2017 WINNERS

Broadcaster Rory Bremner presents 16 accolades to winners of the 2017 Growth Investor Awards at a dinner for 450 industry leaders at the Royal Lancaster in London. Chris Philp MP, entrepreneur and Parliamentary Private Secretary to HM Treasury Ministers, gave the first keynote speech of the evening. The ceremony featured a second keynote speech from Alan Cheatle, CEO and founder of TEN Group, on its stages of growth and how magic can happen when great investors meet promising entrepreneurs.

A two stage judging process to identify 16 winners from 49 finalists was supported by a panel of 36 independent judges. The Winners & Runners up for the 2017 Growth Investor Awards are:

 

INDUSTRY CHAMPION

• Winner –  Mark Brownridge

 

EXIT OF THE YEAR

• Winner – YFM Equity Partners
• Runner up – Parkwalk Advisors

 

MOST IMPACTFUL INVESTMENT, sponsored by Bates Wells Braithwaite Compliance

• Winner – Oxford Capital
• Runner up – Par Equity

 

INDUSTRY GAME CHANGER , sponsored by MICAP

• Winner – Seedrs
• Runner up – Abundance

 

BEST INVESTMENT PLATFORM

• Winner – Downing Crowd
• Runner up – Syndicate Room
• One to Watch – Abundance

 

BEST ANGEL SYNDICATE

• Winner – Startup Funding Club
• Runner up – Oxford Capital Co-Investor Circle

 

BEST SEIS INVESTMENT MANAGER, sponsored by RW Blears Solicitors

• Winner – Daedalus Partners
• Runner up – Symvan Capital

 

BEST BPR INVESTMENT MANAGER, sponsored by Reyker Securities

• Winner – Octopus Investments
• Runner up – TIME Investments

 

BEST AIM INVESTMENT MANAGER, sponsored by Exact Financial Systems

• Winner – Puma Investments
• Runner up – Amati Global Investors
• One to Watch – TIME Investments

 

BEST EIS INVESTMENT MANAGER, sponsored by Mainspring Fund Services

• Winner – Mercia Fund Managers
• Runner up – Calculus Capital

 

BEST VCT INVESTMENT MANAGER

• Winner – Foresight Group
• Runner up – YFM Equity Partners

 

FINANCIAL ADVISER OF THE YEAR, sponsored by LGBR Capital

• Winner – Dennis Hall
• Runner up – Jonothan McColgan
• One to Watch – Stephen Jones

 

 

WEALTH MANAGER OF THE YEAR, sponsored by RAM Capital

• Winner – UBS
• Runner up – Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
• One to Watch – Westminster Wealth Management

 

 

CORPORATE INVESTOR OF THE YEAR

• Winner – GV

GROWTH CHAMPION OF THE YEAR

• Winner – All Good
• Runner up – Horizon Care & Education
• One to Watch – Chop’d

 

 

GROWTH INVESTOR OF THE YEAR

• Winner – MMC Ventures
• Runner up – Albion Capital
• One to Watch – Deepbridge Capital

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2017 ONES TO WATCH