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
ABOUT THE AWARDS
Celebrating the role of the UK SME investment community in job and wealth creation, the Growth Investor Awards recognise those enabling start up and ‘scale up’ businesses to realise their full potential and drive Britain’s economic recovery.
Open to both companies and individuals, these Awards honour all those involved in putting investment to work in high potential businesses – from those providing investment or helping to source it to those best optimising growth capital to scale.
Contact Info
Intelligent Partnership
Halford Chambers, 1-3 Halford Road
Richmond, London TW10 6AW
