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WINNER: Spectrum Corporate Finance
‘A firm that’s had another record year for deals… having expanded into smart new Thames Valley offices, and claiming to being the largest independent corporate finance boutique in the south’ – Judges’ comment
Reading-based Spectrum completed 35 deals with £708 million total value, and raised £267m of debt for lenders and management teams to support transactions and future growth. It also completed 23 deals involving PE. Cross- border transactions included companies in France, Canada, Australia, China and US.
Bank of the Year
WINNER: HSBC ‘The most active and most hungry bank in the region’ – Judges’ comment
HSBC is the pre-eminent Thames Valley bank for acquisition finance and growth funding, based on deal volume and value. Among over 60 deals completed with an aggregate value of £3 billion, highlights included Xtrac, Hogg Robinson, Ti Fluid Systems, Roc Technologies, Xeretec, and XP Power.
Winning consistency
Explaining HSBC UK’s proud consecutive run of TVDA Bank of the Year awards – “great ‘calling-cards’ to have” – Jon Stradling, MD, large corporates highlighted the bank’s consistent
Successful experience
Ian Milne, MD and head of debt advisory, put Spectrum’s success down to solid performances built upon many years of proven knowledge and experience in various professional service sectors.
“We get our business from all kinds of sources because the Thames Valley market is quite diverse. We just keep ‘treading the boards’, talking to people and doing deals.” Winning awards helps tremendously with market awareness, of course.
The other finalists • BDO • Grant Thornton
• HMT LLP • James Cowper Kreston • Wilson Partners
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desire to lend money to corporate businesses: “We also continue to invest in our working relationships with fellow Thames Valley professionals, in developing our own people, but also bringing in talent when required. We now have the largest team in the Thames Valley, supporting SMEs through mid-market corporates to the big plcs, plus PE-backed deals, meaning we can provide a bespoke service to the region’s businesses.”
The other finalists • Clydesdale • Lloyds
Young Dealmaker (under 35)
JOINT WINNERS: David Wrench, BDO, formerly with Grant Thornton
Mark Metcalfe, Gateley plc
Wrench led on two complex high-profile deals – the BGF-backed MBO of Roc Technologies and SecurEnvoy’s sale to Shearwater Group plc. Plus he worked on the sales of Utility Funding and Worldnet, and a refinancing arrangement.
Metcalfe completed numerous transactions including Tempcover, My Policy, JCRA, CG Global, ACT Clean, plus Ridgeway Capital’s investment in Caspian Media.
Winner’s words Wrench: “I’m absolutely delighted. I couldn’t
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really believe it. I’m just very fortunate and grateful to work on deals in the Thames Valley with a whole raft of advisers and professionals. I’m looking forward to the future.”
Metcalfe: “I’m a little gobsmacked because I’m a lawyer and this award says Young Dealmaker, so people may think I’m a corporate finance adviser. But, I was born in a recession, qualified in 2009, so I know you don’t just sit at a desk – you have to help make deals happen, and that’s what I’ve been doing.”
The other finalists
• Richard Boyden, Spectrum Corporate Finance
• Adrian Howells, HMT • Mark Kennedy, Deloitte • Miles Otway, Connection Capital
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – MAY/JUNE 2018 sponsored by
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