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Solent Deals Awards: The finalists are announced

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TBM Team

From 344 nominations, judges have chosen the finalists for the Solent Deals Awards, which take place at St Mary's, Southampton, on June 5.

The two Deals categories and the Dealmaker award are voted for on the night. Winners of the other categories will be announced at the event.

The finalists are - in alphabetical order:

Deal of the Year (over £25m)

Axell Wireless
£85m disposal of Axell Wireless to Cobham plc (Project Dragon)
Involving: Moore Blatch

Imagine Publishing
MBO of Imagine
Involving: Shoosmiths, HSBC, Rockhopper Investment

JCC Lighting
Sale of JCC to US electrical manufacturer Leviton
Involving: LDC, Osborne Clarke, KPMG, Business Development Asia

Sunseeker
£300m-plus Sale of Sunseeker to Dalian Wanda of China
Involving: Deloitte

Deal of the Year (under £25m)

Andante Travels
MBI
Involving: James Cowper, Lamport Bassitt, HMT, Trethowans, Panoramic Growth Equity, Vialex

Ceuta Holdings
Under £25m investment (Project Global)
Involving: Lester Aldridge, BDO, Juggernaut Capital

Nelson House Hospital
£8m (Project Op)
Involving: Blake Lapthorn, Smith & Williamson, Albion Ventures

The Training Room
£20m investment by LDC
Involving: LDC, Shoosmiths, Spectrum Corporate Finance, Osborne Clarke, CIL, Baker Tilly/RSM Tenon

Dealmaker of the Year

Simon Davies (Spectrum Corporate Finance)
Peter Jeffery (Moore Blatch)
Stewart Lambert (James Cowper)
Darren Thompson (Meridian Corporate Finance)

Bank the Year

Barclays
HSBC
Santander

Private Equity Firm

Foresight Group
LDC
Panoramic Growth Equity

Management Team

Richard Adey (JCC Lighting)
Jonathan Davies (The Training Room)
Ian Finlay (Andante)

Law Firm of the Year

Blake Lapthorn
Lamport Bassitt
Moore Blatch
Shoosmiths

Lawyer of the Year

Peter Jeffery (Moore Blatch)
Sean Kelly (Lamport Bassitt)
Sean Wright (Shoosmiths)

Corporate Finance Team

Baker Tilly
James Cowper
Meridian Corporate Finance
Smith & Williamson

Corporate Finance Adviser

Michael Barcia (Meridian Corporate Finance)
David Copley (Baker Tilly)
Stewart Lambert (James Cowper)
Amanda Phillips (Smith & Williamson)

Due Diligence Team

Baker Tilly
Deloitte
James Cowper

TBM Team

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