10 news DEALS AWARDS2014 SOLENT Bank the Year
• Barclays • HSBC • Santander
Finalists announced
From 344 nominations, judges have chosen the finalists for the Solent Deals Awards, which takes place soon after going to print (June 5) at St Mary’s, Southampton
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; published on our website:
www.dealsawards.co.uk and will feature in our next edition.
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
£39m MBO of Imagine (Project Spring) 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)
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
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)
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2013.indd 1 07831 673945 @speedlighters THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH CENTRAL – JUNE 2014 21/06/2013 19:18
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