- The winners in the eighth annual Growth Investor Awards have been announced
- The gala dinner, and awards ceremony, organised by Intelligent Partnership, was held at the London Hilton on Park Lane for 450 guests
- TV and radio star Claudia Winkleman hosted the evening, with keynote addresses delivered by Mark England OBE (Team GB’s Chef de Mission for the Paris Olympics 2024), and the Minister for Trade Policy, the Rt. Hon Greg Hands MP
The 2022 Growth Investor Awards took place last night, with a gala dinner and awards ceremony to recognise the best of the growth investing community. The winners received their awards at the London Hilton, Park Lane in front of 450 guests from across the alternative investments industry.
This year’s awards were hosted once again by TV and radio star Claudia Winkleman, alongside Intelligent Partnership’s founder Guy Tolhurst.
This year was the eighth Growth Investor Awards organised by Intelligent Partnership. For almost a decade these awards have celebrated those businesses and individuals within the financial services and alternative investment industries, who support the UK’s high-growth SMEs and Startups.
The Growth Investor Awards Winners, Runners Up and ‘Ones to Watch’ are:
Growth Investor of the Year | Presented by Sam North | Evening Standard
Winner: MMC Ventures
Runner Up: Foresight Group
Ones to Watch: Forward Partners
VC Firm of the Year | Sponsored by Adempi Associates
Winner: Antler
Runner Up: Notion VC
Ones to Watch: Target Global
Team of the Year | Presented by Alex Evans | TALINT Partners
Winner: TIME Investments
Runner Up: Blackfinch Ventures
One to Watch: Octopus Investments
ESG Champion of the Year | Sponsored by Shawbrook Bank
Winner: Triple Point
Runner Up: Vala Capital
One to Watch: Blackfinch Investments
Most Valuable Player | Presented by Karen Sullivan | Puma Investments
Winner: Gina Hood (Mercia Asset Management)
Runner Up: Andy Hughes (Deepbridge Capital)
Best Investor Return | Presented by Roderick Beer | UKBAA
Winner: Oxford Capital
Runner up: Augmentum
One to watch: Seneca Partners
Exit of the Year | Sponsored by Beauhurst
Winner: MMC Ventures
Runner Up: Foresight Group
One to Watch: Parkwalk Advisors
Best VCT Investment Manager | Presented by Chris Elphick | BVCA
Winner: Foresight Group
Runner up: Albion Capital
One to watch: Seneca Partners
Best EIS Investment Manager | Sponsored by Charles Russell Speechlys
Winner: Parkwalk Advisors
Runner up: Par Equity
One to watch: Guinness Ventures
Best EIS Investment Manager – Specialist | Presented by David Coates | Charles Russell Speechlys
Winner: Downing
Runner up: Deepbridge Capital
One to watch: Seneca Partners
Best EIS Investment Manager – New Entrant | Presented by David Coates | Charles Russell Speechlys
Winner: Love Ventures
Runner up: OnePlanet Capital
One to watch: Regenerate Ventures
Best EIS Investment Manager – Up and Coming | Presented by David Coates | Charles Russell Speechlys
Winner: Fuel Ventures
Runner Up: Praetura Ventures
‘Ones to Watch: Blackfinch Investments
Best AIM Portfolio Service | Presented by Michelle Powell | Intelligent Partnership
Winner: Hawksmoor Investment Management
Runner up: Close Brothers Asset Management
One to watch: Thorntons Investments
Best BR Investment Manager – Unlisted | Presented by Kavita Patel | Shakespeare Martineau
Winner: Triple Point
Runner Up: TIME Investments
Best BR Investment Manager – Listed | Presented by Kavita Patel | Shakespeare Martineau
Winner: Puma Investments
Runner up: Blackfinch Investments
One to watch: Stellar Asset Management
Best SEIS Investment Manager | Presented by Christiana Stewart-Lockhart | EISA
Winner: Symvan Capital
Runner up: Haatch Ventures
One to watch: QVentures
Best New Product or Service | Sponsored by Mainspring
Winner: Capital Pilot
Runner Up: Vala Capital
One to Watch: The Ingenious Group
Wealth Manager of the Year | Presented by Zoe Powell | Share Communications
Winner: Ascot Wealth Management
Runner Up: UBS Wealth Management
Financial Adviser of the Year | Presented by Jacqueline Lockie | Lockie Consultants
Winner: Lena Patel
Runner Up: Jessica McGuigan
Best Investment Platform | Presented by Angelina Cannizzaro | BEIS
Winner: Wealth Club Ltd
Runner Up: GrowthInvest
‘Ones to Watch: Downing
Industry Game-changer | Sponsored by MICAP
Winner: Fund Her North
Runner Up: Praetura Ventures
‘Ones to Watch: Augmentum
Most Impactful Regional Investment | Presented by Emanuela Vartolomei | All Street
Winner: Par Equity
Runner Up: Symvan Capital
‘Ones to Watch: Downing
Most Impactful Investment | Presented by Emanuela Vartolomei | All Street
Winner: Vala Capital
Runner Up: Mercia Asset Management
‘Ones to Watch: Foresight Group
Guy Tolhurst, founder of Intelligent Partnership, said:
“It’s been a challenging year for everyone, that’s why it was amazing – last night – to see a room full of the growth investor community celebrating the essential contribution they make, supporting the UK’s fastest-growing SMEs and Startups. They are so much more than just investment providers.
All our winners, runners up and ‘ones to watch’ have rightly been recognised for the incredible work they do. And the quality of the fields, in all categories, is a sure sign the alternative investments industry will be right at the heart of our economic recovery.”