The Awards Categories – 2011 Winners
Management Team of the Year
Sponsored by PwC
2011 Winner: Leasedrive Velo
Finalists: Atlantic Foods, Equiniti (Xafinity)
Corporate Finance Adviser of the Year
Sponsored by HSBC
2011 Winner: Peter Barrand (HMT)
Finalists: Ian Barton (Deloitte) Duncan Lamb (Grant Thornton)
Corporate Finance Team of the Year
Sponsored by HSBC
2011 Winner: Grant Thornton
Finalists: BDO, Deloitte, HMT Corporate Finance
Venture Capital Firm of the Year
Sponsored by Leumi ABL
2011 Winner: NVM
Finalists: HIG, LDC, Palatine (Zeus)
Law Firm of the Year
Sponsored by Grant Thornton
2011 Winner: Osborne Clarke
Finalists: Blake Lapthorn, Pitmans, Shoosmiths
Lawyer of the Year
Sponsored by Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets
2011 Winner: Adam Dowdney (Pitmans)
Finalists: Rob Hayes (Manches), Sara Valentine (Osborne Clarke)
Bank of the Year
Sponsored by HMT Corporate Finance
2011 Winner: HSBC
Finalists: Barclays Corporate, Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets, RBS
Banker of the Year
Sponsored by Lamport Bassitt in 2012, Paris Smith in 2011
2011 Winner: Richard Povey (HSBC)
Finalists: Mike Donaldson (Santander), Nigel Gibson (Lloyds)
Deal of the Year – Mid Market (over £25m enterprise value)
Sponsored by The Business Magazine
2011 Winner: XLN Telecom
Finalists Brightsolid, HobbyCraft Group
Deal of the Year – Lower Mid Market (under £25m enterprise value)
Sponsored by The Business Magazine
2011 Winner: Guralp Systems
Finalists: Box-It Data Management, Kerridge Systems
Dealmaker of the Year – Mid Market (over £25m enterprise value)
Sponsored by Barclays Corporate
2011 Winner: David Rolfe (PwC)
Finalists: Ian Barton (Deloitte), Tony Dickin (Palatine/Zeus)
Dealmaker of the Year – Lower Mid Market (under £25m enterprise value)
Sponsored by Pitmans
2011 Winner: Duncan Lamb (Grant Thornton)
Finalists: Mark Allen (Deloitte), Peter Barrand (HMT)

















