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Press ReleaseLondon23 June 2017The fifth annual Small Cap Awards Awards' winners have been announced at a black tie gala in London yesterday evening, 22 June 2017. The Awards were established to celebrate success for smaller quoted companies on Nex Exchange and AIM. The Small Cap Awards ceremony shone a light on the best companies and participants in the small and micro-cap community (sub £150m market capitalisation) across eleven categories.The winners were:IPO of the YearAccrol HoldingsCompany of the YearGear4MusicNex Exchange Company of the YearChapel DownSocial Stock Exchange Impact Company of the YearObtalaExecutive Director of the YearNick Jarmany, CEO, QuixantSmall Cap Transaction of the YearKeyword StudiosSmall Cap Analyst of the YearAndrew Blain - formerly of Cenkos Small Cap Journalist of the YearJamie Nimmo - Evening StandardSmall Cap Advisor of the YearCenkosFund Manager of the YearPaul Mumford - CavendishLifetime Achievement AwardMalcolm Diamond MBELord Young of Graffham, one of the UK's best known politicians, returned for a second year to speak at the ceremony. Lord Young is a former Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. Until recently he was Enterprise Adviser to the Prime Minister with a brief to conduct a "brutal" review of the relationship of government to small firms. This resulted in a three-part review to the Prime Minister on enterprise and small business.The event was attended by institutions, fund managers, brokers, company directors, entrepreneurs and advisors, creating a chance for all attendees to network with those who have shown exceptional growth and performance in the small cap environment over the last year.This year the Small Cap Awards was delighted to have secured headline sponsorship for a third year from Nex Exchange, a London based stock exchange providing UK and international companies with access to European capital through a range of fully listed and growth markets.In addition, the event is co-sponsored by the highly respected commercial law firm Hamlins <http://www.hamlins.co.uk/> LLP; the Top 15 national audit and accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young <http://www.uhy-uk.com/> ; global leader in all aspects of digital corporate communications EQS Group; <http://www.eqs.com/> and the first regulated exchange dedicated to businesses and investors seeking to achieve a positive social and environmental impact through their activities, the Social Stock Exchange <http://www.socialstockexchange.com/> .The winners were selected by a judging panel comprised of leaders in the Small Cap sector and is Chaired by Claire Noyce, Managing Partner at Hybridan <http://www.hybridan.com/> LLP.The nominations have primarily been chosen from the calendar year 2016. The judging panel consists of:(Chair) Claire Noyce - Managing Partner and Chief Executive at HybridanDale Bellis - Investment Manager on the private equity and AiM investment team at Maven Capital PartnersDavid Coffman - Corporate Finance Director at Cairn Financial AdvisersAndy Edmond - CEO at Equity DevelopmentRichard Gill - Director at Align ResearchAndrew Hore - HubInvest and Editor of AIM JournalJudith McKenzie - Head of Downing UK Micro-Cap Growth fundMiles Nolan - Associate Director at IFC AdvisorJoshua Northrop - Fund Manager at Hargreaves HaleGervais Williams - Managing Director of Miton Group plcFor further details visit the Awards section here <http://www.smallcapawards.com/> .The fifth annual event follows the success of the Small Cap UK network(http://www.smallcapuk.com) founded by Lily & Piper, a specialist integrated Events Companytalented in building niche networks. SmallCap UK is supported by Hamlins LLP, the leadingcentral London commercial law firm along with Nex Exchange.Since it started in mid-2012, the Small Cap Club has successfully enabled leaders andparticipants in the micro-cap sector to regularly meet together, based on the premise thatmeeting people builds trust and creates new areas of thinking and opportunity and the regularnetworking events have gone from strength to strength.-Ends-For further details on the Awards, including judging, categories, sponsor, and partnershipopportunities, please contact:Melissa GilmourDirector, Lily & Pipermelissa@lilyandpiper.comAbout NEX ExchangeNEX Exchange helps companies reach investors and raise capital.Whether choosing to offer equity or debt products, once admittedonto our stock exchange, small and medium-sized companies haveeasier access to investors. Admission is straightforward and we fullysupport the transition to a public market environment. For the smalland the ambitious, NEX Exchange is more than a source of capital - weare the platform for growth. And for investors, we offer simple accessto a diverse range of dynamic companies. NEX Exchange is a NEXGroup business.For more information, go towww.nexexchange.comAbout EQS GroupEQS Group is a leading international technology provider for DigitalInvestor Relations. More than 8,000 companies worldwide trust EQS'sproducts and services to securely, efficiently, and simultaneously fulfilcomplex national and international information obligations to theglobal investment community.EQS has a unique portfolio of digital solutions. From the distribution ofregulatory news (an FCA-approved Primary Information Provider), toinsider list management and digital IR services. These include IR andcorporate websites, stock charts and newsfeeds, online financial andsustainability reports and corporate audio and video webcasts.www.eqs.co.ukAbout Hamlins LLPHamlins LLP is a commercial law firm renowned for its industryexpertise, entrepreneurial approach, and quality lawyers who arerecognised leaders in their fields. We have deep market knowledgeof the media, digital, real estate, sport, retail and leisure industries.www.hamlins.co.ukAbout the Social Stock ExchangeThe Social Stock Exchange provides access to the world's firstregulated exchange dedicated to businesses and investors seeking toachieve a positive social and environmental impact through theiractivities. All member companies must meet a rigorous set of criteriabefore joining, including the publication of an independently verifiedImpact Report.www.socialstockexchange.comAbout Lily & PiperLily & Piper is an integrated event and branding agency, whichspecialises in placing brands in selected events around the UK, buildingcampaigns and creating and developing niche networks.Recent networks founded by the company include the Foreign DirectInvestment Awards, Small Cap Network, Fast Growth Entrepreneursand Impact Investor Club.www.lilyandpiper.comAbout UHY Hacker YoungThe UHY Hacker Young Group is one of the UK's Top 15 accountancynetworks with more than 100 partners and 590 professional staffworking from 27 locations around the country. The offices within theGroup provide a wide range of audit, accounting and tax services, witha reputation for integrity and reliability within the financial community,and particularly with London's Stock Markets. UHY Hacker Young areranked 12th in the ARL Corporate Advisers Rankings Guide amongstother UK audit firms for advising London Stock Exchange listedcompanies.UHY Hacker Young is a founder member of the UHY Internationalnetwork with 320 offices across 92, with representation in all majorfinancial centres. Further information can be found atwww.uhy-uk.com.www.uhy-uk.comNotes to EditorsThe fifth annual Small Cap Awards took placefrom 18.30 on Thursday 22 June 2017 at TheMontcalm Hotel in Marble Arch, Londonwww.smallcapawards.comwww.smallcapnetwork.co.uklilyandpiper.comTwitter @sce_club #smallcapawards