SOLICITORS HBJ Gateley Wareing and property consultancy GVA Grimley were among those recognised at a new awards scheme celebrating the best turnaround and restructuring work.
The Midlands “Saint Nick” Turnaround Awards were organised by sector specialists Endless and held at The Jam House in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.
HBJ picked up two prizes by being crowned the Midlands’ best mid tier law firm and Brendan McGeever shared the best lawyer prize with Andrew Jordan from Eversheds.
The latter was also named the best large law firm in the Midlands while Matthew Hammond from PwC was named turnaround professional of the year.
Last night’s event was attended by over 300 people and also saw more than £6,000 raised for the Children’s Heart Appeal at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
Endless director Nick Leitch said: “Recent market conditions have placed significant pressure on the restructuring community to deliver innovative solutions.
“The Midlands professional community is at the forefront of executing some of the most complex rescues nationally and internationally.”
The full list of winners is:
Valuation Agency: GVA Grimley
Most Supportive Asset Based Lending: Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance
Mid Tier Law Firm: HBJ Gateley Wareing
Large Law Firm: Eversheds
Mid Tier/Boutique Restructuring Firm: Orbis Partners
Big Firm Accountants: Deloitte
Most Supportive Bank: Lloyds Banking Group
Accountant of the Year: Mark Orton, KPMG
Banker of the Year: Iain Stout, Barclays
Asset Based Lending Professional of the Year: Drew Johnson, GE Capital
Lawyer of the Year: Andrew Jordan, Eversheds, Brendan McGeever, HBJ Gateley Wareing
PA of the Year: Karen Wilkins, PwC
Interim Director of the Year: Mark Taylor, Bluesky Associates
Rising Star of the Year: Selina Fretwell, Deloitte
Turnaround Professional of the Year: Matthew Hammond, PwC
Picture: Matthew Hammond (2nd right) of PwC receives the Turnaround Professional of the Year Award with (from left) Nick Leitch of Endless, Chris Jackson of King Sturge and co-presenter Myles Halley.
