Celebrating success at the 2023 Insider South Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards

12th June 2023

The team at Shorts are celebrating multiple successes, after wins in four categories at the Insider South Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards last week.

It has been a great year for our Corporate Finance team, and we were delighted to have received nominations in five categories at this year's awards. The winners were announced at a black-tie event hosted by comedian Fred MacAulay, at Sheffield City Hall on Thursday 8 June.

The wins included:

  • Corporate Finance Advisory Firm of the Year
  • Deal of the Year (£10m+) Management buyout of Wincro Metal Industries
  • Innovation Investment Award: Investment in Sitehop by Mercia
  • Dealmaker of the YearAndy Ryder

Following the successes of the evening, Andy Ryder, Corporate Finance Partner at Shorts (who also went on to win Dealmaker of the Year), said:

“It is the expertise and committment of the Shorts team which we see reflected in these successes. Last year was a record-breaking year for the Shorts Corporate Finance team, with some fantastic transactions completed, and we are beyond proud to see that hard work being recognised. We have a great team and with an exciting pipeline of opportunities, we are looking forward to another successful year.”

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