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Summer 2024 will mark the return of the Rainmaker Awards.

The Rainmaker Awards will bring together the West Midlands 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:

2024 Shortlist


Teams

Regional Legal Team:
Harrison Clark Rickerbys
Higgs LLP
Lodders Solicitors
Mills & Reeve
The Wilkes Partnership
Wright Hassall

National Legal Team:
Browne Jacobson
Eversheds Sutherland
Freeths
Gateley Legal
Shoosmiths
Squire Patton Boggs

Regional Corporate Finance Advisory Team:
Clairfield
Cooper Parry Corporate Finance
Evolve Corporate Finance
Heligan Group
Provantage
Springboard Corporate Finance

National Corporate Finance Advisory Team:
Alantra
Clearwater
EY
KPMG
PwC
RSM

VC/Private Equity Team:
Beech Tree PE
BGF
LDC
NorthEdge Capital
Palatine Private Equity
YFM Private Equity

Debt Funder Team:
FDC
HSBC
Santander
Shawbrook
Thincats
Virgin Money

Asset-based Lending Team:
Close Brothers Group
HSBC
Leumi UK
PNC Financial Services
Shawbrook

Due Diligence Team:
BDO
Cortus Advisory
Grant Thornton
KPMG
PwC
RSM

Tax Advisory Team:
Claritas Tax
EY
Grant Thornton
PKF Smith Cooper
PwC
RSM


Deals:

Private Equity Exit Deal of the Year:

Portakabin acquired Darwin Group, with Kartesia exiting.
Addleshaw Goddard, DLA Piper, Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, Kartesia

Axiom Equity-backed Tracer Management Systems acquired Protean Software from exiting investor Foresight.
Fieldfisher LLP, Shoosmiths, James Cowper Kreston, CIBC

YFM-backed MBO of Antser Group, with BGF completing its exit.
Mills & Reeve, Freeths, Gateley Legal, Shoosmiths, Roythornes, Claritas Tax, Heligan Group, PwC, Cooper Parry Corporate Finance, Springboard Corporate Finance, EY, Crowe, YFM Private Equity

Westbridge backed the secondary MBO of Land Survey Solutions, providing an exit for RJD Partners.
Squire Patton Boggs, Mishcon de Reya LLP, Pinsent Masons, Clearwater, Cooper Parry Corporate Finance, LAVA Advisory Partners

Glory Global Solutions acquired Flooid from exiting investor Inflexion Private Equity.
BDO, Clearwater, Inflexion Private Equity

Palladian Investment Partners backed an MBO of Intelli-Park, with investor Solano Partners exiting.
Pinsent Masons, Osborne Clarke, Cortus Advisory, Solano Partners, Palladian Investment Partners, Vecturis Equity, EY, KPMG, GK Strategy, CiL

International Deal of the Year:

Franchise Brands acquired Pirtek Europe, for £200m.
Gateley Legal, GORG, PNC Capital Finance

Knighthead Capital Management took a 46% stake in Birmingham City.
Squire Patton Boggs, Deloitte, Knighthead Capital Management

Amco was bought by South African company Super Group for £30m.
Harrison Clark Rickerbys, Higgs LLP, Evolve Corporate Finance, BDO

Endless-backed KTC (Edibles) acquired Dublin-based Trilby Trading.
Arthur Cox, Eversheds Sutherland, KPMG

Hill & Smith acquired United Fiberglass of America for $14m.
Grant Thornton

Tarmac owner CRH sold its European lime operations to SigmaRoc.
Eversheds Sutherland, Hengeler Mueller, White & Case, Fieldfisher, JP Morgan

Small Deal of the Year (up to £10m):

WHS Plastics acquired Xandor Plastics UK.
Freeths, Burness Paull LLP, Cooper Parry Corporate Finance

Karndean International bought Dutch business mFLOR International.
Mills & Reeve, RSM

Forward Glass was acquired by Cornwall Group.
Higgs LLP, Springboard Corporate Finance, Claritas Tax

Sale of Stalis to FPE Capital-backed Egress Group.
Higgs LLP, Stephenson Harwood, The Wilkes Partnership, Headpoint, Cortus Advisory, FPE Capital, Claritas Tax

Limerston Capital-backed Forensic Access Group acquired Forensic Testing Service.
Clearwater 

Medium Deal of the year (£10m-£50m):

LDC invested in live events specialist Star Live.
Freeths, The Wilkes Partnership, Browne Jacobson, Higgs LLP, KPMG, Clearwater, Regent Assay, LDC, Claritas Tax

SCC acquired a majority stake in Nimble.
Eversheds Sutherland, Squire Patton Boggs, Alantra, Grant Thornton

Palatine took a significant minority shareholding in the accountancy firm BK Plus.
Eversheds Sutherland, Gateley Legal, Irwin Mitchell, Cortus Advisory, RSM, Clearwater, Palatine Private Equity, Shawbrook

YFM-backed management buyout of Antser Group, as BGF exited.
Mills & Reeve, Freeths, Gateley Legal, Shoosmiths, Roythornes Solicitors, Claritas Tax, Heligan Group, PwC, Cooper Parry, EY, Crowe, YFM Private Equity

BGF and Natwest invested £21.5m to acquire a minority stake in Metpro.
Ansons, Browne Jacobson, Shoosmiths, Cortus Advisory, BGF, Natwest, Claritas Tax

TeacherActive secured a minority investment from Pricoa Private Capital.
Clearwater

Large Deal of the Year (over £50m):

Franchise Brands acquired Pirtek Europe, for £200m, supported by a £92m placing on AIM.
Gateley Legal, GORG, PNC Capital Finance

Healthcare modular buildings specialist Darwin Group was bought by Portakabin.
Addleshaw Goddard, DLA Piper, Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, Kartesia

Tarmac owner CRH sold its European lime operations to SigmaRoc.
Eversheds Sutherland, Hengeler Mueller, White & Case, Fieldfisher, JP Morgan

Car dealership Rybrook Group was acquired by Sytner Group.
Eversheds Sutherland, Hazlewoods

Apiary Capital backed a management buyout at First Intuition.
Clearwater

Waterland-backed Cooper Parry acquired Haines Watts London.
Clearwater 


Individual Awards:

Rising Star of the Year:
Mo Abbas, Freeths
Charlotte Casserly, Deloitte
Tom Joy, PKF Smith Cooper
Emily Parkes, Higgs LLP
Hayley Simmonds, Mills & Reeve
Kieran Virr, Clearwater

Changemaker of the Year:
Ayesha Ali, LDC
Satvir Bungar, BDO
Kelly Henney, PNC
Deepak Parekh, Shawbrook Bank
Janai Parker, Gateley Legal
Rick Smyth, The Wilkes Partnership

Rainmaker of the Year:
Helen Brocklebank, RSM
Rob Burden, Clearwater
Joe Dyke, Clearwater
Paul Franks, Beech Tree PE
Sarah Taylor, Clearwater
Richard Thomas, Palatine Private Equity

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