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Thames Valley
Deals Awards
2024

Reading FC Conference & Events Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading Thursday 07 November 2024

Thames Valley Deals Awards 2024

The Thames Valley Deals Awards, staged by The Business Magazine, is the leading event in the region’s corporate finance calendar.

The Thames Valley Deals Awards brings together corporate finance advisers, lawyers, bankers, private equity investors, accountants, and funding specialists – plus of course, the management teams that have led the deals themselves.

For more information on the event, contact the events team.

For information on event and category sponsorship, contact Peter Laurie

Our Supporting Partners


BDB Pitmans Logo Kleinwort Hambros logo

Independent Judges


Susan Elliott
Senior Manager, UK Network (South East) British Business Bank
Peter Jacobs
Senior Advisor Apiary Capital
Jeremy Hill
Director SG Kleinwort Hambros
Doug EdmundsDouglas Edmunds
Partner CapEQ
Thames Valley Deals Awards

Hosted by Mark Durden-Smith

We are delighted to welcome back the ever-popular Mark Durden-Smith to add his highly entertaining style of presenting to the evening’s celebrations.

Mark, who is one of Britain’s most versatile presenters, has hosted the Aviva Premiership and the Anglo-Welsh Cup rugby highlights on Channel 5. He has also previously hosted Sky Sports Centre and fronted Sky’s BAFTA winning rugby coverage and ITV’s Boat Race Coverage for which he was nominated for a Broadcast Award.

Mark has presented ITV’s flagship show This Morning, teaming up with Kate Thornton and Myleene Klass and has been a newspaper pundit on Lorraine Kelly’s sofa on ITV’s Lorraine.

He has also been a regular guest presenter for The Breakfast Show on BBC London Radio alongside Gaby Roslin. Mark was the anchor for the launch of RI:SE Channel 4’s breakfast show back in 2002. In 2007 he presented ITV1’s holiday series Wish You Were Here - Now and Then. Other presenting credits include: Freeze Out, Package Holidays Undercover (ITV),

I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Now, and Hell’s Kitchen Extra Portions (ITV 2), Millionaire Manor (BBC 1), The Underdog Show (Living), Gutted (Home) and three series of The Match (Sky One). Mark’s writing credits include a regular column for Metro Newspapers as the ‘Voice of 02’ for the England Rugby Team at the Rugby World Cup.

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Thursday 07 November 2024
18:00
Reading FC Conference & Events, Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading
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TVDA 2024 Full Table (10 Places)

Thames Valley Deals Awards
Ticket includes networking drinks reception upon arrival,
Three-course gala dinner,
Half bottle of wine per person,
Teas and coffee.

Price excludes VAT

£1,800.00

TVDA 2024 Half-Table (5 places)

Thames Valley Deals Awards
Ticket includes networking drinks reception upon arrival,
Three-course gala dinner,
Half bottle of wine per person,
Teas and coffee.

Price excludes VAT

£1,000.00

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Sponsorship benefits include:
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CORPORATE DEAL OF THE YEAR

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Finalists

  • Ambersphere Solutions sale to ACT Entertainment
  • Canalys sale to Informa
  • Fastlane Paint and Body sale to Steer Automotive Group
  • Huntswood Group sale to Results
  • Satixfy: strategic sale of UK satellite payload division to TSX listed MDA

CORPORATE FINANCE ADVISER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by

Finalists

  • Mark Allen - Crowe UK LLP
  • Tim Armstrong - PwC
  • Sami Farris - KPMG LLP
  • Duncan Lamb - BDO LLP
  • Ricky Lane - HMT LLP
  • Nigel Le Bas - Grant Thornton
  • Andrew Thomson - HMT LLP
  • Stuart Williams - James Cowper Kreston

CORPORATE FINANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by

Finalists

  • BDO LLP
  • Benchmark International
  • Crowe UK LLP - Thames Valley Lead Advisory Team
  • FRP Corporate Finance
  • Grant Thornton
  • HMT LLP
  • James Cowper Kreston Corporate Finance

DAVID MURRAY DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by

Finalists

To be announced on the night!

DUE DILIGENCE TEAM OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by

Finalists

  • BDO LLP
  • Crowe UK LLP
  • HMT LLP
  • James Cowper Kreston Corporate Finance
  • PwC
  • RSM UK Corporate Finance
  • Wilson Partners

LARGE DEAL OF THE YEAR (OVER £50M)

Sponsored by


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Finalists

  • Flooid Sale to Glory Global Solutions
  • Focus Group investment
  • MBO of DSP
  • Pareto FM sale to Pictet Private Equity

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by

Finalists

  • B P Collins LLP
  • Boyes Turner
  • Freeths LLP
  • HCR Law
  • Herrington Carmichael
  • IBB Law
  • Osborne Clarke
  • Shoosmiths LLP

LAWYER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by

Finalists

  • Adam Dowdney - IBB Law
  • Sanjeev Sharma - Shoosmiths LLP
  • Nina Smith - Shoosmtihs LLP
  • Rachel Turner - HCR Law
  • Tom Walker - Freeths LLP

LENDER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by

Finalists

  • Lloyds Bank
  • NatWest
  • Shawbrook Bank
  • Tower Leasing
  • ThinCats
  • Triple Point Private Credit

MID-RANGE DEAL OF THE YEAR (£10M-50M)

Sponsored by

Finalists

  • Amane Advisors & Partners sale to Roland Berger
  • Garner Osborne Circuits sale
  • MBO of Message Direct backed by LDC
  • MBO of Smart Numbers backed by YFM Equity Partners
  • Oakford Advisers sale to Centralis Group

PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by

Finalists

  • BGF
  • LDC
  • NVM Private Equity
  • YFM Equity Partners

SMALL DEAL OF THE YEAR (UNDER £10M)

Sponsored by

Finalists

  • Aurora Health Physics Services acquisition
  • Educake sale to Twinkl
  • Lifecast Body Simulation sale to 3B Scientific
  • March Foods sale to Delightful Food Group
  • Psychology Tools investment by YFM Equity Partners
  • UniAdmissions sale to Testbusters

YOUNG DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR (UNDER 35)

Sponsored by

Finalists

  • Luke Boles - Benchmark International
  • Trysten Cullen - LDC
  • Jack Griggs - James Cowper Kreston
  • Laurel Knight - Gateley Legal
  • Nikul Patel - James Cowper Kreston

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