Just to set the scene, readers will know 1) that I’ve had a very long association with Regent and serve as a non executive director on their board and 2) that their Chairman and my friend Peter Rowell died in May.
For those reasons alone, I cannot tell you how pleased I was to learn that Regent been voted as the ‘Corporate Finance Boutique of the Year” at the M&A Awards 2011 which took place at the Millennium Mayfair Hotel on 30th June. On top of that Access UK picked up the Buyout of the Year Award for its MBO led by CEO Chris Bayne. Regent acted for Access in this transaction. See Lyceum gets access to Access.
It’s always good to see companies with which one is associated recognised in this way. But even more so this year as a testimony to the lasting achievements of Peter.