31 October 2006

Brewin Dolphin Securities has achieved recognition for its focus on quality with two clients, Synergy Healthcare and Henderson Morley winning awards.

Synergy Healthcare, a leading provider of outsourced medical support services, was named AIM Company of the Year, while Henderson Morley, the drug discovery company was awarded Best Performing Share at the AIM Awards Dinner in London.

Brewin Dolphin has advised Synergy Healthcare since its flotation in 2001, when it also won Best Newcomer at the Aim Awards. This is the same year that another Brewin Dolphin client, Inter Link Foods, won Company of the Year at the same event.

Mark Brady, head of corporate finance at Brewin Dolphin said:

“I am thrilled that Synergy has won AIM Company of the Year and that three of our companies have been recognised this year. We have also had a fantastic year and have advised on a number of significant transactions, bringing a greater number of large mid-market companies to AIM. As a result, we have further enhanced our reputation in the marketplace, in addition to increasingly being recognised as having the expertise to advise on more sophisticated transactions.”

Brewin Dolphin has completed £1 billion of transactions over the last 12 months and has raised more than £300 million for corporate clients. In addition it also was ranked top AIM IPO Broker in a recent, comprehensive survey of fund managers.

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