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July 3
The Midland Hotel, Manchester
6:30pm
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Summer 2024 will mark the return of the Rainmaker Awards.
The Rainmaker Awards will bring together the North West deals community to celebrate the best deals and teams from the past 12 months, as voted for by the corporate finance community themselves in a one firm, one vote system.
The casual dress code, swaps the traditional tuxedos and long speeches for an evening that focuses on recognising and celebrating the best work from the year.
The night will provide an opportunity to network with the leading individuals and firms in the region.
Shortlist:
TEAMS
Regional Legal Team
Brabners
Browne Jacobson
Hill Dickinson
JMW Solicitors
Napthens Solicitors
Pannone Corporate
National Legal Team
Addleshaw Goddard
DLA Piper
DWF
Eversheds Sutherland
Pinsent Masons
Squire Patton Boggs
Regional Corporate Finance Advisory Team
Cortus Advisory
Cowgills
Dow Schofield Watts
Hurst Corporate Finance
MHA
Rickitt Mitchell
National Corporate Finance Advisory Team
Clearwater
DC Advisory
EY
Grant Thornton
Houlihan Lokey
KPMG
PwC
VC/Private Equity Team
BGF
Foresight Group
LDC
Palatine Private Equity
Praetura Ventures
WestBridge
Debt Funder Team
HSBC
OakNorth Bank
Shawbrook
ThinCats
TDC
Virgin Money
Asset-based Lending Team
Arbuthnot Latham
Close Brothers Group
Cynergy Business Finance
Praetura Asset Finance
Secure Trust Bank
Shawbrook
Due Diligence Team
BDO
Cortus Advisory
Deloitte
Dow Schofield Watts
KPMG
Saffery
Tax Advisory
Alexander & Co
BDO
Claritas Tax
KPMG
PwC
RSM UK
INDIVIDUALS
Rising Star of the Year
Ryan Brown, Browne Jacobson
Tom Chappell, TDC
Grant Goodwin, LDC
Greg Holmes, Palatine
James Kennedy, Cowgills
Katie Parker, Addleshaw Goddard
Rachael Taplin, Palatine
Changemaker of the Year
Beth Houghton, Palatine
Catriona Lang, Dow Schofield Watts
Nicola Merritt, Cortus Advisory
Lucie Mills, NorthEdge
Rebecca Rennison, EY
Lizzy Tindall, Eversheds Sutherland
Rainmaker of the Year
Claire Alvarez, Foresight Group
Giles Chesher, Squire Patton Boggs
Sam Davies, Cowgills
Gary Davison, TDC
Andrew Feeke, MHA
Michael Loudon, Clearwater
Nicola Merritt, Cortus Advisory
DEALS
Private Equity Exit of the Year
Anthesis acquired by Carlyle, with Palatine reinvesting
Eversheds Sutherland, Lazard, Deloitte
MSQ sold by LDC to One Equity Partners
Squire Patton Boggs, Houlihan Lokey, LDC, One Equity Partners
ONFAB sold by Foresight and sold to Savillex
Squire Patton Boggs, Dow Schofield Watts, EC Mergers & Acquisitions, Foresight Group, Savillex
Abbey Logistics acquired by Sitra Group from exiting investors NorthEdge Capital
DWF, KPMG, NorthEdge
Bright Futures Care sold by Livingbridge and management to Charme Capital Partners
Pinsent Masons, Macfarlanes, Clearwater
Findel Education sold by Endless to Manutan International
Walker Morris, Clearwater, Endless
International Deal of the Year
Bluestones Investment Group acquired Australasian Recruitment
Irwin Mitchell, Muckle, Tompkins Wake, Ryecroft Glenton, Translink Corporate Finance
ProofID acquisition of identity governance and administration integrator Regatta Solutions Group
Squire Patton Boggs, Brunel & Dunn
Trawlers, the acquisition vehicle of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the Chairman of INEOS Group, acquired 25% of Manchester United
