Robyn Hewson speaks to winners from this year's Insider North West Dealmakers Awards 2024, which took place at Manchester Central on Thu 17 October.
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00:00Okay, I'm Tom, Investment Director at TDC.
00:12Tom Scatchard, Investment Manager at TDC.
00:15Greg Monks, Investment Director at TDC.
00:17No.
00:18No is the short answer, I think we've been shortlisted for the past six or seven years,
00:24so really good to win after a stiff competition.
00:27Absolutely delighted.
00:28Yeah.
00:29Big smiles all round.
00:31Yeah.
00:32It was interesting, the judges commented on the impact fund, definitely, because that's
00:35the differentiators in the region.
00:37So, you know, as a lender they set up in Manchester nine years ago, you know, based competition
00:44out of play and yeah, I think that's been the differentiator, I think.
00:49I'm Michael Clearwater.
00:51I'm Michael Clearwater.
00:52I'm Tom Clearwater.
00:54It's been loads of hard work to be honest, I think it's been a gritty 18 months M&A,
00:58but pleased to come out of it with some good results.
01:01Yeah, the team's been fantastically energised this year, you know, we've got on, just got
01:04things done.
01:05I think definitely, I think we're natural optimists in corporate finance, but I think
01:09there's definitely signs that things are getting better and I think the results are showing
01:12that.
01:13Yeah, it'll be a great year again.
01:14I'm Chip Triscott.
01:15I'm Steven Chadwick.
01:16I've got you.
01:17You can never get expensive, can you?
01:18You never know the potentials of what people are up against in big firms and usually we
01:27find in this category, the big firms tend to carry it.
01:30So, bit shocked.
01:33I think it's the fact that we're a big success story in the North West and it's amazing to
01:39see that, you know, the deal makers actually celebrate the local stories, the local success
01:43story.
01:44It's brilliant.
01:45It's exciting for North West entrepreneurs, isn't it, to get better and frankly, you're
01:53national.
01:54Hi everyone, I'm Nicola Murray.
01:56I'm the founder of Quartus Advisory Group and winner of transaction six, team of the
02:00year.
02:01I'm John Hughes.
02:02I'm the chief co-producer.
02:03Well, I would say the team, absolutely, but I think having a vision and sticking to it
02:10and damn hard work.
02:12Absolutely.
02:13I think I would add something like, it's just been true, I know it sounds cheesy, but a
02:20sense of values to people, clients, which is really very real.
02:25It's a lot that she's done.
02:27She's led us continuously to stick by what we stand for, which is, I know it's cheesy,
02:33but that's where it is.
02:35Well, we are launching Birmingham in January.
02:37So, we have a new transaction services team in Birmingham.
02:41We are extending the service lines.
02:43We expect to put 10 to 15 on headcount in the next couple of months.
02:48Before Christmas.
02:49Before Christmas.
02:51It's going to be busy and we will see what the Chancellor says and that will determine
02:56how the next few months will go.
02:58I'm Michael Reeves from Clearwater.
03:00I didn't expect to win at all, actually, no.
03:02I mean, we've had a great year.
03:04I think the business has thoroughly deserved what it's won so far, but I didn't expect
03:08I would.
03:09I think the business is performing incredibly well.
03:11We've got a fantastic team.
03:13The market's good.
03:15I think we're going to have another great year.
03:17I think the thing that I really enjoy about our business and where we are is the kind
03:21of community we work in.
03:23I was commenting before about what a great audience you've got out there.
03:27Brilliant to see 1,200 people from the North West collectively celebrating the deals market.
03:32Inside, we've done a fantastic job of pulling that group of people together.
03:35So, I think you guys should be proud of that.
03:37The reality is private equity is a fantastic market in the North West.
03:41So, my expectation is we're just going to see more and more of those deals.
03:44They've been quiet over the last 12 months, but I think they'll be back.