10 Feb Shortlist for the Insider Northern Ireland Dealmakers Awards 2022
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Congratulations to our very own Chris Trotter, who has been nominated as ‘Emerging Dealmaker of the Year’ at the Insider Media Northern Ireland Dealmakers Awards 2022.
In addition, big congratulations to our portfolio companies GenoME Diagnostics Ltd, B-Secur, Cirdan Ltd, Selazar and Datactics all of which have been nominated for ‘Deal of the Year’ in their respective categories.
Article taken from : insidermedia.com
Bank-funded Deal of the Year
- Refinance of banking facilities for Clanmill Housing Association – (Danske Bank, TLT Solicitors, Elliott Duffy Garrett Solicitors, Savills Financial Consultants)
- Growth funding for Hughes Mushroom Group – (HSBC UK, Maneely McCann, CBRE, DWF, Shoosmiths)
- Funding for factory build for Finnebrogue Vegetarian Company – (Danske Bank, A&L Goodbody, Carson McDowell LLP, Lisney, Johnston Houston, Ulster Bank)
- Management-backed acquisition of Natural World Products by MML Growth Capital Partners Ireland – (HSBC UK, EY, Tughans, Mills Selig, HNH, Roland Berger, Pinsent Masons)
Corporate Finance Advisory Firm of the Year
- Grant Thornton (NI) LLP
- HCA Corporate Finance
- Radius CF
- Beltrae Partners
Sponsor
Corporate Law Firm of the Year
- Tughans
- Mills Selig
- Davidson McDonnell
Sponsor
Deal of the Year (sub £2.5m)
- Sale of IF R&D Tax Credits to ABGI – (Radius CF, Mills Selig)
- Acquisition of Newry Veterinary Centre by Vet Partners – (Keenan CF, Davidson McDonnell, Mills Reeve)
- Investment in Cattle Eye by Techstart Ventures, Seventure Partners and Turntide Technologies – (Tughans, Keystone Law)
- Growth funding in Pivotal Group by Whiterock Finance – (A&L Goodbody, Tughans)
- Sale of Forth Communications to Mail Metrics – (ASM Chartered Accountants)
- Investment into GenoME Diagnostics by Co-Fund NI, Qubis and Deepbridge Capital – (Clarendon Fund Managers, Tughans)
Deal of the Year (£2.5m-£10m)
- Investment in B-Secur by First Capital Ventures – (Clarendon Fund Managers, Kernel Capital, Wharton Asset Management, Accelerated Digital Ventures, Tughans, Wilson Sonsini)
- Investment in RGM Vent by Foresight Group – (Benchmark International, Edwards & Co., PKF-FPM, HNH, TLT LLP, RP Advisory, Confidas, FWB Park Brown, Amplifi Talent, KryptoKloud, Marsh Commercial)
- MBO of NiSoft Holdings – (Crescent Capital, MAH Sustainability PTE, Withers KhattarWong, Mills Selig, Davidson McDonnell, A&L Goodbody)
- Investment in Dolyns (FAST Technologies holding company) by Bloc Blinds – (Davidson McDonnell, Moore NI, Tughans, Grant Thornton)
- Investment in Hospital Services Group by Foresight Group – (Tughans, RPL Advisory, Grant Thornton, Mills Selig)
- Investment in Cirdan Imaging by Future Fund, Kernel Capital, Kainos, Invest NI and Clarendon Fund Managers – (Millar McCall Wylie, Tughans, Ashurst)
Sponsor
Deal of the Year (above £10m)
- Sale of EuroAuctions to Richie Bros – (EY, Jeffries, A&L Goodbody)
- Sale of Elite Pizzas to Racz Group – (Mills Selig, Grant Thornton, The Endeavour Partnership)
- Investment in MetaCompliance by Tenzing – (Tughans, Beltrae Partners, Marks Baughan, Osborne Clarke)
- Sale of Aqualla Brassware to FM Mattsson Mora Group – (Davidson McDonnell, TLT NI LLP, Grant Thornton)
- Investment in Learning Pool by Marlin Equity Partners – (Beltrae Partners, MMW, A&L Goodbody)
- Acquisition of Neueda by Version 1 Software UK – (Mills Selig, Maples and Calder, Carson McDowell)
Sponsor
Dealmaker of the Year
- David McCloy, Beltrae Partners
- Rhona Barbour, Whiterock Finance
- Paul O’Brien, Tughans Solicitors
Sponsor
Emerging Dealmaker of the Year
- Graeme McKinstry, Foresight Group
- Emma-Louise Gilroy, Keenan CF
- Darren Marley, Mills Selig
- Chris Trotter, Clarendon Fund Managers
Sponsor
Private Equity/Venture Capital Deal of the Year
- Investment in AquaQ Analytics by Sovereign Capital Partners – (Deloitte, Carson McDowell, EY, DWF)
- Buyout of investors and investment in Selazar by a global private equity firm – (Clarendon Fund Managers, HCA Corporate Finance, Foresight Group, Tughans, Browne Jacobson, PwC Dublin, Co-Fund NI)
- Investment in B-Secur by First Capital Ventures – (Clarendon Fund Managers, Kernel Capital, Wharton Asset Management, Accelerated Digital Ventures, Tughans, Wilson Sonsini)
- Investment in Eolas Medical by Samaipata II Capital, FCR and MNL (Ascension) – (Davidson McDonnell, Carson McDowell, Harper James Solicitors)
- Acquisition of Natural World Products by a Newco funded by MML Growth Capital Partners, 57 Stars and the NWP management – (EY, Mills Selig, HNH, Tughans)
- Investment in Datactics by Par Equity, Kernel Capital, Invest NI and others – (Tughans, A&L Goodbody, TLT LLP)
Transaction Services Team of the Year
- PKF-FPM Accountants
- EY
- Grant Thornton (NI) LLP