Finalists announced for the Thames Valley Deals Awards 2024

Finalists for the Thames Valley Deals Awards 2024 have now been announced. Independent judges worked alongside our core panel to assess strong entries from banks, corporate finance specialists, management teams, dealmakers, law firms, lenders, private equity firms and more – across 13 award categories to decide their finalists. 

November 7th 2024 sees the ever-popular event return to Reading FC Conference & Events at the Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading - and back by popular demand to guide us through the evening is the brilliant Mark Durden-Smith. 

As always, the room will be filled with all the biggest names in the region, representing the full gamut of talent in the Thames Valley region’s corporate finance sector. 

The active deals market provided entries of high calibre. All those in attendance on the night will be able to cast their votes to decide who wins the small, mid-range and large deals of the year.  

We at The Business Magazine are grateful to our category sponsors: Gateley Legal, IBB Law, R3vamp, ThinCats, BDO LLP, HCR Law, Crowe UK, HMT LLP, LDC and YFM Equity Partners, and supporting partners BDB Pitmans and SG Kleinwort Hambros.

And our ever-diligent independent judges who reviewed all nominations to ensure the selection process was fair: 

Susan Elliott, Senior Manager, UK Network (South East) - British Business Bank
Jeremy Hill, Director - SG Kleinwort Hambros
Douglas Edmunds, Partner - CapEQ
Peter Jacobs, Senior Advisor - Apiary Capital

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The Finalists are... 

Corporate Deal of the Year

• 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

• 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

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

Due Diligence Team of the Year

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

Large Deal of the Year

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

Law Firm of the Year

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

Lawyer of the Year

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

Lender of the Year

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

Mid-Range Deal of the Year

• 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

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

Small Deal of the Year

• 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

• 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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With this event right around the corner, time is running out to book your tables and secure your place in the room among all the top names in the finance sector.  

This is one glittering black-tie gala event you definitely don’t want to miss out on. 

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