Shaw & Co has been shortlisted in the ‘Advisory Firm of the Year’ category at this year’s Business Leader Awards.

The awards bring together the most influential leaders in business, education and government to recognise and celebrate business success, supported by the area’s most important professionals and advisors.

The ‘Advisory Firm of the Year’ category is open to any firm that actively supports or advises businesses in a legal, insurance or financial context.

The last 12 months has been the most important in Shaw & Co’s history. Earlier this year it surpassed a major milestone – the completion of over £0.5bn worth of business transactions since the company’s inception in 2011.

The team has recently overseen:

• The sale of MyWorkpapers, a digital working papers solution for accountants and auditors, on its acquisition by Bright, a leading tax, accounting, finance and payroll software company.

• The £24m sale of The Safeguarding Company to Tes (Times Educational Supplement).

• The sale of Canopy Simulations to global brand Michelin.

• The £9m sale of Wiltshire-based accounting software business Data Interconnect to global digital finance transformation leader BlackLine.

• The management buyout of Now Education, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of staff for primary, secondary and SEND schools across England and Wales, which valued the business at £28m.

• The sale of Ecosurety’s UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Batteries Compliance schemes to Reconomy.

Shaw & Co is also sponsoring the Customer Excellence category at the awards which is open to outstanding customer champions. The shortlist for this award comprises Climalife, Container Team, DeskLodge, DoubleTree by Hilton (Cadbury House), Family Adventures Group, Stephens Scown, The Cotswold Range, and WestSpring IT.

Jim Shaw, Founder and CEO of Shaw & Co said: “Our region is home to an extraordinary array of successful businesses and an innovative wealth of talent so it is particularly pleasing to have been nominated for this award.

“I would like to thank the team at Shaw & Co who continue to be extraordinarily successful in utilising their 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 our clients and partners who have provided us with a strong platform for success. Good luck to all those on the shortlist!”

The ceremony takes place on Thursday 19 September at Aerospace Bristol. See here for further details.

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