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UpgradeThe leading lights from the region's M&A sector have been celebrated at Insider's South Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards 2025. Last night's event was held at DoubleTree by Hilton Sheffield City and was compered by Darren Harriott. It celebrated the top transactions over the last 12 months, as well as the companies and individuals behind them. All the winners will automatically go forward to the UK Dealmakers Awards in February 2026. BRM was the headline sponsor, with other sponsors including Castle Square Corporate Finance, Freeths and Wake Smith Solicitors. This year’s charity partner was Aphasia Support.
Deal of the Year (£2.5m to £10m)
Winner: IPO of One Health Group on AIM and capital fundraise (Shakespeare Martineau, BHP, Panmure Liberum, Crowe UK, Charles Russell Speechlys)One Health Group began trading on AIM after completing an £8m fundraise. The deal will support technological innovation to benefit NHS patients and the broader healthcare system. The judges called it an "exceptionally complex" deal and a "big step change" for the Sheffield-based company. Shortlisted: Acquisition of Tachart t/a Bolt & Nut Manufacturing by LoneStar Group (Hart Shaw, DLA Piper, Translink Corporate Finance, Knights)Management buyout of Apex Consulting Engineers (Shorts, Freeths, MD Law)IPO of IntelliAM AI to Aquis Stock Exchange and acquisition of 53 Degrees North Engineering (Shakespeare Martineau, TC Group, Yorkshire AI Labs, Oberon Capital, Wedlake Bell)Multimillion pound fundraise for Realise Learning (Grant Thornton, OakNorth, Womble Bond Dickinson, Pinsent Masons, KPMG, GK Strategy, CIL, Deloitte)Management buyout of CTW Hardfacing (Hawsons, NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, BRM, Clarion)
One Health Group utilises specialist consultants and healthcare managers working together to provide the best possible diagnosis and treatment for our patients.
