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.
Industry Champion
Winner: Mark Brownridge
Runner up: YFM Equity Partners (PEGL)
Exit ot the Year
Winner: YFM Equity Partners
Runner up: Parkwalk Advisors
Most Impactful Investment
Winner: Oxford Capital
Runner up: Par Equity
Industry Game Changer
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
Winner: Daedalus Partners
Runner up: Symvan Capital
Best BPR Investment Manager
Winner: Octopus Investments
Runner up: TIME Investments
Best AIM Investment Manager
Winner: Puma Investments
Runner up: Amati Global Investors
One to Watch: TIME Investments
Best EIS Investment Manager
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
Winner: Dennis Hall
Runner up: Jonothan McColgan
One to Watch: Stephen Jones
Wealth Manager of the Year
Winner: UBS
Runner up: Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
One to Wach: Westminster Wealth Management
Corporate Investor of the Year
Winner: CV
Growth Champion of the Year
Winner: All Good
Runner up: Horizon Care & Education
One to Wach: Chop’d
Growth Investor of the Year
Winner: MMC Ventures
Runner up: Albion Capital
One to Watch: Deepbridge Capital