solent deals awards
solentdealsawards.co.uk
Law Firm of the Year
WINNER: Blake Morgan Quality in execution and an ability to be pragmatic.
“It’s great to see the team rewarded for all their hard work over the year. It’s been a record-breaking year for us. We have strong corporate and banking teams and we draw on all their abilities. We just keep building on the great relationships we have with clients by understanding their needs.”
James Hawkeswood, partner, Blake Morgan
Corporate Finance Team
of the Year WINNER: Meridian Corporate Finance Lead advisory on £180 million worth of transactions.
“We completed every deal we took on. The key factor for us is being innovative and trying to work a deal where everybody wins. That requires persistence and determination. If you try to push a deal where you get the best transaction for your clients, the other party probably won’t accept it – you have to get a deal that works for both sides.”
Michael Barcia, director, Meridian Corporate Finance
Other finalists:
• Clarke Willmott • Moore Blatch • Paris Smith • Shoosmiths • Trethowans
sponsored by
Bank of the Year WINNER: HSBC
Supporting 150 businesses across the region, and involved in countless deals.
“Everyone in the team knows their responsibilities and take them very seriously. We have a lot of new members and it’s been great to see them develop over the past 12 months as we’ve continued to invest in the team. People take a lot of pride in passing their experience and skills to newer members. All of our managers live locally, so we are embedded in the local economy, and we have people in our team who have taken businesses from start-up to billion turnover businesses.”
Andy Farmer, deputy area director, HSBC
“I’m really honoured to win, particularly given the quality of the young advisers in the area. We do a huge amount with local SMEs, so to be recognised for the work you do is great. The key to our relationships is trust, so people want to work with us. We are lucky in the Solent region to have a lot of very good professionals who we work with.”
Philip Mettam Other finalists:
Other finalist: • NatWest
sponsored by
• Chantelle Dabek of Blake Morgan • Gemma Spiceley of Blake Morgan
Other finalists:
• BDO • James Cowper Kreston • Spectrum Corporate Finance • Wilkins Kennedy Corporate Finance
sponsored by Young Dealmaker
(under 35) WINNER: Philip Mettam of Meridian
sponsored by
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – JULY/AUGUST 2018
businessmag.co.uk
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