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ICON wins Independent Corporate Finance House of the Year
April 2009
ICON is delighted to announce that they have won Independent Corporate Finance House of the Year 2009 at the Private Equity Awards.
These prestigious awards are the Oscars of the industry and recognises the very best achievements of individuals and firms working within venture capital and private equity. Presented by The British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) and Real Deals, these annual awards are the ultimate accolade for the industry`s leading dealmakers and advisers.
ICON was selected as the winner of this category because of its International reach, expertise of their team and the sheer volume of deals they had completed across the technology sector. Awards were voted on by members of the private-equity community, with client testimonials and interviews being a large part of the assessment.
Alan Bristow, ICON's CEO said: "we have a very strong team at ICON who consistently achieve exceptional results for our clients and winning this award is testament to that, we're all delighted, particularly as one of the prime reasons for winning this award was our achievements in international M&A, which is an arena in which we have been extremely successful in developing over the past few years. We are experiencing an ongoing high level of cross-border transactions which will only assist in the strengthening of our international network and relationships, and that can only be good news for our clients. "
The ceremony was held at Grosvenor House, London on Wednesday April 22, 2009.
