TV personality Claudia Winkleman hosted 450 movers and shakers from the UK’s vibrant SME investment community during the seventh annual Growth Investor Awards.
The ceremony included a keynote address delivered by Economic Secretary to the Treasury, John Glen MP.
UK Founder Member of “B Corp” and a B Lab Ambassador, Senior Advisor to Blueprint for Better Business and Non-Exec Director of Pensions for Purpose, John Featherby, also delivered a keynote at the ceremony.
The winners, runners-up and ones to watch were celebrated after a rigorous, two-stage judging process had whittled down the entries into 102 finalists and just 18 prestigious awards.
EXIT OF THE YEAR | Presented by JP Jenkins
• Winner – Par Equity
• Runner up – 24Haymarket
• One to Watch – Foresight Group
MOST IMPACTFUL INVESTMENT | Sponsored by Adempi Associates
• Winner – Parkwalk
• Runner up – Deepbridge Capital
• One to Watch – EMV Capital
INDUSTRY GAME CHANGER | Sponsored by MICAP
• Winner – Deepbridge Capital
• Runner up – Praetura Ventures
BEST INVESTMENT PLATFORM | Presented by City A.M.
• Winner – Wealth Club
• Runner up – GrowthInvest
• One to Watch – Envestors
BEST AIM PORTFOLIO SERVICE | Presented by Zak Mir
• Winner – Charles Stanley & Co
• Runner up – Hawksmoor Investment Management
• One to Watch – Sarasin & Partners
FINANCIAL ADVISER OF THE YEAR | Presented by EISA
• Winner – Nick Combes (Holder and Combes)
• Runner up – Lena Patel (ISJ Independent Financial Planning)
• One to Watch – Taylor Beavis (Universe Financial Advice)
WEALTH MANAGER OF THE YEAR | Presented by Wealth Briefing
• Winner – St. James’s Place Wealth Management
• Runner up – Tavistock Wealth
• One to Watch – Ascot Wealth Management
BEST SEIS INVESTMENT MANAGER | Presented by Beauhurst
• Winner – Symvan Capital
• Runner up – Worth Capital
• One to Watch – Nova Growth Capital
BEST BR INVESTMENT MANAGER – LISTED | Sponsored by Exact Libris
• Winner – Charles Stanley & Co
• Runner up – Octopus Investments
• One to Watch – Puma Investments
BEST BR INVESTMENT MANAGER – UNLISTED | Sponsored by Exact Libris
• Winner – TIME Investments
• Runner up – Triple Point
• One to Watch – Puma Investments
BEST EIS INVESTMENT MANAGER | Sponsored by RW Blears
• Winner – MMC Ventures
• Runner up – Parkwalk
• One to Watch – Par Equity
BEST VCT INVESTMENT MANAGER | Presented by Shakespeare Martineau
• Winner – Octopus Investments
• Runner up – Albion Capital
• One to Watch – Mercia Asset Management
BEST NEW PRODUCT OR SERVICE | Sponsored by Mainspring Fund Services
• Winner – Parkwalk
• Runner up – Vauban
• One to Watch – Octopus Investments
BRISTISH BUSINESS BANK MINDFUL INVESTOR OF THE YEAR | Sponsored by British Business Bank
• Winner – Eka Ventures
TEAM OF THE YEAR | Presented by Intelligent Partnership
• Winner – Puma Investments
• Runner up – Blackfinch Investments
• One to Watch – Playfair Capital
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER | Presented by Karen Sullivan, Puma Investments
• Winner – Dr Savvas Neophytou, Partner & Head of Life Sciences at Deepbridge Capital
• Runner up – Matt Currie, Investment Director at Seneca Partners
• One to Watch – Olivia Greenberg, Chief Growth Officer at Nova Growth Capital
ESG CHAMPION OF THE YEAR | Sponsored by Shawbrook Bank
• Winner – Foresight Group
• Runner up – Triple Point
• One to Watch – Blackfinch Investments
GROWTH INVESTOR OF THE YEAR | Sponsored by KIN Fund Services
• Winner – MMC Ventures
• Runner up – Par Equity
• One to Watch – Augmentum Fintech Plc