GP Bullhound wins Corporate Finance Boutique of the Year Award 2010

GP Bullhound was awarded Corporate Finance Boutique of the Year 2010 at the prestigious M&A Awards which took place on Thursday 20 May. GP Bullhound is currently the number one ranked investment bank for Digital Media M&A in Europe, the firm closed eleven transactions during 2009, including two award winning deals within the CleanTech sector.

The annual M&A Awards, hosted by Vitesse Media, celebrate deal-making excellence in the mid-market. GP Bullhound was nominated alongside five other investment banks in the award category “M&A Corporate Finance Boutique of the Year 2010”.

The jury’s motivation read: “GP Bullhound has continued to grow the tech and digital media sector by delivering high quality practical advice to top venture capitalists. The firm has shown proof of punching above its weight. We are particularly impressed by the $80m Concentrix deal.”

Per Roman, Partner and Founder of GP Bullhound, said:
“We are delighted to have been awarded Corporate Finance Boutique of the Year. The award confirms that GP Bullhound’s industry knowledge, dedicated approach and love for entrepreneurship is paying off and that we add value as an advisor in the domains of Digital Media, Software and Services, CleanTech and Hardware.”

About M&A Awards
M&A Awards celebrate the achievements of management teams, advisers and financiers who, over the past 12 months, have surmounted extraordinary market conditions to demonstrate their deal making excellence. Previous winners include BDO Stoy Hayward, Lloyds TSB – Corporate Markets, Peter Cullum of insurance giant Towergate and NBGI Private Equity's Richard Morley. www.manda-awards.co.uk

Enquiries:
Per Roman, Partner and Founder, GP Bullhound
e: per.roman@gpbullhound.com
t: 020 7101 7560

Lina Einarsson, Events Manager, GP Bullhound
e: lina.einarsson@gpbullhound.com
t: 020 7101 7579