Finalists have been announced for the Solent Deals Awards 2024
Independent judges worked alongside our core panel to assess strong entries from banks, corporate finance specialists, management teams, dealmakers, law firms, lenders, private equity firms and more – across 13 award categories to decide their finalists.
March 21st, 2024 sees the ever-popular event return to Hilton at the Ageas Bowl - and back by popular demand to guide us through the evening is the brilliant Mark Durden-Smith.
As always, the room will be filled with all the biggest names in the region, representing the full gamut of talent in the Solent region’s corporate finance sector.
The active deals market provided entries of high calibre. All those in attendance on the night will be able to cast their votes to decide who wins the small, mid-range and large deals of the year.
We at The Business Magazine are grateful to our category sponsors: CMA Recruitment Group, Ellis Jones Solicitors, James Cowper Kreston, Meridian Corporate Finance, Moore Barlow, NatWest, Pangea Life and Paris Smith.
And our ever-diligent independent judges who reviewed all nominations to ensure the selection process was fair:
Joe Jeffers, Finance Director at Hambledon Vineyard
Mark Hutchings, Consultant Accountant at Bradbeers
Nigel Harper, Managing Director at Harpers for Growth
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The Finalists are...
Bank of the Year – sponsored by James Cowper Kreston
- HSBC UK
- NatWest
- Santander
Banker of the Year – sponsored by James Cowper Kreston
- Simon Finch - NatWest
- Ed Partridge – Santander
- Mikael Rosen – NatWest
- Antony White – NatWest
Corporate Finance Adviser of the Year – sponsored by Ellis Jones Solicitors
- Simon Davies - FRP Corporate Finance
- Rob Holmes - Azets Corporate Finance
- Philip Mettan - Meridian Corporate Finance
- Darren Miller - FRP Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance Team of the Year – sponsored by Sightline
- Azets Corporate Finance
- BDO LLP
- FRP Corporate Finance
- James Cowper Kreston
- Meridian Corporate Finance
Due Diligence Team of the Year – sponsored Ellis Jones Solicitors
- BDO LLP
- James Cowper Kreston
- PwC
- RSM UK
Large Deal of the Year (Over £50m) – sponsored by Paris Smith
- Glory Global acquisition of Flooid
- H.I.G Capital acquisition of CLC Group from The Armitage Family Trust
- Just Develop IT acquisition of entire issued share capital of Total Security
- Vessels Value sale to Veson Nautica
Law Firm of the Year – sponsored by Meridian Corporate Finance
- BDB Pitmans
- Blake Morgan
- Moore Barlow
- Paris Smith
- Shoosmiths
- Trethowans
Lawyer of the Year – sponsored by Pangea Life
- Lucy Gleisner - Trethowans
- Oliver Kelly - BDB Pitmans
- Jeremy Over - Moore Barlow LLP
- Lisa Sigalet - Shoosmiths
Mid-Range Deal of the Year (£10m-£50m) – sponsored by CMA Recruitment Group
- Aspect Ecology sale to APEM Group
- Jimmy's Iced Coffee sale to Britvic Soft Drinks
- MBO of Message Direct, backed by LDC
- Premier Marinas acquisition of Trafalgar Wharf
- RiskSTOP Group disposal to Ardonagh Advisory Broking
- Tran-Am acquisition by Duell Corporation
Non-Bank Lender of the Year – sponsored by BizNews
- MSP Capital
- SME Capital
Private Equity Firm of the Year – sponsored by Moore Barlow
- Beech Tree Private Equity
- BGF
- LDC
- Meridian Growth Capital
- YFM Equity Partners
Small Deal of the Year (under £10m) – sponsored by NatWest
- Computer and Network Consultants sale to FluidOne
- Datashapa acquisition by Transparity
- GHG Solutions acquisition of AGB Risk Control Services and Jacksons Partnership
- MBO of Comparison Technologies
- Red Funnel acquisition of Hythe Ferries
- South Coast Insulation Services acquisition of Cotswold Energy Group
Young Dealmaker of the Year (under 35) – sponsored by Deal Ticket
- Leah Houghton - BDB Pitmans
- Louis Nutland - Azets Corporate Finance
- Guy Pope - BGF
- Prabin Sunar - Meridian Corporate Finance
