HE'S no stranger to awards ceremonies, and Martyn Gregory from Deloitte made the shortlist in the Dealmaker of the Year category last year.

This year he has gone one step further and taken the top award thanks to his tireless work, impressive track record and long list of successful transactions.

And his success over the last 12 months is no flash in the pan.

He has built up a reputation and portfolio stretching back over a decade, which has seen personal involvement in a staggering 50 deals worth an estimated £1 billion.

Few operators in the region can hope to come anywhere near Martyn's peerless record and there is no sign of him slowing down anytime in the near future. Martyn has been with Deloitte since 2000 and two years ago he was made partner at the tender age of 35. Since then, if anything, he has got stronger and stronger, more than justifying the faith shown in him.

He now heads up Deloitte's corporate finance team in the West Country and in South Wales, making one of them the strongest outfits in the region.

Despite the tough economic climate, Martyn has worked on a dozen deals over the last 12 months.

He acted as lead adviser on the Stonegate Farmers deal, which many people believe was the biggest in the region over the last financial year.

This is backed up by Hydro International's acquisition of Eutek Systems and Finsbury Food Group's takeover of Yorkshire Farm Bakery.

The list goes on but the firms involved in these deals include First Group, Coffetek, Balfour Beatty and Pearce Construction. His hands-on, proactive approach has turned Deloitte into the region's leading dealmaker and also landed him the praise of his peers and a string of personal awards both within the region and on the national stage.

Many of them were so impressed with the work of Martyn that they have gone on to become clients of his firm.

And if all that was not enough, he's a tireless fundraiser. Two years ago he walked 100km across the South Downs in 30 hours to raise £36,000 for charity.