Corporate finance awards

PwC corporate finance practice is recognised for its continued high level of knowledge.

Acquisitions Monthly awards 2010
Upper Mid-Market Adviser of the Year Corporate Finance was awarded Upper Mid-Market Adviser of the Year 2010, by Acquisitions Monthly. This was a new award to recognise their exceptional market strengths in M&A advisory.

ICAEW Corporate Finance faculty awards 2008
Corporate Financier of the year Sean Williams won Corporate Financier of the Year 2008 at the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty 11th Annual Awards. The Corporate Financier of the Year award honours those from across the corporate finance world who have demonstrated innovation, skill, imagination, commitment and great commercial awareness in advising clients on one or more deals.

Acquisitions Monthly awards 2008
Mid-market deal of the year PwC Corporate Finance was awarded Mid-market deal of the year at the Acquisitions Monthly awards 2008 for advising on the merger of Eddie Stobart, one of the UK’s leading independent transport and logistics companies, with Westbury Property Fund Limited, a UK listed commercial property investment company.

HgCapital Rainmaker awards
Business Services Rainmaker 2007 Awarded to Simon Hawes for the number of deals originated over two years in the UK, Business Services, private equity market. (data collected by Incisive Media, publishers of Unquote magazine).

Acquisitions monthly awards 2007
Mid-market adviser of the year PwC Corporate Finance was awarded Mid-Market Adviser of the Year at the Acquisitions Monthly Awards 2007 for completing a range of transactions across the mid-market advising both corporate and financial buyers on some outstanding deals.

HgCapital rainmaker awards
Consumer, leisure and financial services sector awards 2006 Awarded to the most successful deal originators by value of deals originated over three years in the UK private equity market. (data collected by Incisive Media, publishers of unquote magazine).

Acquisitions monthly
Mid-market adviser of the year 2005 Awarded for significantly growing revenue and market share in a tough market and for strengthening client relationships. Runners up included Deutsche Bank, Rothschild, KPMG and Close Brothers.

European private equity awards
Corporate financiers of the year 2003 Voted for by the EVCA, INSEAD and Real Deals. Awarded for our commitment to the market, our expertise in deal origination and the pivotal role we have played in some of Europe's most complex and significant transactions. "This has been an excellent year for PwC", noted the judges. An international award, runners up included Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers.

Acquisitions monthly
Mid-market adviser of the year 2002 Following on from our success in the accountancy firm category in 2001 and 1999. An international award, runners up included ABN Amro, Close Brothers, NM Rothschild and Nordea Securities.

European venture capital journal
Private equity accountancy firm of the year 2001 EVCJ's own data showed that our market share in European private equity advice increased from 3.2% to 11%, deals across Europe included 3i's biggest continental European MBO (VNU/Malmberg)

privateequityonline.com
Best private equity advising accounting firm 2001 Voted for by the 17,000 users of privateequityonline.com.

Rainmaker of the year award (Sponsored by HgCapital)
£150m+ 2001, £150m+ 1999-2001 This year's rainmaker was awarded to Matt Waddell for advising on the greatest number of deals over £150m, with Duncan Skailes, Andy Parker and Peter Jacobs also ranking highly.