Howes Percival has been shortlisted no fewer than nine times in the Insider Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2025.
The Dealmakers reward the best-performing professional advisory firms and the individuals working within them based in the region which have worked on transactions involving Central & East-based businesses.
All the entry submissions are assessed by a panel of independent judges, chaired by Insider’s business editor for the region, Philip Cunliffe.
Howes Percival has been shortlisted in six different categories:
Corporate Law Firm of the Year
Private Equity/ Venture Capital Deal of Year
- Investment in Rapidrop by BGF
- Investment in Signify Research by BGF
International Deal of the Year
- Sale of Security Alliance to CSIS Group UK
Corporate Lawyer of the Year - Matthew Thompson
Deal of the Year (sub £10m)
- Sale of Norfolk Broads Direct to Broads Ventures
- Acquisition of Briggs & Forrester by BGIS
Deal of the Year (£10m-£50m)
- Sale of Juxt to Grid Dynamics
- Acquisition of Aliom Holdings by Group 1
The winners will be announced at the gala dinner event taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton, Milton Keynes on 6 November 2025.
Howes Percival’s Corporate & Banking team delivered a record £828m worth of deals in the financial year to 31 March 2025.
The result followed a period of sustained investment in the team over the last four years that has seen it expand to 10 partners and 37 staff in total across the firm’s offices.
James Stephen, Partner and Head of Corporate, commented,
This is a fantastic endorsement for the firm and the Corporate & Banking team specifically. To be shortlisted nine times across six different categories, including Corporate Law Firm of the Year, means a huge amount to us and reflects the continued growth and development across the team in the last few years. We have become one of the go-to teams for transactions across a wide range of sectors including Automotive, Food & Beverage, Health & Social Care, Leisure & Tourism and Technology & Innovation. We would like to congratulate all the other nominees on their achievements. I am sure it will be a fantastic awards dinner and we look forward to seeing everyone there.
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