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June 30
The Midland Hotel, Manchester
6:30pm
Afterparty at The Alchemist
11pm – 2am
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Tickets:
Single Ticket – £130 + VAT
Half Table (5) – £600 + VAT
Full Table (10) – £1100 + VAT
SOLD OUT
Please email events@thebusinessdesk.com for enquiries
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The Rainmaker Awards return in 2022 to celebrate the achievements of the North West’s corporate finance community.
The evening celebrates the achievements of leading individuals and teams and the best deals of the year.
The awards are different because the shortlists and winners are chosen by the community.
The shortlist is created at a judging day with more than 30 senior professionals and the winners selected by people voting, with each firm getting one vote.
Shelina Begum, North West editor, said: “This is our eighth Rainmaker Awards and has become a must-attend event for the region’s corporate finance community.
“The North West deals community has continued to be one of the most active with deals being completed across a range of sectors from the vibrant tech sector to the region’s well-established manufacturing and industrials sector.
“It’s certainly been another busy year for corporate financiers and private equity investors.
“The Rainmaker Awards reflect the strength and depth of the regional market and is a reflection of the achievements of what we know is the most vibrant, innovative and skilled professional community in the regions.”
The Rainmaker Awards brings together 300 people from across the deals community and is a great evening of relaxed networking. It takes place on June 30, 2022 at The Midland and tickets are on sale now – BOOK NOW.
Shortlist:
Teams
Legal Team
Addleshaw Goddard
DWF
Hill Dickinson
Pinsent Masons
Squire Patton Boggs
Corporate Finance Team
Clearwater International
Grant Thornton
Houlihan Lokey
KPMG
MHA Moore & Smalley
Zeus Capital
VC/Private Equity Team
BGF
ECI Partners
Foresight Group
LDC
Palatine Private Equity
Funder
BOOST&Co
HSBC
OakNorth Bank
Shawbrook Bank
Tosca Debt Capital
Deals
Deals under £15m
Arete made a significant investment in education digital platform Vivify
Fintech business BankiFi secured £2.2m from Praetura Ventures and GMCA
Connect 2 Cleanrooms acquired by US-based Angstrom
Apprentify acquired Netcom Training, backed by £5m investment from BGF
APEM bought Irish business AQUAFACT, its second acquisition in seven months
Private Company Deal
LDC took a minority stake in healthcare specialist PAM
AI company Peak raised $75m in Series C funding
Matillion raised $150m in a funding round led by General Atlantic
Prime Global bought HCD Economics following investment from Levine Leichtman Capital
LDC invested £25m for minority stake in CTI
Public Markets Deal
Wejo joined the NASDAQ through a deal with special purpose acquisition company Virtuoso Acquisition
Identity specialist GB Group bought American group Acuant, supported by a £305m placing
musicMagpie floated on AIM, raising £110m
Victorian Plumbing floated on AIM, raising nearly £300m
LadBible owner LBG Media raised £111m as it floated on AIM
Private Equity Exit
Seneca Partners exited Wejo when the tech company joined the NASDAQ
Palatine achieved a 3.7x return from Verdant Leisure, when it was sold to Pears Partnership Capital
BGF exited Kids Planet with a 3x return when it was bought by Fremman Capital
LDC exited SRL Traffic Systems, when it was sold to 3i Infrastructure
DA Languages was bought by IK Partners, with Foresight exiting
M&A Deal
Inflexion bought ANS, to combine with existing investment UKFast
EG Group and TDR Capital’s £6.8bn takeover of Asda
Just Childcare was sold to Kids Foundation, with Phoenix exiting
Confused.com owner RVU bought Manchester-based Mojo Mortgages.
Daisy Group acquired XLN Telecom in a £210m deal
International Deal
Chemical manufacturer Sentinel Performance Solutions was bought by Dutch company Aalberts
US group Acuant bought identity verification specialist Hello Soda
Radius Payment Solutions acquired Californian insuretech business Modus
Identity specialist GB Group bought American group Acuant, supported by a £305m placing
Blue Prism was acquired by US fintech giant SS&C for £1.24bn
Individual
Rising Star (under 35)
Pete Barkley – WestBridge
Hayley Brightmore – Knight Transaction Services
Harry Jones – BGF
Jacob Leone – LDC
Lizzy Tindall – Eversheds Sutherland
Changemaker
Claire Alvarez – Foresight Group
Beth Houghton – Palatine Private Equity
Nicola Merritt – Cortus Advisory
Charlotte Potts – Rickitt Mitchell
Jill Williams – Mercia
Rainmaker
Dale Alderson – LDC
Mark Clephan – EY
Neil Inskip – BGF
Dominic Orsini – Houlihan Lokey
Oliver Tebbutt – Deloitte