| The winners of the Midlands Dealmakers Awards 2020 can today be revealed, with Khush Purewal of KPMG named Dealmaker of Year. Due to the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions, no awards ceremony took place, but the region's corporate finance firms, banks, funders, private equity houses and individuals that have excelled in dealmaking are still being honoured by Insider.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Winner: Lloyds Bank
Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year
Winner: KPMG
Asset Based Lender of the Year
Winner: Shawbrook Bank
Corporate Law Firm of the Year
Winner: Freeths
Funder of the Year
Winner: LDC
SME Advisory Team of the Year
Winner: Springboard Corporate Finance
Specialist Services Team of the Year
Winner: PwC
Turnaround Team of the Year
Winner: FRP Advisory
Bank of the Year
Winner: Virgin Money
International Deal of the Year
Winner: Dimensions Clothing MBO (team: Clearwater International, LDC, PNC Business Credit, HSBC UK, Browne Jacobson, Eversheds Sutherland, KPMG)
Highly commended: £80m Sale of Norman Hay (team: Deloitte, BDO, Eversheds Sutherland)
SME Deal of the Year
Winner: YFM's investment into Innovative Safety Systems (team: Grant Thornton, Gateley, Freeths, Cooper Parry, Virgin Money, Claritas Tax, Parisi Tax)
Deal of the Year
Winner: SBO of Solid Solutions Management (team: KPMG, Claritas Tax, LDC, BGF, Santander, BDO, Shoosmiths, Osborne Clarke, EY, Gowling WLG, DC Advisory, Baker & McKenzie, CIL)
Emerging Dealmaker of the Year
Winner: Joanne Smith, BGF
Dealmaker of the Year
Winner: Khush Purewal, KPMG
Outstanding Contribution Award
Winner: Jon Hustler, Clearwater International
Read more about the winners and finalists… | 
