Dr Savvas Neophytou wins awards

Deepbridge is delighted to announce that Dr Savvas Neophytou, Partner & Head of Life Sciences - Deepbridge Capital was awarded winner in the prestigious and fiercely contested Most Valuable Player category, at the seventh annual Growth Investor Awards, organised by Intelligent Partnership.

Deepbridge also came away with a win in the Industry Game Changer category, as well as runner-up in the Most Impactful Investment category.

The winners of the 2021 Growth Investor Awards were announced at a black-tie ceremony on 4th November 2021, held at the London Hilton, Park Lane. This year’s awards were hosted by TV presenter Claudia Winkleman, alongside Intelligent Partnership’s founder Guy Tolhurst.

Now in their seventh year, the Growth Investor Awards are organised by Intelligent Partnership and were created to celebrate the contribution of businesses and individuals within the financial services and investment industries, who support UK small and medium-sized businesses and the UK’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Commenting on being named a Winner at this year’s Growth Investor Awards, Ian Warwick, Managing Partner – Deepbridge Capital, commented:

“Savvas joined Deepbridge in 2016 to launch the first Life Sciences focused EIS fund. With over £50m of capital now raised and deployed across a maturing portfolio of great Life Sciences innovations, Savvas richly deserves this industry accolade and I am personally delighted for him.”

Guy Tolhurst, the founder of Intelligent Partnership, added:

 “After last year’s virtual awards ceremony, it was great to be back in the same room with so many of the people who have helped to make these awards such a sought-after accolade over the last seven years. Together, we celebrated the companies such as Deepbridge Capital, who are right at the heart of the UK’s SME investment industry – putting growth capital to work, helping to deliver technological advances and creating world-beating sustainable businesses. The work they do has never been more significant.