Teams

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Regional Legal Team

Clarion
Freeths
Gordons
Schofield Sweeney
Walker Morris
Ward Hadaway

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National Legal Team

Addleshaw Goddard
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Pinsent Masons
Shoosmiths
Squire Patton Boggs
Womble Bond Dickinson

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Regional Corporate Finance Advisory Team

Azets
Castle Square
Dow Schofield Watts
Park Place Corporate Finance
Sentio Partners
Translink Corporate Finance

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National Corporate Finance Advisory Team

Clearwater
EY
Grant Thornton
KPMG
PwC
Rothschild & Co

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VC/Private Equity Team

BGF
Endless
Foresight Group
LDC
YFM Equity Partners

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Debt Funder Team

HSBC
Santander
Shawbrook
TDC
ThinCats
Virgin Money

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Asset-based Lending Team

Arbuthnot
Breal
Close Brothers
Shawbrook

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Due Diligence Team

Cortus Advisory
Dow Schofield Watts
Grant Thornton
KPMG
PwC
RSM

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Tax Advisory

Deloitte
EY
Grant Thornton
KPMG
RSM
Tax Advisory Partnership
Translink Corporate Finance

Deals

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Private Equity Exit of the Year

Assisi Pet Care Group acquired by Wind Point Partners providing a successful exit for Harwood Private Equity
Clarion, Shoosmiths, Reed Smith, Addleshaw Goddard, Park Place, Tax Advisory Partnership, KPMG

LDC invested in The 55 Group, providing an exit for Maven Capital Partners
Addleshaw Goddard, Squire Patton Boggs, Gateley, DLA Piper, KPMG, Rothschild, DSW, PMSI, Better Faster Growth, Catalysis, Park Place, HSBC, Maven Capital Partners, LDC

Findel Education acquired by Manutan, providing an exit for Endless LLP.
Walker Morris, KPMG, Clearwater

Marlin Equity’s exit from and Triple Private Equity’s investment in SmartSearch
Squire Patton Boggs, KPMG, Rothschild, Liberty, Park Place Corporate Finance, Triple Private Equity, Investec

Acquisition of GBUK Group Ltd by A&M Capital Europe LLP
Squire Patton Boggs, Weil Gotshal & Manges, Houlihan Lokey, MDW Capital Partners, Boston Consulting Group, Alvarez & Marsal, EY, Piper Sandler, PwC, Kearney, H2 Equity Partners, A&M Capital Europe (AMCE), ICG, Virgin Money

Sale of Checkmate Fire to IK Partners by YFM
Clearwater, 8 Advisory, Shoosmiths, HCR, Freeths, Grant Thornton, Saffery

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International Deal of the Year

Assisi Pet Care Group acquired by Wind Point Partners providing a successful exit for Harwood Private Equity
Clarion, Shoosmiths, Reed Smith, Addleshaw Goddard, Reed Smith, Park Place, Tax Advisory Partnership, KPMG, Crescent Capital

LDC investment in Boston Energy
SPG, Addleshaw Goddard, KPMG, Clearwater, Grant Thornton, LDC

Endless acquires ASCO Group
Walker Morris, KPMG, HSBC

Significant Erisbeg investment in Fruition IT, including a significant re-investment by the shareholders of Fruition IT
Gordons, Pinsent Masons, Clearwater, Translink Corporate Finance, RSM

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Small Deal of the Year (up to £10m)

Operam Education, backed by BGF, acquires Provision Recruitment
Squire Patton Boggs, Nelsons Solicitors, Pinsent Masons, Gordons, BGF, HSBC, Connect Corporate Finance

Growth funding for Latus Health from TDC
Shoosmiths, Pinsent Masons, Dow Schofield Watts, Translink Corporate Finance, Clearwater, TDC

BGF investment into IDR Law
Freeths, ALT Legal, Tax Advisory Partnership, BGFAero Services Global Group acquired Produmax
Clarion, Shoosmiths, Pinsent Masons, Tyr Law, DLA Piper, Close Brothers

Arc Inspirations Ltd, (Manahatta, BOX and Banyan) raised £7m, comprising a £4m HSBC loan and £3m in equity
HSBC, BGF, Squire Patton Boggs

Definition Group acquisition of OTM
Freeths, Clarion, Keystone, Sentio

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Medium Deal of the Year (£10m-£50m)

BGF investment into hospitality and cruise furniture designer Akula
Gordons, Freeths, Shoosmiths, TLP, Dow Schofield Watts, Tax Advisory Partnership, BGF

BGF investment into PrimaryCare Physio
Walker Morris, Grant Thornton, BGF, Hill Dickinson

YFM investment in ResultingIT
Cortus Advisory, YFM

LDC Investment in Boston Energy
SPG, Addleshaw Goddard, KPMG, Clearwater, Grant Thornton, LDC

Investment by Mobeus Equity Partners LLP and existing management into Ellis Recruitment Group to support strategic international growth
Freeths, Shoosmiths, Dow Schofield Watts, Cortus Advisory, Tax Advisory Partnership, Clearwater, Connect Corporate Finance, Mobeus Equity Partners

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Large Deal of the Year (over £50m)

Marlin Equity’s exit from and Triple Private Equity’s investment in SmartSearch
Squire Patton Boggs, KPMG, Rothschild & Co, Liberty, Park Place, Triple Private Equity, Marlin Equity, Investec

Asda’s acquisition of EG Group’s UK and Ireland business
Addleshaw Goddard, Allen & Overy, Freeths, Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, EY, JP Morgan, Lazard, Morgan Stanley, PJT Partners, PwC, Rothschild & Co

Assisi Pet Care Group acquired by Wind Point Partners providing a successful exit for Harwood Private Equity
Clarion, Shoosmiths, Reed Smith, Addleshaw Goddard, Reed Smith, Park Place, Tax Advisory Partnership, KPMG

Acquisition of GBUK Group Ltd by A&M Capital Europe LLP
Squire Patton Boggs, Weil Gotshal & Manges, Houlihan Lokey, MDW Capital Partners, Boston Consulting Group, Alvarez & Marsal, EY, Piper Sandler, PwC, Virgin Money

Endless acquires ASCO Group
Walker Morris, KPMG, HSBC

LDC investment in Sheffield based student accommodation advertising platform, UniHomes.
Womble Bond Dickinson, Freeths, EY, Castle Square, Shoosmiths, HSBC

Findel Education acquired by Manutan, providing an exit for Endless LLP.
Walker Morris, KPMG, Clearwater

Individual

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Rising Star of the Year

Megan Atack, Freeths
James Baker, BGF
Olivia Field, Ward Hadaway
Joshua Astill-Headley, Squire Patton Boggs
Thomas Hopwood, Addleshaw Goddard
Anthony West, LDC

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Changemaker of the Year

Jessica Armstrong, Lloyds
Alexandra Fogal, EY
Carly Gulliver, Addleshaw Goddard
Linda Nguyenova, BGF
Rebecca Rennison, EY
Jeremy Thomas, Deloitte

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Rainmaker of the Year

Chris Boyes, BGF
Richard Goldsack, Clearwater
Richard Hunt, Addleshaw Goddard
Paul Mann, Squire Patton Boggs
Amy Pierechod, Gordons
Dan Smith, LDC