Finalists

INVESTMENT PROVIDERS & OFFERS

BEST AIM PORTFOLIO SERVICE

Sponsored by MICAP

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 over the last financial year, assessing your success across investee selection, portfolio performance, investment volume and inflows, efforts to champion the AIM market, customer feedback, and overall business impact.

Finalists: 

  • City Asset Management
  • Close Brothers Asset Management 
  • Hawksmoor Investment Management
  • Thorntons Investments
  • WH Ireland plc
  • Whitman Asset Management

 

BEST BR INVESTMENT MANAGER – LISTED

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 2023, assessing your success across investee company selection, investment volume and inflows, adviser relations, customer feedback, and overall impact.

Finalists: 

  • Blackfinch Investments 
  • Close Brothers Asset Management 
  • Downing
  • Puma Investments
  • Stellar Asset Management
  • TIME Investments
  • Whitman Asset Management

BEST BR INVESTMENT MANAGER – UNLISTED 

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 2023, assessing your success across investee selection, investment volume and performance, adviser relations, customer feedback, and overall impact.

Finalists:

  • Blackfinch Investments 
  • Downing
  • Foresight Group
  • Octopus Investments
  • Par Equity
  • Puma Investments
  • TIME Investments
  • Triple Point

BEST BR SERVICE – EMERGING 

Open to any investment manager specialising in investments qualifying for Business Property Relief with AUM of up to £100 million or less than a 5 year track record as of 6th April 2024. The judges will be looking at the performance of your service since 6th April 2023, assessing your success across investee company selection, investment volume and inflows, adviser relations, customer feedback, and overall impact.

  • Hawksmoor Investment Management
  • Praetura Investments
  • Seneca Partners
  • Zenzic Capital

BEST EIS INVESTMENT MANAGER

Open to any investment manager specialising in Enterprise Investment Schemes which has had a minimum of 3 EIS exits at or above par and has an AUM above £50 million. The judges will be looking at the performance of your service since 6th April 2023, assessing your success across business performance, investment inflows, impact on the investee, adviser relations, customer feedback, and overall impact.

Finalists: 

  • Guinness Ventures
  • Mercia Ventures
  • Oxford Capital
  • Par Equity
  • Parkwalk Advisors
  • Praetura Investments

BEST EIS INVESTMENT MANAGER – SPECIALIST

Open to any investment manager specialising in Enterprise Investment Schemes with a specialist focus on a particular area of underlying investments. The judges will be looking at the performance of your service since 6th April 2023, assessing your success across business performance, investment inflows, impact on the investee, adviser relations, customer feedback, and overall impact.

Finalists: 

  • Deepbridge Capital
  • o2h Ventures
  • OnePlanetCapital
  • Seneca Partners
  • Symvan Capital

BEST EIS INVESTMENT MANAGER – UP AND COMING

Open to any investment manager specialising in Enterprise Investment Schemes which has not had sufficient exits to meet the criteria for our Best EIS Investment Manager category. The judges will be looking at the performance of your service since 6th April 2023, assessing your success across business performance, investment inflows, impact on the investee, adviser relations, customer feedback, and overall impact.

Finalists: 

  • Love Ventures
  • OnePlanetCapital
  • River Capital
  • Symvan Capital
  • The Side by Side Partnership
  • Velocity Capital

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 2023, assessing your success across volume of investment, user experience, product innovation, and business impact.

Finalists: 

  • Downing
  • GrowthInvest 
  • Wealth Club 

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 2023, assessing your success across business performance, investment inflows, impact on the investee, adviser relations, customer feedback, and overall impact.

Finalists: 

  • Haatch
  • Jenson Funding Partners 
  • Symvan Capital
  • Velocity Capital Advisors 

BEST VCT INVESTMENT MANAGER

Open to any investment manager specialising in investments qualifying for Venture Capital Trusts. The judges will be looking at the performance of your service since 6th April 2023, assessing your success across investee company selection, investment volume and inflows, adviser relations, customer feedback, and overall impact.

Finalists: 

  • Albion Capital
  • Gresham House Ventures 
  • Mercia Ventures
  • Puma Investments
  • Triple Point

BEST VCT INVESTMENT MANAGER – EMERGING 

Open to any firm managing a VCT that doesn’t yet have a 5-year track record. The judges will be looking at the performance of your service since 6th April 2022, assessing your success across investee selection, investment volume and performance, adviser relations, customer feedback, and overall impact.

Finalists: 

  • Blackfinch Ventures
  • Guinness Ventures

INNOVATION & EXCELLENCE

BEST NEW PRODUCT OR SERVICE

Sponsored by Apex Group

Open to any growth investment provider that has introduced an innovative new product or service to the market since 6th April 2022. The judges will assess the overall impact of the innovation based on its effect on funding volumes, value for investee companies, challenges overcome, customer feedback, and business impact.

Finalists:

  • Barclays Bank
  • Committed Capital
  • Fuel Ventures
  • Hawksmoor Investment Management
  • One Planet Capital
  • Zenzic Capital

EXIT OF THE YEAR

Entries are welcomed for any type of exit strategy implemented since 6th April 2023. 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.

