| Rupert Rawcliffe of SRC Corporate Finance has taken home the prestigious Dealmaker of the Year title at Insider's South East Dealmakers Awards 2021. Last night's event honoured the region's corporate finance firms, banks, funders, private equity houses and individuals who have excelled in dealmaking. Fairstone Group was the headline sponsor of the event, which was held at the Epsom Downs Racecourse and compered by Martin Bayfield. The awards were sponsored by Arbuthnot Commercial ABL, FRP Corporate Finance, Kreston Reeves, Outset, PDT Solicitors, Shawbrook Bank and ThinCats. HSBC UK sponsored the networking booklets.
Corporate Finance Advisory Firm of the Year
Winner: EMC Corporate Finance
Corporate Law Firm of the Year
Winner:Cripps Pemberton Greenish
Corporate Bank of the Year
Sponsored by FRP Corporate Finance
Winner: Shawbrook Bank
Asset Based Lending Deal of the Year
Sponsored by PDT Solicitors
Winner: Acquisition of Blaze Signs by Elaghmore (asset funding from Arbuthnot Commercial ABL) (Advisers: Squire Patton Boggs; Mills & Reeve; LSH)
Transaction Services Team of the Year
Winner: RSM Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance Adviser of the Year
Sponsored by Arbuthnot Commercial ABL
Winner: Victoria Ansell, Castle Corporate Finance
Corporate Lawyer of the Year
Winner: Joanne Gallagher, Thomson Snell & Passmore
Corporate Banker of the Year
Sponsored by Kreston Reeves
Winner: Mohith Sondhi, OakNorth Bank
Emerging Dealmaker of the Year
Sponsored by Shawbrook Bank
Winner: Chris Wiles, Foresight Group
Deal of the Year for transaction size under £10m
Sponsored by ThinCats
Winner: Acquisition of Hadlow, West Kent and Ashford Colleges by East Kent College (Advisers: Cripps Pemberton Greenish)
Private Equity / Venture Capital Deal of the Year
Winner: Sale of Lightning Fibre to Foresight Group (Advisers: DMH Stallard; EMC Corporate Finance; CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP; Humphrey & Co Chartered Accountants; Acuity Advisors)
Deal of the Year for transaction size over £10m
Sponsored by Outset
Winner: Sale of Seal Software to DocuSign (Advisers: Stevens & Bolton; RS Corporate Finance; Fenwick & West; Cooley)
Dealmaker of the Year
Winner: Rupert Rawcliffe, SRC Corporate Finance
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