Latham & Watkins, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, Slaughter and May, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Cazenove, Raine Group LLC, Rothschild & Co – Red Football LLC
Instem takeover by ARCHIMED SAS
Squire Patton Boggs, Latham & Watkins, Archimed SAS, Moelis & Company UK, NM Rothschild & Son, Singer Capital Markets Advisory, Stifel Nicolaus Europe
Acquisition of Lookers by Global Auto Holdings
Eversheds Sutherland, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Simpson Thatcher, Numis, Peel Hunt, Jeffries
LBG Media acquisition of Betches Media, a US based media brand
Squire Patton Boggs, Zeus Capital
MSS Products and Bryden Capital aquired by Stellex Capital Management
Collas Crill, Hill Dickinson, King & Spalding, Ogier, Deloitte, HSBC, Jamieson Corporate Finance, KPMG
Small Deal of the Year (up to £10m)
Beth Tweddle Gymnastics sold to Gymfinity Kids
Hill Dickinson, Cowgills, CMS
Five Wealth receives development funding from Foresight Group
RSM, Foresight Group, Saffery, Hill Dickinson
Contollo Group acquired Abacus Cost Management backed by NorthEdge
BBS Law, Abacus Cost Management, DWF, Hill Dickinson, Alvarez & Marsal, Cortus Advisory, Langtons Corporate Finance, Mazars, Royce Peeling Green, NorthEdge
The Bury Black Pudding Company acquired by Panicium
Frontier Development Capital, Shawbrook, Squire Patton Boggs, gunnercooke, DTE Corporate Finance, Hurst Corporate Finance, Bexley Beaumont, Gateley
APEM Group acquisition of Nash Maritime backed by WestBridge Capital
Capital Law, Wallace, Dow Schofield Watts, WestBridge
Management buyout of Resulting IT backed by YFM
Brabners, Hill Dickinson, Alexander & Co, BDO, Blacksquare Advisory, Cortus Advisory, RSM, YFM Equity Partners
Medium Deal of the Year (£10m-£50m)
LDC investment into Uinsure
DLA Piper, Eversheds Sutherland, Deloitte, GP Bullhound, KPMG, HSBC, Santander UK, LDC
TDC supported LDC in its acquisition of a minority stake in Glasgow based, Kick ICT Group
DLA Piper, TDC
Palatine Private Equity Impact Fund invests in Papilo (formally Roydon Recycling)
RSM, Gateley, Squire Patton Boggs, PwC, RSM, Virgin Money, Sedulo, Palatine Private Equity, Addleshaw Goddard
BGF invests in Purple Wifi
DLA Piper, Hill Dickinson, GP Bullhound, Hurst Corporate Finance, PwC, Business Growth Fund
Waterland Invests in Cumbria Waste Group
Dow Schofield Watts, Waterland Private Equity Investments, Pinsent Masons, Hill Dickinson, DWF
Sales of Depotnet to Everfield, an Aquiline Capital Partners backed software acquirer
CG Professionals, MHA Moore & Smalley, Aquiline Capital Partners
Large Deal of the Year (over £50m)
Acquisition of Lookers plc by Global Auto Holdings
Eversheds Sutherland, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Simpson Thatcher, Numis, Peel Hunt, Jeffries
Castore secured £150m funding from backers Raine Partners, Hanaco Ventures, Felix Capital and MNL Nominees
Addleshaw Goddard, Felix Capital Partners, Hanaco Venture Capital, MNL Nominees, Raine Partners
Apadmi secures investment from CBPE
Weightmans, CBPE, Addleshaw Goddard, Deloitte, PwC
MSQ sold by LDC to One Equity Partners
Squire Patton Boggs, Houlihan Lokey, LDC, One Equity Partners
Anthesis acquired by Carlyle, with Palatine reinvesting
Eversheds Sutherland, Lazard, Deloitte