Categories 2021
EXIT OF THE YEAR
Entries are welcomed for any type of exit strategy implemented since 6th April 2020. The judges will be assessing your success in a case study that highlights investment performance against initial strategy and targets, value added to the investee business, customer feedback, and overall impact. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNERS: PAR EQUITY (2020), PARKWALK (2019), PAR EQUITY (2018), YFM EQUITY PARTNERS (2017), BERINGEA (2016), PARKWALK ADVISORS (2015)
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MOST IMPACTFUL INVESTMENT
Based on an investment made since 6th April 2020, the judges will be assessing the impact of the investment on the investee business, focusing on how funding has been deployed and how growth has been enabled by the fund manager during the investment term. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNERS: HAATCH VENTURES (2020), PUMA PRIVATE EQUITY (2019), INGENIOUS (2018), OXFORD CAPITAL (2017), CYRUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (2016), DEEPBRIDGE CAPITAL (2015)
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INDUSTRY GAME-CHANGER
SPONSORED BY MICAP
This award is open to any individual, company, product or platform provider that has demonstrably changed practice, perception or engagement in the tax-efficient investment industry. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNERS: PENSIONBEE (2020), SEEDLEGALS (2019), SEEDRS (2018), SEEDRS (2017), SYNDICATE ROOM (2016), MERCIA TECHNOLOGIES (2015)
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BEST INVESTMENT PLATFORM
Recognising any type of investment platform, including angel networks and crowdfunding platforms. The judges will be looking at the performance of your service since 6th April 2020, assessing your success across volume of investment, user experience, product innovation, and business impact. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNERS: SEEDLEGALS (2020), 24HAYMARKET (2019)
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BEST SEIS INVESTMENT MANAGER
Open to any investment manager specialising in Seed Enterprise Investment Schemes. The judges will be looking at the performance of your service since 6th April 2020, assessing your success across business performance, investment inflows, impact on the investee, adviser relations, customer feedback, and overall impact. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNERS: SFC CAPITAL (2020), DEEPBRIDGE CAPITAL (2019), SYMVAN CAPITAL (2018), DAEDALUS PARTNERS (2017), SYMVAN CAPITAL (2016), DAEDALUS PARTNERS (2015)
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BEST AIM PORTFOLIO SERVICE
Open to wealth management and stockbroking firms offering discretionary AIM portfolio investment management services. The judges will be looking at the performance of your service since 6th April 2020, assessing your success across investee selection, portfolio performance, investment volume and inflows, efforts to champion the AIM market, customer feedback, and overall business impact. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNERS: CHARLES STANLEY & CO (2020), GUINNESS ASSET MANAGEMENT (2019), CLOSE BROTHERS ASSET MANAGEMENT (2018)
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BEST BR INVESTMENT MANAGER – LISTED
SPONSORED BY EXACT LIBRIS
Open to any investment manager specialising in AIM investments qualifying for Business Property Relief. The judges will be looking at the performance of your service since 6th April 2020, assessing your success across investee company selection, investment volume and inflows, adviser relations, customer feedback, and overall impact. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNERS: BLACKFINCH (2020), TIME INVESTMENTS (2019), OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS (2018)
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BEST BR INVESTMENT MANAGER – UNLISTED
SPONSORED BY EXACT LIBRIS
Open to any investment manager specialising in non AIM based investments qualifying for Business Property Relief. The judges will be looking at the performance of your service since 6th April 2020, assessing your success across investee selection, investment volume and performance, adviser relations, customer feedback, and overall impact. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNERS: FORESIGHT GROUP (2020), TRIPLE POINT (2019), TIME INVESTMENTS (2018)
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BEST EIS INVESTMENT MANAGER
SPONSORED BY RW BLEARS
Open to any investment manager specialising in Enterprise Investment Schemes. The judges will be looking at the performance of your service since 6th April 2020, assessing your success across business performance, investment inflows, impact on the investee, adviser relations, customer feedback, and overall impact. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNERS: MMC VENTURES (2020), MMC VENTURES (2019), CALCULUS CAPITAL (2018), MERCIA FUND MANAGERS (2017), CALCULUS CAPITAL (2016), MMC VENTURES (2015)
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BEST VCT INVESTMENT MANAGER
Open to any investment manager specialising in Venture Capital Trusts. The judges will be looking at the performance of your service since 6th April 2020, assessing your success across investee company selection, investment volume and inflows, adviser relations, customer feedback, and overall impact. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNERS: OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS (2020), OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS (2019), OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS (2018)
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ESG CHAMPION OF THE YEAR (NEW)
SPONSORED BY SHAWBROOK BANK
