| Richard Goldsack of Clearwater International took home the prestigious Dealmaker of the Year title at the 2021 Insider Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards. Last night's event was held at New Dock Hall and compered by Mark Durden-Smith. It celebrated the major transactions in Yorkshire and the professionals who are enabling mergers and acquisitions in the region. The awards were sponsored by Aon, Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending, Axon Moore, Blacks Solicitors, IGF, LCF Law, Michael Page, Shawbrook Bank and ThinCats. HSBC UK sponsored the drinks reception.
Emerging Dealmaker of the Year
Sponsored by Shawbrook Bank
Winner: Paul Denvers, Enact Fund
National/International Deal of the Year
Sponsored by Aon
Winner: Sale of Wolseley UK by Ferguson plc (Rothschild & Co)
Transaction Services Team of the Year
Winner: Deloitte
Corporate Law Firm of the Year
Sponsored by Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending
Winner: Addleshaw Goddard
Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Winner: Clarion Solicitors
Bank of the Year
Sponsored by LCF Law
Winner: Virgin Money/Yorkshire Bank
Deal of the Year (up to £5m)
Winner: Investment in 365 Response by BGF (Squire Patton Boggs, Addleshaw Goddard, Tax Advisory Partnership)
Turnaround Team of the Year
Winner: Teneo
Deal of the Year (between £5m - £25m)
Sponsored by IGF
Winner: Acquisition of Sheffield Forgemasters by the Ministry of Defence (Dow Schofield Watts, Hexagon, Addleshaw Goddard, Squire Patton Boggs, Sentio Partners, Womble Bond Dickinson, Teneo, Simmons & Simmons)
Funder of the Year
Sponsored by Blacks Solicitors
Winner: LDC
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner: Ian Gilbert, former managing partner at Walker Morris
Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year
Sponsored by Axon Moore
Winner: Rothschild & Co
Deal of the Year (£25m and above)
Sponsored by ThinCats
Winner: Acquisition of Infinity Works by Accenture (Addleshaw Goddard, Clearwater International, PwC)
Dealmaker of the Year
Sponsored by Michael Page
Winner: Richard Goldsack, Clearwater International Read more about the winners and finalists… | 
