The awards reward the best-performing professional advisory firms based in Northern Ireland which have worked on transactions involving NI businesses during the qualifying period. There are two individual awards also – the Emerging Dealmaker of the Year and the coveted Dealmaker of the Year.
All the entry submissions received by Insider were presented to the panel of independent judges, chaired by Insider’s regional business editor, Philip Cunliffe. The submissions were assessed and evaluated by the judges who selected the shortlists and the outright winners.
The winners will be unveiled at the gala dinner event taking place at the Europa Hotel, Belfast on 2nd March 2023. The names of the judges will also be announced at the awards dinner.
The sponsors of the 2023 Awards are Danske Bank, DAVY, HireIQ, HoneyComb and Tughans. The networking booklet sponsor for the event is Evelyn Partners and Shoosmiths are sponsoring the drinks reception at the awards dinner.
The shortlists for the Northern Ireland Dealmakers Awards 2023 are:
Transaction Services Team of the Year
Shortlist:
Grant Thornton
FPM Accountants
EY
Bank-funder of the Year
Shortlist:
Ulster Bank
Whiterock Capital
HSBC
Danske Bank
Corporate Finance Advisory Firm of the Year
Shortlist:
HNH
ASM Corporate Finance
PwC
Deloitte
HCA Corporate Finance
Corporate Law Firm of the Year
Shortlist:
Mills Selig
Carson McDowell
Davidson McDonnell
A&L Goodbody
Cleaver Fulton Rankin
Shoosmiths
Tughans
Deal of the Year (below £2.5m)
Shortlist:
Investment in Kinsetsu by Par Equity, CoFund NI and angel investors (Advisers: Shoosmiths; Davidson McDonnell)
Investment in Angoka by 24Haymarket, Invest NI Co-Fund and others (Advisers: Tughans; MBM Commercial)
Trade finance in Tribe Technology Group by HSBC (Advisers: UK Export Finance; Whiterock Capital; A& L Goodbody; Lewis Silkin)
Investment in BLK Box Fitness by Whiterock Capital (Advisers: Carson McDowell; Tughans)
Investment in The Conscious Beauty Group by Lotus Herbals Pvt. and Aircore Ventures (Advisers: Carson McDowell; Ahlawat Associates)
Investment in Pitchbooking by Vertex Albion Capital, Invest NI C-Fund and others (Advisers: Tughans)
Private Equity / Venture Capital Deal the Year
Shortlist:
Investment in Mzuri Group (Decora) by BGF (Advisers: Tughans; A&L Goodbody)
Investment in Xperience by Bowmark Capital (Advisers: Deloitte; EY; Carson McDowell)
Investment in Clarke by BGF (Advisers: Vision to Value; ASM, Elliot Duffy Garrett; Navigo Consulting, FPM, Tughans)
Acquisition and investment in 3173 Group (Spence & Partners) by Synova (Advisers: A&L Goodbody; EY; Pinsent Mason)
Investment in Re-Vana Therapeutics by Visionary Ventures, ExSight Ventures and InFocus Capital Partners (Advisers: Tughans; Arthur Cox; A&L Goodbody)
Investment in FSCom by Bridgepoint Group (Advisers: Davidson McDonell; NovitasFTCL; Deloitte)
Investment in Vyta by MML (Advisers: HNH; Carson McDowell; PwC; Tughans)
Emerging Dealmaker of the Year
Shortlist:
James Thompson, Whiterock Capital
Ben Sims, Tughans
Julie Worthington, Deloitte
Chris Hylands, HNH Partners
Jamie Cairnduff, Whiterock Capital
Deal of the Year (£2.5m – £10m)
Shortlist:
Investment in MOF Technologies by Barclays and Clean Growth Fund (Advisers: Carson McDowell; Norton Rose Fulbright; Shoosmiths)
Sale of Renewable Energy Devices to Octopus Energy (Advisers: Tughans; HCA Chartered Accountants; Addleshaw Goddard)
Series C Investment into CV6 Therapeutics by Co-Fund NI, QUBIS and TechStart and others (Advisers: Clarendon Fund Managers; Tughans)
Investment in Axial3D by Stratasys Solutions (Advisers: Carson McDowell; A&L Goodbody)
Acquisition of Smyth Steel by Maine Surface Finishing (Advisers: Millar McCall Wylie; MacCorkell Legal & Commercial; Stevenson & Wilson; BDO)
Investment on Clarke Group NI by BGF (Advisers: Vision to Value; ASM; Elliott Duffy Garrett; FPM; Navigo Consulting; Tughans)
Deal of the Year (above £10m)
Shortlist:
Investment in Uform Holdings by Cardinal Capital (exit for BGF) (Advisers: Deloitte; EY; Tughans; KPMG; Maples; Millar McCall Wylie)
Acquisition of Lafarge Ireland Cement by Cookstown Cement (Advisers: Millar McCall Wylie; EY; Addleshaw Goddard)
Investment in Xperience Group by Bowmark Capital (Advisers: Deloitte; EY; Carson McDowell; HNH; Davidson McDonnell)
Investment in Vyta by MML (Advisers: HNH; Carson McDowell; PwC; Tughans)
Acquisition of Skea Eggs Farms by Ready Eggs Products (Advisers: CavanaghKelly; A&L Goodbody; ASM Chartered Accountants; Simmons Meglaughlin & Orr Solicitors)
Sale of Blue Zinc IT to ClearCourse Partnership Acquieco Finance (Advisers: Tughans, HCA Chartered Accountants; Addleshaw Goddard)
Sale of McBurney Transport to DFD (Advisers: A&L Goodbody; Arthur Cox; Moore NI)
Dealmaker of the Year
Shortlist:
Glenn Watterson, Mills Selig
Cara Haffey, PwC
Mark Thompson, A&L Goodbody
Paul O’Brien, Tughans
Damian McParland, Miller McCall Wylie
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