{"id":2117021,"date":"2026-11-05T22:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T22:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/eastmidlands\/?p=2117021"},"modified":"2026-11-05T22:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T22:54:07","slug":"winners-revealed-at-east-midlands-rainmaker-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/eastmidlands\/news\/2117021-winners-revealed-at-east-midlands-rainmaker-awards-2026","title":{"rendered":"Winners revealed at East Midlands Rainmaker Awards 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a big night for LDC at Thursday evening\u2019s East Midlands Rainmaker Awards 2026 as the advisory firm walked off with seven trophies.<\/p>\n

David Bains won Rainmaker of the Year, while LDC also triumphed in the VC\/Private Equity Team of the Year, Out of Region Deal of the Year, Early Stage Deal of the Year, Small Deal of the Year, Medium Deal of the Year and Large Deal of the Year categories in front of an audience of 300 professionals at the Crowne Plaza in Nottingham.<\/p>\n

Sam Metcalf, editor at TheBusinessDesk.com, said: \u201cFor the success of the third Rainmaker Awards in the East Midlands, we are once again delighted and encouraged by the tremendous response from the region\u2019s corporate finance community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe enthusiasm, collaboration, and commitment shown by professionals across the East Midlands continue to demonstrate the strength and depth of talent that defines our regional corporate finance landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n

WINNERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Regional Legal Team<\/strong>
\nWinner: Flint Bishop<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Shortlisted:<\/strong>
\nActons
\nAustin Moore & Partners
\nHowes Percival
\nNelsons
\nRothera Bray<\/p>\n

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National Legal Team<\/strong>
\nWinner:<\/strong> Browne Jacobson<\/span><\/p>\n

Shortlisted:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nEversheds
\nFreeths
\nGateley
\nKnights
\nShakespeare Martineau
\nShoosmiths
\nWeightmans<\/p>\n

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Regional CF Advisory Team<\/strong>
\nWinner: Provantage<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortlisted:
\nBishopsgate
\nBreeze
\nDains
\nDSW
\nEvolve Corporate Finance
\nPKF Smith Cooper
\nSkye CF<\/span><\/p>\n

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National CF Advisory Team<\/strong>
\nWinner: Clearwater<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Shortlisted:
\nBDO
\nCooper Parry
\nGrant Thornton
\nKPMG
\nPwC<\/p>\n

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VC\/Private Equity Team
\nWinner: LDC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Shortlisted:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBeech Tree
\nBGF
\nForesight
\nMaven
\nMercia
\nPalatine<\/span><\/p>\n
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Debt Funder Team
\nWinner: HSBC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortlisted:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Allica Bank
\nLloyds
\nNatwest
\nOakNorth
\nShawbrook
\nVirgin Money \/ Nationwide<\/span><\/p>\n
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Asset Based Lending Team
\nWinner: Shawbrook<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortlisted:
\nAllica Bank
\nHSBC
\nIGF
\nLeumi
\nNatwest
\nUltimate Finance
\nVirgin Money \/ Nationwide<\/span><\/p>\n

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Transaction Services Team
\nWinner:\u00a0 Claritas Tax<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortlisted:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBDO
\nCooper Parry
\nCortus Advisory
\nDains
\nDiscovery Diligence
\nPKF Smith Cooper
\nPwC<\/span><\/p>\n

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Insurance Team
\nWinner: Lockton<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortlisted:
\nAon
\nMarsh
\nPartners&
\nWIISPA<\/span><\/p>\n

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Turnaround Team
\nWinner: Interpath<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortlisted:
\nBDO
\nBegbies Traynor
\nFRP
\nPKF Smith Cooper
\nPwC
\nRSM<\/span><\/p>\n

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Deals<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Out of Region Deal of the Year
\nWinner:<\/strong><\/p>\n

LDC exit of Shaken Udder to Idilia<\/p>\n

Birketts, Clifford Chance, EY, Freeths, Grant Thornton, KPMG
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\nShortlisted:<\/strong>
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Karali Group acquisition of C\u00f4te Brasserie<\/p>\n

