STAFF at Southampton based accountancy and business advice firm Baker Tilly have been handed a gong in the Solent Deal Awards.

The company’s corporate finances team in the South has won the due diligence team of the year award.

The team were judged on the volume of deals, total value and the type of deals they had worked on.

They were handed their award at a ceremony at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton.

The firm’s head of corporate finance for the South, Kirsty Sandwell, said: “I am delighted that we have won this prestigious award which recognises the contribution our due diligence team has made across the South and Solent region.

“The team’s transactions have covered a diverse range of sectors across the region over the past 15 months and despite many deals spanning across international borders, a significant proportion of our work remains with our small to medium sized clients based in and around the South of England.”