Rainmakers

Shaking it up – new categories and submissions invited for ?? Rainmaker Awards 2025. This year we are asking all firms to submit a short entry - you've only got one week left to enter! The shortlist will still be created by the region's finance community and the winners voted for in a one-firm, one-vote system. Please submit your entries (it's free) by??? March 28 by downloading the entry form here ?? https://lnkd.in/eNxZVPJb _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?? North West awards backed by headline sponsor Michael Page and category sponsors Brown Shipley | A Quintet Private Bank, Datasite, Gateley Legal, Independent Growth Finance (IGF) & Pinsent Masons ?? West Midlands awards backed by headline sponsor Headpoint Advisors and category sponsors Aon, Datasite, Gateley Legal & Rhino Interiors Group ?? Yorkshire awards backed by Datasite

This is your Friday freebie, but remember, Subscribers were treated to a blast from our?Secret Investor?this week, and a delve into the?exodus from the London stock market. At the end of the week, as we scour the regions for juicy deals stories we have a look at a few pre-pack deals. Sometimes these are a chance to wipe the slate clean and move on. Other times, just the latest drama in a long running saga. There’s a mix of those here, we’ll leave you to guess which category they fall into. ?? ?? https://lnkd.in/eM-x2kFV

? Just 6 days to go! We’re excited to be headline sponsors for this year’s Rainmakers Conference, hosted by TheBusinessDesk.com. Navigating the treacherous post-lunch slot, our MD Alice Aspinall and Exec Chair Jonathan Summers are leading two interactive workshops focusing on how AI is changing the way dealmakers approach AI in M&A. ?? Deal or No Deal: How to Leverage AI in Today’s M&A Market will cover: ? How AI is driving smarter decisions and unlocking new value in deals ? How to practically adopt AI to optimise your M&A process ? Case studies showing AI in action across the deal lifecycle ??If you’re an investor, advisor, or business leader looking to transform your M&A strategy, join us on 26th March at The Point, Manchester: https://lnkd.in/ecuctA_T Michael Taylor Holly Hand Catherine Godsland Dien Curtis Sarah Brett Malcolm Mathie

2024 marked one of the quietest years on record for the LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) with 18 listings on the main market and AIM. The chunkiest regional deal was Applied Nutrition plc making an October debut. Yet a total of 88 companies left or moved primary listings from the city - the highest number since 2009 according to EY. Some of the biggest names in UK business are packing their bags. Takeaway giant Just Eat, gambling powerhouse Flutter Entertainment (owner of Paddy Power), industrial rental firm Ashtead, and travel group TUI all announced plans to ditch their UK main listings altogether. So, what’s driving them away? ?? ?? https://lnkd.in/ex_3zD6H

We are only 1 week away from Rainmakers 2025!!! Last year was full of fantastic insights into businesses and deals in the North and I am looking forward to more of the same this year. Marks Sattin are the Drinks Reception sponsors this year, so come and say hello over a nice cold beer or wine!!!

1 week to go!?? We are proud to be an event partner at TheBusinessDesk.com 2025 Rainmakers Conference. Join us for opportunities to network, hear from excellent speakers, and connect with inspiring entrepreneurs. You will also have the opportunity to hear our CEO Designate, Shrutisha M., discuss the broader impact of the corporate finance sector and how it can better position itself as a positive force, ensuring rainmakers are "given a seat at the table". https://lnkd.in/ecuctA_T

It's now officially one week until 2025's Rainmaker Conference! Join us next Wednesday at Emirates Old Trafford for panels, keynotes, strategies, workshops and plenty of opportunities to network with 400+ Rainmakers. This is your FINAL CHANCE to secure a ticket ?? ?? https://lnkd.in/ecuctA_T Backed by headline partner twisted loop, partners BGF, British Business Bank, Dow Schofield Watts, KPMG, NorthEdge, Palatine, Shawbrook, Squire Patton Boggs & TDC. Workshop partners Codurance & PHD Industrial Holdings, drink reception sponsor Marks Sattin, lanyard sponsor Gilbanks, table sponsor Datasite and branding partner Hollywood Monster.

It’s time for some insights from our Secret Investor this week. ?? ?? https://lnkd.in/e8Gd-HhK Has Peak AI has joined a few other Manchester based tech icons such as Wejo and Sorted (and dare we suggest THG…) in the “what might have been” bucket? So for all the noise made about Manchester’s tech scene, why does this keep happening?

Very proud of my better half who will once again next week with her small business - Pots & Peonies, will be providing the table decor sponsored by Datasite for TheBusinessDesk's second Rainmaker conference which is at Emirates Old Trafford Cricket ground and will see 400+ of the UK's leading corporate financiers, corporate lawyers, funders and private equity firms gather to interrogate the challenges of value creation. Very proud of her doing this. It's not a small job and she's embraced the challenge whole heartedly and lovingly. Last year's were amazing! This year's I know will be too. Thank you to Mrs Walker. You're such a talent. xxx Ps. We have 400 guests attending but you can still join if you get signed up!

I'm thrilled to be joining a fantastic panel at the upcoming Rainmakers' Conference on March 26th. SafetyCulture's growth in the UK (and the broader UKIMEA region) is only just beginning and this is a great opportunity to reflect on our journey so far, share key lessons learned, and look ahead to what’s next. I hope to see you there! ?? #safetyculture #thoughtleadership #manchester #tech #rainmakers