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ONSIDE / AWARDS AWARDS FOR ACCELERIS Acceleris has a growing reputation for investment success, which was highlighted at a recent award dinner hosted by the Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA). Acceleris Capital received three awards at the EISA Chairman’s Reception, in the House of Lords in February 2015. Acceleris won Best SEIS Fund Sponsor 2014 for it’s string of successful SEIS fundraisings and for ongoing engagement with investors and companies, which has created over 500 jobs across the North West.     The second commendation was for best EIS Investment Exit, And finally, Acceleris Capital’s Corporate Finance Executive, Simon Thorn (pictured above, right) took home the award relating to the Acceleris exit of Metronet-UK. for Best Rising Star of EIS for 2014.   Acceleris co-founded Metronet from a start up, providing funds to acquire the infrastructure required to commence Simon is active in the EIS industry, being one of the first trading. Metronet quickly expanded to dominate the in the country to complete the EIS Diploma, sitting on wireless lease line sector in Manchester and continued to numerous panels to discuss the benefits of EIS investing and expand it’s service in Leeds, Liverpool a