Squire Patton Boggs has won “National Legal Team of the Year” and Paul Mann has been crowned “Rainmaker of the Year” at TheBusinessDesk’s Yorkshire Rainmaker Awards.
It was also a clean sweep in the deal awards, with the firm also winning Small Deal of the Year (up to £10m) for advising BGF on its funding into Boxphish; Medium Deal of the Year (£10m-£50m) for NorthEdge’s sale of Cutwel to Inflexion, and Large Deal of the Year (over £50m) for the investment into Hippo Digital by Exponent Private Equity.
Partner Hannah Kendrick was shortlisted for Changemaker of the Year and senior associate Josh Astill-Headley was shortlisted for Rising Star of the Year.
Hannah Kendrick, who leads the Corporate team, said, “We are absolutely thrilled with our showing at this year’s Rainmakers Awards. To receive such resounding endorsement of our work is humbling and means a lot because it reflects the views of those who know the market best, the professionals we work with.
“I couldn’t be more proud of our team and of Paul, whose well-deserved recognition as Rainmaker of the Year shows just how highly he is regarded.”
The Rainmaker Awards are voted for by the corporate finance community in a one firm, one vote system.
This is the second successive year that the firm has won National Legal Team of the Year at the Yorkshire Rainmaker Awards.