Open to entrants in all award categories that have placed a particular focus on ESG in their service or offering. The judges will assess certifications, transparency and disclosure, independent ratings, best practice, the sustainability of outcomes, delivery of ESG commitments and embedding ESG into company culture. Enter here
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FINANCIAL ADVISER OF THE YEAR
Open to individual financial advisers who support clients to engage with and benefit from the growth investment industry. The judges will assess performance based on overall impact, including education and advisory services, applying expertise that adds value, promoting compliance and tax-efficiency, overcoming challenges, customer feedback, and business impact. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNERS: STEPHEN JONES (2020), ADRIAN MURPHY (2019), STEPHEN JONES (2018), DENNIS HALL (2017), JONOTHAN MCCOLGAN (2016), CARL LAMB (2015)
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WEALTH MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Recognising wealth management companies that actively promote alternative investments. The judges will assess performance since 6th April 2020 based on overall impact, including education and advisory services, applying expertise that adds value, overcoming challenges, customer feedback, and business impact. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNERS: ST JAMES’S PLACE WEALTH MANAGEMENT (2020), ASCOT WEALTH MANAGEMENT (2019), BARCLAYS WEALTH (2018), UBS (2017), UBS (2016), BARCLAYS WEALTH (2015)
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GROWTH CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Our highest accolade for SMEs using investment strategies to grow and scale-up. Judges will be looking for an outstanding use of growth capital, demonstrating how it has created sustainable growth and significant scale, as well as the impact beyond investment. Please note: there is a minimum turnover of £2m required in the last financial year to qualify to enter this category.
Please note: there is a minimum turnover of £2m required in the entrant’s last financial year to qualify to enter this category. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNERS: MONEYBOX (2020), GOUSTO (2019), THOUGHTONOMY (2018), ALL GOOD (2017), EVESLEEP (2016)
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GROWTH INVESTOR OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY KIN FUND SERVICES
Our highest accolade for investment providers, this award recognises outstanding investment managers demonstrating the best investment performance, the best product and service developments, and the best ‘impact beyond investment’ on customers and the wider business community. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNERS: MMC VENTURES (2020), PARKWALK (2019), ALBION CAPITAL (2018), MMC VENTURES (2017), OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS (2016), OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS (2015)
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MINDFUL INVESTOR OF THE YEAR
This award recognises an investor that takes a diverse and inclusive approach to investing and supporting their portfolio companies, an investor that has gone above and beyond to deliver mindful investment practices and a positive impact on people, productivity and planet, with particular attention paid to the 5 pillars of mindful investment: Communication, Health, Equality, Connections, and Knowledge.
The winner of this award will be announced on the night.
PREVIOUS WINNERS: CONNECT VENTURES (2020)
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INDUSTRY RISING STAR
Open to all new entrants to the investment community. Judges will be looking for a company less than 2 years old that has successfully entered the market, rising to the challenge of sustainable growth, customer experience, employee engagement and corporate social responsibility to emerge as a future star of the industry. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNERS: NOVA GROWTH CAPITAL (2020), EMV CAPITAL (2019)
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TEAM OF THE YEAR
Open to any team working within the growth investment community to deliver exceptional results. Whether your team is dedicated to business development, customer service, marketing, advisory or something completely different, the judges will be looking for the team that has gone above and beyond to support their customers and colleagues whilst successfully delivering on their projects since 6th April 2020. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNERS: DEEPBRIDGE CAPITAL (2020), OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS (2019)
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BEST NEW PRODUCT OR SERVICE
SPONSORED BY MAINSPRING FUND SERVICES
Open to any growth investment provider that has introduced an innovative new product or service to the market since 6th April 2019. The judges will assess the overall impact of the innovation based on its impact on funding volumes, value for investee companies, challenges overcome, customer feedback, and business growth impact. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNER: NOVA GROWTH CAPITAL (2020)
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MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Entrants in all award categories are invited to nominate the individual within their own organisation that they believe has gone ‘above and beyond’ with their efforts to support clients, colleagues or portfolios since 6th April 2020. The judges will assess the contribution based on supporting evidence provided by the nominee, and on overall impact. Enter here
PREVIOUS WINNER: KAREN SULLIVAN, PUMA INVESTMENTS (2020)
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