The BVCA is pleased to announce the national winners of the BVCA Portfolio Company Management (PCM) Awards following last night's ceremony.
Private equity professionals, venture capitalists and investee company management teams from across the country gathered at One Mayfair, London, to celebrate the best the industry has to offer.
The PCM Awards were established to recognise and applaud the successes of private equity and venture capital backed companies around the UK and to demonstrate the positive impact the industry has on the British economy and beyond. The principal sponsor was Skillcapital, with Aon as co-sponsor and supported by KPMG.
To download the winners handbook, please click here.
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Category |
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Winner |
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PE or VC Backer |
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Large Buyout Private Equity-Backed Management Team of the Year |
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Card Factory |
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LDC |
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Mid Market Private Equity-Backed Management Team of the Year |
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British Salt
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LDC |
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Venture Capital-Backed Management Team of the Year |
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R5 Pharmaceuticals
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Catapult Venture Managers and Biocity |
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International Impact Management Team of the Year |
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DiGiCo
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Matrix Private Equity Partners |
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Exit Management Team of the Year |
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Pets at Home
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KKR and Bridgepoint
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Environmental Social and Governance Management Team of the Year |
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OSS Holdings
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Dunedin Capital Partners |
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Corporate Social Responsibility Management Team of the Year |
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United Biscuits
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The Blackstone Group and PAI Partners |
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Major Impact to Industry - CEO of the Year |
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Michael Fort, Synexus
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Lyceum Capital |
Simon Walker, Chief Executive of the BVCA, said: "Congratulations to all the winners. There has been some sterling work by management teams across the UK over the last year. Their ability to grow and innovate even during a recession is a testament to the exceptional talent this country has to offer.
What these awards demonstrate is the important role private equity and venture capital plays in the UK economy. It helps businesses grow, it enables them to flourish, it creates jobs and it fosters innovation. As we enter a period of economic growth, private equity and venture capital will continue to help push the economy forward by empowering UK businesses with the capital and skills they need to succeed.
Portfolio company managers are often the unsung heroes of the private equity and venture capital world, but the BVCA strongly believes that such efforts must be recognised and celebrated, because it is due to the tireless work of these teams that they have proven to be so successful.
The country needs such effort now more than ever, and private equity and venture capital-backed companies are sure to be the leading the charge."
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
Kawika Solidum, BVCA on +44 (0)20 7420 1833 or ksolidum@bvca.co.uk
Notes to editors:
1. For a list of the regional winners, please click here
2. Nominations for the awards opened in April 2010 with nominations for 72 companies backed by 50 BVCA members. The nominations in all the categories were split into six regions: Scotland & Northern Ireland, North East, North West, Midlands, South West & Wales and the South East (including London and the Channel Islands). Our partners KPMG prepared a judging kit through interviews and interactions with nominated companies and their backers. Each of the categories were evaluated at a regional level by a judging panel comprised of senior private equity and venture capital practitioners with extensive industry knowledge. In some cases the judging panels chose not to award any company under a category. The winners from each of the regions then progressed to the national judging round. The judges comprised of the chairpersons of the six regional panels, who represented their respective regional winners to the rest of the panel which included other senior professional from private equity, the BVCA and KPMG.
3. The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) is the industry body for the UK private equity and venture capital industry. The BVCA has over 450 member firms, representing the overwhelming number of UK-based private equity and venture capital firms and their advisers.
