Financial News last night hosted its 16th annual Trading & Technology Awards Europe at the V&A Museum in London. The awards celebrate the success stories of trading and technology firms operating in, and supporting, financial markets over the past year.

TP Icap’s victory as Interdealer Broker of the Year comes at a critical time of integration for the London-listed company. Chief executive John Phizackerley, who orchestrated the £1.3bn acquisition of the Icap broking business from what is now Michael Spencer’s NEX Group, has remained acquisitive, snapping up buyside-focused brokerage Coex Partners in late 2017, and energy broker SCS Commodities in January this year.