| Rhona Barbour of Whiterock Finance was named Dealmaker of the Year at Insider's Northern Ireland Dealmakers Awards last night, which celebrated the major transactions and professionals who are enabling a whole host of mergers and acquisitions. Held at the Europa Hotel, the event was sponsored by ABL Group, Danske Bank, Davy Private Clients UK, Honeycomb Jobs, HSBC UK and Tughans. Tilney Smith Williamson sponsored the networking booklets and Shoosmiths sponsored the drinks reception.
Corporate Finance Advisory Firm of the Year
Sponsored by: Tughans
Winner: Grant Thornton (NI) LLP
Bank-funded Deal of the Year
Winner:Growth funding for Hughes Mushroom Group (HSBC UK, Maneely Mc Cann, CBRE, DWF, Shoosmiths)
Transaction Services Team of the Year
Winner: EY
Private Equity/Venture Capital Deal of the Year
Winner:Buyout of investors and investment in Selazar by a global private equity firm (Clarendon Fund Managers, HCA Corporate Finance, Foresight Group, Tughans, Browne Jacobson, PwC Dublin, Co-Fund NI)
Corporate Law Firm of the Year
Sponsored by: HSBC UK
Winner:Mills Selig
Emerging Dealmaker of the Year
Sponsored by: ABL Group
Winner: Emma-Louise Gilroy, Keenan CF
Deal of the Year (below £2.5m)
Winner:Investment in Cattle Eye by Techstart Ventures, Seventure Partners and Turntide Technologies (Tughans, Keystone Law)
Deal of the Year (£2.5m - £10m)
Sponsored by: Davy Private Clients UK
Winner:Investment in RGM Vent by Foresight Group (Benchmark International, Edwards & Co., PKF-FPM, HNH, TLT LLP, RP Advisory, Confidas, FWB Park Brown, Amplifi Talent, KryptoKloud, Marsh Commercial)
Deal of the Year (above £10m)
Sponsored by: Honeycomb Jobs
Winner: Sale of Euro Auctions to Ritchie Bros (EY, Jeffries, A&L Goodbody)
Dealmaker of the Year
Sponsored by: Danske Bank
Winner: Rhona Barbour, Whiterock Finance Read more about the winners and finalists… | 
