The finalists vying for awards in this year's Deals and Dealmakers event have been announced.
After a round of shortlisting, a day of intensive interviews were undertaken by the judges to assess which companies and professionals should make the cut.
The judging panel included:
- Jane Stewart, non-executive director, IFB/Topolytics/Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
- Graeme Bruce, partner, CMS
- Melanie Clark, partner, Dow Schofield Watts
- David Cockburn, chief financial officer, Consolidated Carriers Global Enterprises
- Andrew Craig, partner, Maven Capital
- Poonam Gupta OBE, chief executive, PG Paper
- Stephen Martin, head of office and divisional director, Brewin Dolphin
- Siobhan Moore, investment manager, SIS Ventures
- Kerry Sharp, director of growth investments, Scottish Enterprise
Stewart, the chair of the panel, commented: "While impacts of Covid, Brexit and international instability have been felt across all sectors in 2021/22, businesses have continued to seek out opportunities to innovate, transform and grow.
"The deals market in Scotland accelerated at pace across sectors - a testimony to both the remarkable talent and experience we have throughout the Scottish dealmaking community and the breadth and depth of vibrant entrepreneurs, from university spin-outs to SMEs and large corporates, which the community supports.
"We have seen a near record number of deals transacted and this is reflected in a significant increase in entries for this year’s coveted Deal and Dealmakers Awards, with the highest number of entries the judging panel has seen in the past five years.
"The quality and depth of entries across sectors and across all award categories made the judging decisions particularly challenging."
The awards are based on deals completed by this community in the fiscal year 2021/22.
The full list of finalists is as follows:
Acquisitive Company of the Year
- James Donaldson Group
- Target Healthcare
- Kick ICT
Sale of the Year, sponsored by Dow Schofield Watts
- Current Health
- Incremental Group
- Vegware
Transformational Deal of the Year
- Target Healthcare
- James Donaldson Group
- Intelligent Growth Solutions
SME Deal of the Year
- ETB Technologies
- Tissue Solutions
- Snappy Shopper
- Subsea Technologies & Rentals
Corporate Finance Team of the Year, sponsored by CMS
- PwC
- Grant Thornton
- EY
- AAB Group
Funder of the Year
- BGF
- Royal Bank of Scotland
Emerging Dealmaker of the Year
- Kevin Swan, EY
- Aidan MacMillan, Par Equity
- Fiona Dornan, BGF
Legal Advisor of the Year
- Addleshaw Goddard
- Brodies
- Burness Paull
Early Stage Deal of the Year, sponsored by Brewin Dolphin
- Intelligent Growth Solutions
- Snappy Shopper
- HV Systems
Deal of the Year
- Set to be announced on the night
Returning for a 24th year, the celebration dinner recognises the bankers, venture capitalists, lawyers and accountants that initiate, structure and negotiate deals for growing companies.
To join us on the evening of 25 August at the Doubletree by Hilton hotel, Glasgow Central, visit the Deals and Dealmakers website for more details on the table packages available.
With hundreds of sector participants attending the ceremony, it makes for the ideal networking opportunity.
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