Shaking it up – new categories and submissions invited for Rainmaker Awards 2025
TheBusinessDesk.com’s Rainmaker Awards return this summer and will showcase a wider cross-section of the region’s deals community.
Nicola Merritt, founder & CEO, Cortus Advisory Group, Rainmaker of the year 2024
The hotly-contested regional corporate finance awards will continue to recognise teams, individuals and deals, and the shortlist and winners will be decided on by the community, as always.
This year we are asking all firms to submit a short entry, along with the key deals they have advised on, to ensure our judges have the full information when making their selections.
This year we have added new teams awards – insurance, turnaround, and early-stage investment team – alongside sub-regional team awards in Cheshire, Liverpool and Lancashire.
Please submit your entries by March 28, 2025, by emailing your completed entry form to events@thebusinessdesk.com.
The headline sponsor of the awards is leading recruiter Michael Page, with Gateley confirmed as the first category sponsor.
The 2025 Rainmaker Awards take place on 19 June 2025 at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester city centre and tables and tickets can now be booked to make sure you’re part of our celebration of the community.
Michael Taylor, editor of the North West at TheBusinessDesk.com said: “The Rainmaker Awards return this summer to once again shine a spotlight on the biggest deals and top-performing teams across the North West.
“This year, we’re expanding our celebration of the region’s talent with new team categories and inviting firms to submit a short entry to ensure our judges have the full picture when making their selections.
“The North West deals market has shown remarkable resilience over the last year as it battled uncertainty and challenges. The awards provide the perfect opportunity to come together and celebrate the resilience, innovation, and success of 2024, as we look forward to a stronger year for transactions.
“I look forward to seeing you there, at what will be the highlight of the summer for the corporate finance community.”
Once entries have been submitted the shortlists will be drawn up in the usual way, with TheBusinessDesk.com hosting 40+ leading corporate finance professionals on a judging day. Those shortlists are then voted on by a wider group of people from across the community, on a strict one vote per firm basis, to decide our 2025 winners.
They will follow in the footsteps of Phil Adams of Houlihan Lokey, Andy Feeke of MHA and last year’s winner, Nicola Merritt from Cortus Advisory.
For more information, and to see the full list of teams, individuals and deals categories, visit www.rainmakerawards.uk.
