Small Deal of the Year (up to £10m) sponsored by:


WINNER: Channel Mum investment by NVM The winning deal


The other finalists were:


This £2 million investment by NVM Private Equity in Channel Mum aims to accelerate growth in building ‘the UK’s most trusted brand for modern parents’. Channel Mum’s YouTube community has around 10,000 subscribers, and also has investment from ITV.


Equity: NVM Private Equity Adviser (target): HMT LLP


Legal (target): Nabarro Legal (acquirer): Shoosmiths Financial DD: Wilson Partners Commercial DD: RPL


Other advisers: Quinn Partnership and Phillip Hare


James Silver, development director of sponsor Landid, presented the award.


• CIPHR MBO backed by LDC – involving LDC, EY, Osborne Clarke, Shoosmiths, HSBC, HMT, Deloitte and Credo.


• Factor 21 group MBO – involving Wilson Partners, Mobeus Equity, RBS, PDT, Shoosmiths, Field Seymour Parkes, RSM.


• ULS Technology acquisition of Conveyancing Alliance – involving HSBC, BDO, Blake Morgan, TLT, Dentons and Bluebox.


The winners’ view


NVM PE partner David Rolfe: “This was a £2m investment into an early-stage creative content business, providing not only a support network, but also giving


parents access to information via a video platform. With the rise of social influencers using video this has huge potential and we are backing a management team that is very capable, having successfully done this before in founding NetMums.”


HMT’s Peter Wear: “This is what VC money is for – an early stage company, but with a


great management team with a great business model. NVM did a cracking job putting their money to use for this business opportunity.”


HMT colleague Julia Carruthers highlighted the ‘chemistry’ of the winning deal team, while admitting “... as a mother I’m also very excited about the business.”


THAMES TOWER


Thames Tower is very proud to support the Thames Valley Deals Awards 2017.


The winner will have private access to ‘Roost’, the 14th floor club room, for an event of their choice.


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