Freeths, Interpath, PKF Smith Cooper<\/em><\/p>\n

Foresight-backed buyout of Advantiv<\/p>\n

Browne Jacobson, Foresight, Virgin Money<\/em><\/p>\n

Kinetic IT sale to Circet UK<\/p>\n

Birketts, Parisi Tax, Provantage<\/em><\/p>\n

Connells Group sale of three of its subsidiaries, trading as Mortgage Intelligence, to OneDome<\/p>\n

Freeths, KPMG, O’Connors Legal Services, OneDome<\/em><\/p>\n

SPGL sale to CERTANIA<\/p>\n

Freeths, Hill Dickinson, Lydian, Provantage , Squire Patton Boggs<\/em><\/p>\n

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Early Stage Deal of the Year
\nWinner:\u00a0 <\/strong>TextureJet’s seven-figure investment round led by Midlands Mindforge, alongside Foresight Group and the University of Nottingham<\/p>\n

Browne Jacobson, Freeths<\/em><\/p>\n

Shortlisted:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nottingham digital marketing agency Axon Point’s \u00a330,000 of funding through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II<\/p>\n

Spirit Health’s \u00a32m debt finance package from the British Business Bank\u2019s Midlands Engine Investment Fund II (MEIF II), managed by Maven Capital Partners<\/p>\n

Sterling Corporate Finance<\/em><\/p>\n

Venture Independent School’s six-figure loan from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II<\/p>\n

Maven<\/em><\/p>\n

Rocket-X’s six-figure funding from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II, via Maven Capital Partners<\/p>\n

Maven<\/em><\/p>\n

Nottingham\u2019s Doughnotts’ six-figure loan from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II, via Maven Capital Partners, to fund its retail expansion and new franchise model<\/p>\n

Maven, Nelsons<\/em><\/p>\n

Kalas Packaging’s \u00a3520,000 debt funding package from the British Business Bank\u2019s Midlands Engine Investment Fund II, managed by Maven Capital Partners<\/p>\n

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Small Deal of the Year (up to \u00a310m)
\nWinner: LDC-backed acquisition of three marinas by Aquavista<\/strong><\/p>\n

Barings, Clydesdale Bank, Gateley Legal, Cooper Parry, Lloyds Bank<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortlisted:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thrive Learning’s acquisitions Huler and Guider<\/p>\n

Austin Moore & Partners, Claritas Tax, Provantage<\/em><\/p>\n

Bloc Digital Limited’s private equity investment<\/p>\n

Bright Advisory, Browne Jacobson, The Smith Partnership, Breeze Corporate Finance<\/em><\/p>\n

Peppermill Interiors sale to The Flair Collective<\/p>\n

Dains, Flint Bishop, Nelsons<\/em><\/p>\n

TBAT Innovation sale Dains Accountants<\/p>\n

CyberCrowd, Dains, DSW, Freeths, IK Partners, McDermott Will & Emery, PKF Smith Cooper, The Smith Partnership<\/em><\/p>\n

Mitchells merger with SMH Group<\/p>\n

Addleshaw Goddard, Clearwater, CMP Legal, Cortus Advisory, HSBC Asset Management, HSBC UK, Phoenix Equity Partners, Shakespeare Martineau, Squire Patton Boggs, Travers Smith<\/em><\/p>\n

LDC backing of IDSL Group for the acquisition of Fire Doors Rite<\/p>\n

Lloyds Bank, Browne Jacobson, Claritas Tax, Cortus Advisory<\/em><\/p>\n

Connections Legal Management (CLM) sale to Liberty Blume<\/p>\n

Birketts, Bishopsgate Corporate Finance<\/em><\/p>\n

NatWest-backed acquisition of Marxman by Charles Bentley<\/p>\n

NatWest<\/em><\/p>\n

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Medium Deal of the Year (\u00a310m-\u00a350m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner: Eagle Eye Innovations’ eight-figure private equity investment from LDC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Armstrong, Austin Moore & Partners, BDO, Bishopsgate Corporate Finance, Claritas Tax, Clearwater, Freeths, Mactavish<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortlisted:<\/p>\n

