Daniel Milnes (left), partner and head of business law at North West law firm, Forbes, scooped the 2012 Freshfield Flat Cap Award at last night’s Insider Dealmaker Awards.

The Flat Cap Award celebrates the personality of the regional corporate finance community.

Daniel Milnes commented: “I’m grateful to the judges and to Insider for the Flat Cap award which is a good illustration of how in this part of the dealmaking world we do get to know each other and combine professionalism with personality.”

The event, held at Ewood Park, gathered together more than 150 of the region’s leading professionals to celebrate the successes of the dealmaking community.

Michael Gregory, Freshfield director, added: “Deals are done through people and it is important to recognise those stand out personalities that make the North West a unique corporate finance community. We are never short of contenders for our award.”