May 2025

The shortlist for the West Midlands Rainmakers Awards 2025 has been revealed and Bishopsgate is delighted to have been shortlisted for two awards:

• Small Deal of the Year (up to £10m): YFM Equity Partners invested to support the MBO of Replay Maintenance
  • • • Bishopsgate Corporate Finance, Browne Jacobson, Actons Solicitors, PSMI, Claritas Tax, Triple Point, Advance Leasing, Cooper Parry, Henigan Group, Freeths

• Medium Deal of the Year (£10m – £50m): NorthEdge invests in Telford-headquartered EdTech software provider, PebblePad
  • • • Bishopsgate Corporate Finance, PwC, Strategy&, Cortus Advisory, Squire Patton Boggs, Fellwood, Deloitte, Claritas Tax, Lockton, Outside In, ReThought Solutions, Swan Partners, Catalysis Advisory, Gateley Legal, Crosslake

These Awards bring together the West Midlands deals community to celebrate the best deals and teams over the past 12 months. It is an evening that focuses on recognising and celebrating the best work from the year. Well done to all those involved.

The Insider Dealmakers Awards 2025 took place last night and Bishopsgate Corporate Finance is thrilled to announce that it won the four awards it had been nominated for:

• Corporate Finance Team of the Year
• Morgan Atherton, Dealmaker of the Year
• Sam Reynolds, Emerging Dealmaker of the Year
• Deal of the Year (under £10m), YFM backed MBO of Replay Maintenance

Morgan Atherton, Managing Partner comments:

“Bishopsgate has a phenomenal team with a culture defined by integrity, transparency and dedication. This is paired with a proactive approach to innovation and an unwavering commitment to excellence that is clear in every transaction. Winning these awards demonstrates our position as a market-leading independent boutique M&A advisor and I am so proud of the team and what they have achieved.

“Bishopsgate had an incredible year, with six new professionals joining the team and the completion of 12 deals. We partnered with outstanding clients and helped talented entrepreneurs and business leaders achieve exceptional and life-changing transactions.

“We also want to congratulate Sam Reynolds on winning Emerging Dealmaker if the Year. He is highly regarded by the industry and truly is a rising star who embodies everything a dealmaker should be energetic, intelligent and diligent. His quality goes beyond his advisory prowess and is the ultimate team member at Bishopsgate. Well done Sam.

“Bishopsgate will be continuing its growth trajectory this year with the opening of a new office, another Senior hire, and two further professionals joining the team. As a team, we look forward to continuing to achieve business growth and to providing the highest level of service to our clients.”