BGF exit of Brisant Secure, following its acquisition by Allegion<\/p>\n

BDO, Browne Jacobson, KPMG, PMSI<\/em><\/p>\n

LDC investment in Bespoke Kitchen Foods<\/p>\n

Alvarez & Marsal, AON, Browne Jacobson, Claritas Tax, Cooper Parry, Cortus Advisory, Moore Kingston Smith, Needle Partners<\/em><\/p>\n

Millenium Site Services sale to Maple House Capital<\/p>\n

Browne Jacobson, Buzzacott, Dains, Flint Bishop, HSBC, Jigsaw97, Marriott Harrison, PKF Smith Cooper, WaveBridge Capital<\/em><\/p>\n

Transvac Systems Limited sale Ingersoll Rand<\/p>\n

Browne Jacobson, Cooper Parry, PwC, Skye Corporate Finance<\/em><\/p>\n

Hydromarque Group sale to WTR Group<\/p>\n

Baker McKenzie, Bishopsgate, Corporate Finance, Forvis Mazars, Freeths, Knights<\/em><\/p>\n

Leicestershire-based Abtec Group sale to Cow Corner<\/p>\n

BDO, Clearwater<\/em><\/p>\n

West Transport Group sale to Lockwood Group<\/p>\n

Beswicks, Freeths, HSBC, PKF Smith Cooper, Shakespeare Martineau<\/em><\/p>\n

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Large Deal of the Year (\u00a350m+)
\nWinner: LDC exit of Aquavista Watersides & Marinas to Antin Infrastructure Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n

Burness Paull, DC Advisory, Debevoise & Plimpton, Gateley Legal, PwC, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, NatWest, Lloyds Bank<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortlisted:<\/p>\n

Vitruvian Partners investment in Blue Light Cards<\/p>\n

BGF, FTI Consulting, GP Bullhound, HSBC UK, K&E, OC&C, Oliver Wyman, PwC<\/em><\/p>\n

Beech Tree exit of Obsequio Group to Warren Equity Partners<\/p>\n

BJS, Clearwater, OC&C, PwC<\/em><\/p>\n

Metric Search’s investment from US private equity firm Southfield Capital<\/p>\n

Browne Jacobson, Finn Dixon & Herling, Houlihan Lokey, RSM, Simmons & Simmons<\/em><\/p>\n

Frasers Group acquisition of the York Designer Outlet and Designer Outlet East Midlands shopping centres<\/p>\n

BDO<\/em><\/p>\n

Derbyshire-based Mortgage Advice Bureau transfer of its LSE listing from AIM to the Main Market<\/p>\n

BDO<\/em><\/p>\n

Individual<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rising Star
\nWinner: Andy Shepherd – Provantage<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortlisted:<\/strong>
\nPeter Abel – Nelsons
\nJoe Anderson – PKF Smith Cooper
\nPhilip Dean – Cortus Advisory
\nTom Herbert – BGF
\nLeanne Hopper – PwC
\nHannah Hutchinson – LDC
\nEmily McFadyen – Weightmans
\nTom Rainsford – NatWest<\/span><\/p>\n

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Changemaker
\nWinner: Tom Summers – Evolve Corporate Finance<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortlisted:<\/strong>
\nPaul Bevan – Breeze Corporate Finance
\nThomas Boss – Breeze Corporate Finance
\nKatie Cash – Cooper Parry
\nBeth Mather – Gateley
\nSally Saunders – Provantage
\nHannah Tessyman – Freeths<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rainmaker<\/strong>
\nWinner: David Bains – LDC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Morgan Atherton – Bishopsgate Corporate Finance
\nAmanda Betts – Provantage
\nMatt Bolton – Browne Jacobson
\nRob Burden – Clearwater
\nSally Saunders – Provantage
\nClaire Spencer – PKF Smith Cooper
\nHarry Walker – DSW<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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