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2013 finalists DEALS AWARDS2013 SOLENT


announced


Dealmakers from across the south were gathering at St Mary’s, Southampton, this month for the prestigious Solent Deals Awards


As we went to press, final arrangements were being made as 200 guests were due to gather on June 6 for the 2013 awards, with 10 awards up for grabs.


The Solent event follows the success of the sister Thames Valley Deals Awards in April where the big winners were Shoosmiths, NVM Private Equity, RBS, HMT, Manches, CloserStill, Grant Thornton, Baker Tilly, BGF, Tessella and Xafinity.


Finalists for each category of the Solent awards were (in alphabetical order):


Corporate Finance Team sponsored by HSBC


• Meridian Corporate Finance • RSM Tenon • Spectrum Corporate Finance


Corporate Finance Adviser sponsored by Bond Dickinson


• Michael Barcia (Meridian) • Simon Davies (Spectrum) • Darren Miller (RSM Tenon)


Law Firm sponsored by Grant Thornton


• Blake Lapthorn • Bond Dickinson • Paris Smith • Shoosmiths


Lawyer sponsored by Meridian Corporate Finance • Nick Gent (Trethowans) • James McNeil (Paris Smith) • Stephen Porter (Shoosmiths)


Management Team sponsored by PwC


• CTC Aviation • Inventif RMA • PIMS Group • Raymond Brown Group


Private Equity Firm sponsored by Lamport Bassitt


• Inflexion Private Equity • NVM Private Equity • Vine Street Capital


SPONSORS


Bank sponsored by Spectrum Corporate Finance • Barclays • Co-operative Bank • HSBC • Santander


Dealmaker sponsored by Lloyds Bank • Darren Miller (RSM Tenon) • Darren Thompson (Meridian)


Deal of the Year (under £25m) sponsored by The Business Magazine • Coolmation Group – sale to Swedish private equity firm.


• Cope Allman Jaycare – sale to Nolato AB. • Haystack Dryers – NVM investment for expansion.


• Industry Media – sale to James Grant Group, backed by Gresham Private Equity. • Inventif RMA – acquired by NTT Data.


Deal of the Year (over £25m) sponsored by UBS • Ageas Bowl – sale and leaseback plus development funding.


• CTC Aviation – management buyout backed by Inflexion PE.


• PIMS Environmental Services – sale to Xylem Water Solutions.


Full details of the winners will be reported on:


www.dealsawards.co.uk and www.businessmag.co.uk


Business THE M A GA ZINE www.businessmag.co.uk TM C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Business TH E M A G A ZIN E TM THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH CENTRAL – JUNE 2013


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