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DEALS AWARDS 2016
THAMES VALLEY
April 21 • Madejski Stadium, Reading Presented by Mark Durden-Smith
Finalists
Deal of the Year (over £25m) Audley Travel sale to 3i
Acquisition of BCA (British Car Auctions) by Haversham Holdings plc
BM Trada sale to Exova plc Softcat IPO Sophos IPO Whistl management buyout
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Sophos and Softcat on
Deals shortlist Two high-profile flotations of successful technology companies are finalists in the 2016 Thames Valley Deals Awards
The initial public offering (IPO) of software and services firm Softcat, headquartered at Marlow, was considered a big success in November. Within an hour of the opening bell the shares had risen 20%.
Pricing its IPO on the London Stock Exchange at 240p a share, or £472 million, Softcat’s share price stood at 310.9 as we closed for press.
Sophos, the cyber security specialist, was the biggest IPO for a UK tech company on the London market. Valuing the company at £1 billion, the IPO was so important that it was even raised at government ministerial level.
With its shares priced at 225p
in the summer, the price as we closed for press stood at 227.9.
Judges have decided on the finalists for the Thames Valley Deals Awards. The shortlisted firms, deals and dealmakers were picked by the expert judging panel from a 500-strong entry pile.
The winners of each category will be announced at the gala awards night at Madejski Stadium, Reading, on Thursday, April 21.
For the dealmaker and deals categories, the judges’ votes will be weighted against the audience votes on the night – and the winners will emerge from the process.
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Deal of the Year (under £25m)
Access-IS management buyout
BOFA International MBO
Clearwater Group sold to Baird Capital
Rolling Luggage sale to Samsonite
Zoggs’ growth investment by Risk Capital Partners
Dealmaker Ian Barton (HMT) Simon Davies (Spectrum) Clive Hatchard (Spectrum)
Duncan Lamb (Grant Thornton) Andrew Thomson (HMT)
Corporate Finance Team of the Year
Grant Thornton HMT
James Cowper Kreston Quercus Corporate Finance Spectrum Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance Adviser
Ian Barton (HMT) Simon Davies (Spectrum) Clive Hatchard (Spectrum) Duncan Lamb (Grant Thornton) Andrew Thomson (HMT)
Due Diligence Team HMT
James Cowper Kreston PwC RSM
Law Firm Blake Morgan Osborne Clarke Shoosmiths Stevens & Bolton
Lawyer
Emma Gibson (Shoosmiths) Hugh Jones (Osborne Clarke)
Greg Leyshon (Osborne Clarke) Michael Stace (Blake Morgan)
Keith Syson (Stevens & Bolton)
Alternative Lender BlueBay Asset Management Breakthrough (Santander) Gapcap Leumi ABL
Management Team
Property Software Group (PSG) Softcat Sophos Westway Services
Bank of the Year HSBC Lloyds RBS NatWest Santander
Private Equity Firm Baird Capital Business Growth Fund (BGF) Connection Capital LDC Mobeus Equity NVM Private Equity
Business THE M A GA ZINE TM
www.businessmag.co.uk THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – APRIL 2016
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