Finalists:

  • Albion Capital
  • Foresight Group
  • Gresham House Ventures

TEAM OF THE YEAR

Open to any team within your organisation working in 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 2023.

Finalists:

  • Blackfinch Ventures
  • Gresham House Ventures
  • Love Ventures
  • TIME Investments
  • YFM Equity Partners

BEST INVESTOR RETURN

Entries are welcomed for any type of investor financial return achieved since 6th April 2023. The judges will be assessing your success in a case study that specifically highlights outstanding investment performance.

Finalists: 

To be announced on the night.

GROWTH INVESTOR OF THE YEAR

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.

Finalists:

  • ACF Investors
  • Foresight Group
  • MMC Ventures
  • Oxford Capital
  • Parkwalk Advisors

VENTURE CAPITAL 

EMERGING VC OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Mountside Ventures

Open to Emerging VCs who have raised their first or second funds. The judges will be looking at your impact on your portfolio companies, your reputation in the market, your approach and case studies.

Finalists:

  • 1818 Venture Capital
  • Blume Equity
  • Empirical Ventures
  • Exceptional Ventures
  • Leo Capital
  • Revo Capital

REGIONAL VC OF THE YEAR

Open to any investment manager specialising in Venture Capital, with focus on regional investments. The judges will be looking at the performance of your service since 6th April 2023, assessing your success across business performance, investment inflows, impact on the investee, adviser relations, customer feedback, and overall impact.

Finalists:

  • Haatch
  • Par Equity
  • Praetura Investments
  • Seneca Partners

VC OF THE YEAR

Open to any investment manager specialising in Venture Capital. The judges will be looking at the performance of your service since 6th April 2023, assessing your success across business performance, investment inflows, impact on the investee, adviser relations, customer feedback, and overall impact.

Finalists:

  • Mercia Ventures
  • MMC Ventures
  • Notion Capital
  • Oxford Capital
  • Par Equity

VENTURE DEBT PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

The Venture Debt Provider of the Year award will be presented to a provider of venture debt that has delivered a clear and demonstrable impact over the past 12 months. This could be a specific case study, a project or a wide-reaching service that has created business results worthy of recognition. The judges will be looking for clear differentiators including qualitative and quantitative evidence of customer growth, innovation, customer satisfaction, feedback, and impact on the business and/or industry.

Finalists:

  • Claret Capital Partners
  • Finstock Capital
  • Viola Credit

IMPACT & SUSTAINABILITY 

ESG CHAMPION OF THE YEAR

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.

Finalists:

  • Blume Equity
  • Foresight Group
  • Triple Point

MOST IMPACTFUL INVESTMENT

Based on an investment made since 6th April 2023, 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.

Finalists:

  • EMV Capital for DeepTech Recycling
  • Par Equity for Phlo
  • Puma Private Equity for Transreport

MOST IMPACTFUL REGIONAL INVESTMENT

Based on an investment made since 6th April 2023, the judges will be assessing the impact of the investment on the investee business and the region in which the investee business is based, focusing on how funding has been deployed and how growth has been enabled by the fund manager during the investment term.

Finalists:

  • Committed Capital for Konsileo
  • Par Equity for Phlo
  • Seneca Partners for Alderley Lighthouse Labs

INVESTING IN WOMEN

Suported by British Business Bank

INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

This category honours innovative initiatives undertaken by investment firms to promote gender equality and support women entrepreneurs. From mentorship programs to inclusive investment strategies, these initiatives contribute to creating a more supportive and inclusive ecosystem for women in the investment community. By showcasing these initiatives, we inspire others to follow suit and drive positive change within the industry.

Finalists:

  • Ada Ventures
  • Albion Capital 
  • Angel Academe
  • Carbon13
  • Women Angels of Wales

ANGEL TEAM OF THE YEAR

This category recognises the outstanding efforts of angel investor teams that have demonstrated exceptional dedication to supporting women entrepreneurs. By honouring teams that have signed the Investing in Women Code and actively implemented practices to improve access to capital for women-led businesses, we celebrate their commitment to advancing gender equality and creating opportunities for women in the investment community.

Finalists:

  • Angel Academe
  • TRICAPITAL Angels 
  • Women Angels of Wales

TEAM OF THE YEAR

This category recognises the outstanding efforts of investment teams that have demonstrated exceptional dedication to supporting women entrepreneurs. By honouring teams that have signed the Investing in Women Code and actively implemented practices to improve access to capital for women-led businesses, we celebrate their commitment to advancing gender equality and creating opportunities for women in the investment community.

Finalists:

  • Black Opal Ventures
  • Carbon13
  • Eka Ventures
  • Parkwalk Advisors
  • Pembroke VCT
  • Westerly Winds
  • Zero Carbon Capital

Accolades will be announced on the night of the awards ceremony on 21 November at the London Hilton, Park Lane.

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