thamesvalleydealsawards.co.uk Alternative Lender of the Year
WINNER: Leumi ABL “A strong Thames Valley supporter that helps get deals across the finish line” – Judges’ comment
During the year, Leumi completed 10 transactions incorporating private equity, with an £88 million aggregate value. Leumi provided asset-based lending to mid- market businesses in a range of transaction scenarios, including Basingstoke-based Cash Processing Solutions, which received a £5m ABL facility following its acquisition from De La Rue.
A consistent winner
Winning for the third successive year, regional sales director Jonathan Hughes explained Leumi’s success: “We’ve been
consistently doing deals in the Thames Valley for the past eight to nine years with a good appetite for new business and full support from our Brighton head office. We are now well known in the local community, and nominations come from other people, so we are simply the very grateful recipients. Our route to market is through local professionals. We market to them, they know us, they know what we do – which is we deliver.”
Runner-up
• FSE Group/Thames Valley Berkshire Funding Escalator
Lawyer of the Year
WINNER: Rob Wood, Osborne Clarke
“Recognition for not only managing his firm’s Thames Valley office, but advising on some key deals in the past year” – Judges’ comment
Described as “one of the best operators around”, Wood advised BGF on its £10 million investment in Roc Technologies; acted for LDC and selling shareholders on the Clifford Thames Group sale; on numerous Davies Group acquisitions; and advised on the Infracast exit.
A modest winner
“Having never been nominated before, I’m very happy to have won, but I don’t believe you look good in any profession unless you
have a good team around you. That’s the key aspect to recognise.”
With the Thames Valley being a rewarding high standard workplace for advisers, he noted the ongoing challenge of preventing work draining towards London. “You need a community of quality advisers to achieve that – which we have here.”
The other finalists • Rob Hayes, Penningtons Manches • Andrew Peddie, Gateley plc • Stephanie Perry, Pitmans Law • Sara Valentine, Osborne Clarke
Due Diligence Team
WINNER: PwC ‘A team that has worked on a raft of key deals recently across diverse sectors’ – Judges’ comment
The highly-regarded PwC Reading team has grown significantly in the past year and its roster of deals range from Micro Focus (ongoing), to TI Automotive, De La Rue, Hogg Robinson Group, Valeo Foods, Waterlogic, and Aveva Group plc.
Winner’s words
PwC deals-leading partner Jason Wakelam explained: “Fundamental reasons for our continuing success are recognising the market opportunities and putting our people where those opportunities are, along with significant
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investment over the years in our local team.” Growth in the PwC DD team resources had not only helped resolve increased demand for core financial DD, but also operational and commercial DD.
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Crowe Clarke Whitehill
Having invested over the past 18 months in its DD capability, it completed 12 deals including high-profile Roc Technologies and Tempcover transactions.
The other finalists • BDO • HMT LLP
• KPMG • RSM UK • Wilson Partners
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