Partners

Asset-based Lender of the Year
Winner: Leumi ABL

Bank of the Year
Winner: Clydesdale & Yorkshire Bank

Funder of the Year
Winner: Finance Birmingham

Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year
Winner: Clearwater International

SME Advisory Team of the Year
Winner: Smith Cooper

Development Finance Deal of the Year
Winner: Secondary buyout of UK Power Reserve (Team: Equistone Partners Europe, Inflexion Private Equity, HSBC, RBS, EY and Eversheds)

International Deal of the Year
Winner: MBO of Steelite International and disposal of Royal Crown Derby. (Team: PNC Riverarch Capital, Catalyst Corporate Finance, Eversheds, Confluence Advisors, Bank of Montreal Private Bank)

SME Deal of the Year
Winner: Hills Numberplates’ acquisition of Faab Fabricauto and refinancing (£13m total) (Team: Finance Birmingham, NatWest, RBS Invoice Finance, Freeths, Irwin Mitchell, Mazars, Pinsent Masons, Goodman Corporate Finance)

Deal of the Year
Winner: £77m flotation of Joules (Team: Rothschild & Co, LDC, Browne Jacobson, Deloitte, Eversheds, Barclays)

Dealmaker of the Year
Winner: John Byrne, Rothschild & Co