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.
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Graeme McKinstry, Foresight Group
- Emma-Louise Gilroy, Keenan CF
- Darren Marley, Mills Selig
- Chris Trotter, Clarendon Fund Managers
- 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)
- PKF-FPM Accountants
- EY
- Grant Thornton (NI) LLP