| Simon Davies of FRP Corporate Finance took home the prestigious Corporate Finance Adviser of the Year title at the inaugural 2021 Insider Thames Valley Dealmakers Awards. Last night's event – which was held at The Royal Berkshire Conference Centre and compered by David Walliams – celebrated the region's major transactions and professionals who are enabling a whole host of mergers and acquisitions. The awards were sponsored by Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending, BDO LLP, Crowe UK, GIL Investments, Headpoint Advisors, HMT LLP, HSBC UK and IBB Law LLP.
Bank of the Year
Sponsored by Headpoint Advisors
Winner: HSBC UK
Private Equity/Venture Capital Firm of the Year
Sponsored by HMT LLP
Winner: LDC
Non-Bank Lender of the Year
Winner: ThinCats
Corporate Lawyer of the Year
Sponsored by BDO LLP
Winner: Rachel Turner, HCR Law
Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year
Sponsored by HSBC UK
Winner: FRP Corporate Finance
Corporate Law Firm of the Year
Sponsored by GIL Investments
Winner: Osborne Clarke
Transaction Services Team of the Year
Winner: Wilson Partners
Emerging Dealmaker of the Year
Sponsored by IBB Law LLP
Winner: Gemma Legg, KPMG
Deal of the Year (sub £20m)
Sponsored by Crowe UK
Winner: NVM-backed management buyout of Pareto Facilities Management (NVM Private Equity, ThinCats, Quantuma Corporate Finance, Crowe, Shoosmiths, Pennington Manches, PwC, Armstrong)
Deal of the Year (£20m+)
Sponsored by Crowe UK
Winner: Sale of Babble to Graphite Capital (LDC, FRP Corporate Finance, Gateley Legal, Analysys Mason, RSM)
Corporate Finance Adviser of the Year
Sponsored by Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending
Winner: Simon Davies, FRP Corporate Finance
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