The EIS Association Awards have become a highly competitive challenge for members and denote excellence in a number of EIS fields. The Awards are presented to the company, firm, adviser, individual or any entity which, in the opinion of the members, has achieved outstanding performance in the context of the Enterprise Investment Scheme during the year.
Nominations
Candidates may be nominated by any member from any sphere but they must abstain if they are directly or indirectly involved with the nominee. Members of the Executive Board are not eligible for nomination. The vote is ultimately decided by the Council, who cast their votes for the candidates put forward by members.
The categories for nomination are as follows:
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Best EIS Tax Adviser
- Best EIS Legal Adviser
- Best EIS Sponsor/Fund Manager
- Best EIS Newcomer
- Best EIS Investment Exit
- Best Individual Contribution to the EIS Industry (company or person)
Members are encouraged to put forward other entities that perhaps do not fit the above categories but that represent excellence in the use of the EIS.
The Chairman's Annual Reception at the House of Lords 13th February 2013
This glittering affair is the showcase for the EIS Association Annual awards for excellence. A packed house witnessed the hotly contested awards with nearly 50 worthy contenders, testament to growth in the EIS and to the excellent standards embraced by the industry. Congratulations to all the nominees – being put forward is in itself an achievement of recognition by your peers and the awards become ever more competitive.
Our thanks to Baroness O'Cathain for hosting our event.
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David Gauke, Exchequer Secretary, our speaker was kind enough to update us with the Government's views on the EIS both current and going forward.
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Best EIS Tax Adviser -
sponsored by Oxford Capital Partners
 3rd Place: Smith & Williamson
Runner Up: Grant Thornton
Winner: PricewaterhouseCoopers As ever, PwC's team continue with their stalwart support, expertise and knowledge for numerous years. Ever ready to help with technical matters, PwC are generous with their dedication to the EIS cause
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 Pictured are Christine Fowles and Mark Palser from PwC and David Mott from Oxford Capital Partners
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Best EIS Legal Adviser - sponsored by Calculus Capital
 3rd Place: Howard Kennedy
Runner Up: R W Blears
Winner: Edwin Coe
Victor you really have to stop hiding your light under a bushell as one of the quietest but most effective supporters of the EIS
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 Pictured are Victor Hawrych from Edwin Coeand Ken Edwards from Calculus Capital
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Best EIS Fund Manager - sponsored by Reeves & Co
 3rd Place: Calculus Capital
Runner Up: MMC Ventures
Winner: Oxford Capital Partners
Oxford Capital Partners has had a number of outstanding achievements over the years and it is pleasing to see them receive this accolade from their peers.
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 Pictured are James Faulkner, John Gale and David Mott from Oxford Capital Partners and Clive Stevens from Reeves & Co
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Best EIS Newcomer - sponsored by Allenbridge
  3rd Place: Guinness Asset Management
Runner Up: Rockpool Investments
Winner: Kuber Ventures
Congratuations to Kuber Ventures for the first multi-manager EIS platform, an innovation deserving of our entrepreneurial industry and one that will hopefully gain momentum over the years to come.
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 Pictured are John Williams and Dermot Campbell from Kuber Ventures and Anthony Yadgaroff from Allenbridge |
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Best EIS Investment Exit - sponsored by R W Blears
 3rd Place: Well...maybe next year. EIS exits are beginning to mature and we look forward to seeing many more this time next year
Runner Up: Oxford Capital Partners
Calculus Capital for Scancell, piping the post with an IRR of 5.8 x return or "bagger" as it is known to the cognoscenti!
Best EIS Individual or Corporate Contribution to EIS - sponsored by Crowe Clark Whitehill
 Third Place: Modwenna Ress-Mogg
Runner Up: Kathryn Robertson
Winner: Bovill Ltd
Bovil has been a stalwart champion of smoothing the regulatory path for EIS activity, never more challenging than 2012. Ben and his team have worked tirelessly with their public sector peers for the greater good of the Scheme and well deserve this corporate award.
Special thanks from all the membership to Lord Howard Flight for his outstanding work on behalf of the EIS Association.
Pictured are Lord Howard Flight, Chairman and Susan Phillips, Director General of the EISA |
 Pictured are Susan McDonald from Calculus Capitaland Roger Blears from R W Blears
 Pictured are Ben Blackett-Ord from Bovill and Tom Elliott from Crowe Clark Whitehill
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THANK YOU
To everyone who contributed to this superb evening and for the efforts made throughout the year, however small, whether it is time, facilities or investment. We are very grateful to our sponsors who donate, offer us venues and hospitality for our events, from a boardroom lunch to breakfast or canapés for a hundred delegates to eke out our meagre coffers. We will be on the scrounge again during 2013 as we embark on another critical year for the EIS – please support us!
To everyone who contributed to this superb evening and for the efforts made throughout the year, however small, whether it is time, facilities or investment. We are very grateful to our sponsors who donate, offer us venues and hospitality for our events, from a boardroom lunch to breakfast or canapés for a hundred delegates to eke out our meagre coffers. We will be on the scrounge again during 2013 as we embark on another critical year for the EIS – please support us!
We are very grateful indeed to our very generous sponsors:
Many thanks to Kuber Ventures for their support of the educational programme, which will form a key part of EISA's development over the next year.
Thanks also to our long term supporters
Acceleris
Edwin Coe
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Speechly Bircham