Shaw & Co has been shortlisted for three awards at this year’s South West Insider Dealmakers Awards.

The annual awards celebrate the standout deals in the region over the past 12 months, recognising and rewarding the wealth of talent across its corporate finance and dealmaking community.

The company has been shortlisted in the following categories:

• Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year.

• Dealmaker of the Year - Rob Starr.

• Emerging Dealmaker of the Year (Under 35) - Ollie Roper.

During the 2024-25 financial year, Shaw & Co has:

• Surpassed £3m in fees for FY24-25, a company record since Shaw & Co was established in 2011.

• Grown headcount by a third to become the largest independent corporate finance advisory team in the Soutth West.

• Driven numerous international cross-border transactions including the sale of MyWorkpapers, a digital working papers solution for accountants and auditors, to Bright, a leading tax, accounting, finance and payroll software company; and the £12.7m sale of AMSBIO, a leading life science research supplier, to Europa Biosite, a leading European distributor of life science products.

• Appointed Dan Martin as Partner Head of Deal Origination to provide the company with a solid platform for its ambitious expansion plans. These include growing the business to become a leading player in the lower mid-market (deal sizes £10m to £100m) and with offices across the country.

• Been selected as the only UK corporate finance (M&A) advisory firm to join ECOVIS International, a network of over 12,000 accounting, tax, audit and legal professionals active in over 90 countries and across five continents. Founded in Germany in 2003, ECOVIS International has grown into the 18th largest professional services  network in the world with its members having a combined fee income of over $1.5bn per annum.

Last year Shaw & Co won the ‘Small Deal of the Year (Sub £10m)’ award for its work on the £8.9m sale of Plymouth-based thin-film coating company Artemis Optical to Gooch & Housego (G&H), a specialist manufacturer of optical components and systems.

Jim Shaw, Founder and CEO of Shaw & Co said: “The South West region comprises a host of great businesses and a huge array of talent so it is particularly pleasing to have once again been nominated for these awards.

“As always, I would particularly like to thank our clients as they have provided us with a platform that has enabled us to demonstrate our skills and expertise, be it in acquisition and exit strategies, securing finance for growth projects, or selling a business.

“I would also like to thank the team at Shaw & Co who have had yet another extraordinarily successful 12 months. Good luck to all those on the shortlist!”

The ceremony takes place on Thursday 26 June at the Bristol Marriott Hotel. For further information visit here