Whitecap is proud to have been named the winner of the Professional Services award at Yorkshire Business Masters 2020, held virtually on 22nd October. The Business Masters Awards are run by TheBusinessDesk.com, and Whitecap was shortlisted in the same category in 2019.
Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Leeds ever since, Whitecap was set up to address a gap in the regional professional advisory market for mid-sized organisations and now has six regional offices across the UK including Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Bristol and Birmingham. Whitecap works across multiple sectors including Financial Services, Technology, FinTech, Outsourcing, Consumer and Retail, Property, Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing and Professional Services, including Corporate Finance and PE.
Richard Coates, Founder & Managing Director of Whitecap Consulting, said:
“We’re absolutely delighted to be recognised with this award. Thanks to the team, clients and our broader network across Leeds and Yorkshire. The team has delivered some great projects including various strategy project for clients across a range of sectors, co-funded projects with partners, such as the recent Leeds FinTech Analysis and the Leeds LegalTech and Innovation project, as well as several commercial due diligence assignments for local PE firms.”
The shortlist for the awards was selected by an independent judging panel comprising of senior leaders Mark Robson, head of UK regions – Yorkshire and Humber at The Department for International Trade; Beckie Hart, regional director, Yorkshire and the Humber CBI; Diane Cheesebrough, non-executive director, various; Kishor Tailor, chief executive, Humber LEP and Ben Ormsby, Yorkshire editor of TheBusinessDesk.com.
The full list of shortlisted companies and winners at the Yorkshire Business Masters can be found here.
