19/11/2021 - Market news

Clearwater International secures two wins at the Yorkshire Insider Dealmaker Awards 2021

Ydm 2021 dealmaker Richard Goldsack Copy
Clearwater International’s team in Leeds are celebrating following a double win at the at the Yorkshire Insider Dealmakers 2021. The annual awards recognise the professional community’s commitment to clients across the region.

Partner Richard Goldsack collected the coveted Dealmaker of the Year award for his contribution to Yorkshire’s corporate finance market. Since opening the Clearwater Leeds office in January 2020, Richard has completed a number of high-profile M&A transactions including the sale of surfacing, engineering and external environment maintenance business NMC Group to GRITIT and the £100m merger of Lomond Capital and Linley & Simpson to create a new national lettings and estate agency group.

Ydm 2021 deal 25m and above

The Leeds team also took home the Deal of the Year (£25m and over) award for advising Leeds headquartered Infinity Works, one of the UK’s leading digital transformation consultants, on its sale to global professional service company Accenture. The sale marked an exit for investors Growth Capital Partners who invested in the business in March 2019.

Clearwater International was shortlisted for six awards at the Yorkshire Insider Dealmaker Awards including Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year, National Deal of the Year and Deal of the Year (£5-25m).

Richard Goldsack, Partner, Clearwater International commented:

“I am so happy to see the work of the team acknowledged and celebrated at these prestigious awards. The team have made a real impact in the dealmaking community in the short time the office has been open, so we are delighted with these accolades.”

Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor, Managing Partner, Clearwater International commented:

"Richard is truly deserving of this award. We opened our Leeds office shortly before the pandemic and Richard demonstrated strong leadership in establishing the Clearwater International business in Yorkshire. The team have completed a number of terrific deals and it is great to see this recognised within the professional community."

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