Today's Event business news from Insider |
| Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2021 |
|
Philip Olagunju of PEM Corporate Finance has taken home the prestigious Dealmaker of the Year title at Insider's Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2021. Held last night at the Hilton DoubleTree, Milton Keynes, the awards recognised the achievements of the region's leading corporate financiers, accountants, bankers, funders, lawyers and M&A professionals. The event was sponsored by Dentons UK and Middle East LLP, Fortus Business Advisors & Accountants, Freeths LLP, Howes Percival, HSBC UK, Mercer & Hole, Shawbrook Bank and ThinCats. Foresight Group and HSBC UK sponsored the networking booklet and drinks reception respectively.
Bank of the Year
Sponsored by Mercer & Hole
Winner: Shawbrook Bank
Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year
Sponsored by Howes Percival
Winner: FRP Corporate Finance
Corporate Law Firm of the Year
Sponsored by Fortus Business Advisors & Accountants
Winner: Mills & Reeve
Emerging Dealmaker of the Year
Sponsored by Shawbrook Bank
Winner: Simon Martin, Ensors
Entrepreneur of the Year
Sponsored by HSBC UK
Winner: Graham Denny, Denny Bros
Private Equity/Venture Capital Deal of the Year
Sponsored by Dentons UK & Middle East LLP
Winner: Acquisition of White Clarke Group by IDS – backed by Thoma Bravo (exit for Five Arrows Principal Investments)
(Advisers: Grant Thornton; Shoosmiths; EY; Kirkland & Ellis; Addleshaw Goddard; Fieldfisher; Santander)
International Deal of the Year
Winner: Sale of Goodfellow to Battery Ventures
(Advisers: KPMG, Shoosmiths; Grant Thornton; PwC; CIL)
Alternative Finance Provider of the Year
Winner: ThinCats
Deal of the Year (sub £10m)
Acquisition of European business by Alpha CRC
(Funder and advisers: Shawbrook Bank; Forward Corporate Finance; Pinsent Masons; Birketts; Moore Kingston Smith)
Deal of the Year (£10m+)
Sponsored by ThinCats
Winner: Acquisition of OSIsoft. By AVEVA Group plc
(Advisers: PwC; Numis, Lazard; Ashurst)
Dealmaker of the Year
Sponsored by Freeths LLP
Winner: Philip Olagunju, PEM Corporate Finance
Read more about the winners and finalists…
|
|
|
|
