FRP corporate finance wins four awards at regional deal awards
Its Norwich team took home corporate finance advisory firm of the year, emerging dealmaker of the year for associate director Alex Hunton, and private equity deal of the year for the management buyout of Mr Fothergill’s Seeds
FRP corporate finance has won four awards at the Insider Central and East Dealmakers Awards and The Business Magazine Thames Valley Deal Awards 2022.
Its Norwich team took home corporate finance advisory firm of the year, emerging dealmaker of the year for associate director Alex Hunton, and private equity deal of the year for the management buyout of Mr Fothergill’s Seeds.
The team was commended for completing 25 deals in the region, representing the full range of transactions, from sales and acquisitions, private equity investments, management buyouts and employee ownership trusts, as well as international deals.
Alex Hunton was also recognised for completing eight deals this year, all in his capacity as lead adviser.
Finally, the team was applauded for supporting the management buyout of Mr Fothergill’s Seeds, an international horticulture supplier headquartered in Suffolk. The deal saw the exit of Mr Fothergill’s founding shareholders and provided an incentivised growth platform for the senior management team for the continued evolution of the business, including potential business acquisitions in the future.
These awards were closely followed by the Thames Valley Deal Awards, where its Reading team won corporate finance team of the year following another successful year of activity.
During the 18-month qualifying period, the team played a lead role in 62 deals with an aggregate deal value of £2.5bn.
Darren Miller, partner at FRP Corporate Finance, said: There have been many challenges to completing deals over the last 18 months. All deals are complicated and anyone who gets them over the line has done a sterling job. We have enjoyed a really good run and are very pleased with our level of success.
“For some of our sale mandates, we have found that the timing wasn’t always right for buyers who would have been a great fit. With a smaller number of interested parties, we’ve worked hard to deliver great results for our clients. Attention to detail and anticipating potential issues has never been more important.”
