Thames Valley: Thames Valley Deals Awards 2014 finalists announced
Judges have chosen the finalists for the Thames Valley Deals Awards. From a total of more than 420 nominations, the judging panel chose the shortlist in each category.
Winners of each category will be announced at the gala awards night on April 24 at Royal Berkshire Conference Centre, Madejski Stadium, Reading.
Awards chairman David Murray said: "The number and quality of nominations reflect the strengthening corporate finance scene. As the economy improves, mergers and acquisitions are coming on stream. At the same time, our Deals Awards are now acknowledged as the leading corporate finance awards scheme in the south - these are awards that advisers and funders really want to win."
The finalists are:
Bank of the Year
Sponsored by James Cowper
HSBC
Lloyds
RBS
Santander
Private Equity Firm
Sponsored by HMT LLP
Bowmark Capital
LDC
Mobeus Equity Partners
NVM Private Equity
Alternative Lender of the Year
Sponsored by Wilson Partners Corporate Finance
Centric Commercial
Close Brothers
Leumi ABL
Management Team
Sponsored by PwC
Choice Care Group (Edwina Johnston)
Leasedrive (David Bird)
Veritek (Jim Edgar and Jonathan Briant)
Virgin Wines (Jay Wright, Graeme Weir, Paul Adams)
Law Firm of the Year
Sponsored by Grant Thornton
Osborne Clarke
Pitmans
Shoosmiths
Stevens & Bolton
Lawyer of the Year
Sponsored by BCMS
Emma Gibson (Shoosmiths)
Roger Gregory (Pitmans)
Greg Leyshon (Osborne Clarke)
Rebecca Mauleverer (Shoosmiths)
Corporate Finance Team
Sponsored by Leumi ABL
Deloitte
Grant Thornton
HMT
James Cowper
Spectrum Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance Adviser
Sponsored by HSBC
Ian Barton (HMT)
Simon Davies (Spectrum)
Nick Rogers (James Cowper)
Andrew Thomson (HMT)
Due Diligence Team of the Year
Sponsored by The Business Magazine
Baker Tilly
Grant Thornton
HMT
PwC
Dealmaker
Sponsored by Pitmans
Ian Barton (HMT)
Stewart Lambert (James Cowper)
Ian Milne (Spectrum)
Yann Souillard (LDC)
Andrew Thomson (HMT)
Deal of the Year - over £25m deal value
Sponsored by The Business Magazine
Dialog - acquisition of iWatt
Intelliflo - buyout backed by HgCapital
Leasedrive - sale to HgCpital
Romans - management buyout backed by Bowmark Capital
Swift Worldwide Resources - sale to Wellspring Capital Management
Deal of the Year - under £25m deal value
Sponsored by The Business Magazine
GMG Property Services - buyout backed by LDC
Eclipse Marketing - sale to Stericycle Inc
Kirton Group - buyout backed by NVM
Veritek Global - buyout backed by Mobeus Equity Partners
Virgin Wines - buyout backed by Mobeus and Connection Capital
