BVCA announces winners of Scotland Management Team Awards 2018

Scotland’s best companies were celebrated last night as the BVCA held its annual Scotland Management Team Awards at a dinner in Edinburgh.
Produced in association with Grant Thornton, the BVCA Management Team Awards recognise the highest performing companies around the UK that are backed by private equity and venture capital. Full details, including judging criteria and past champions, can be found here.
The Scottish winners will pick up their prizes tonight as part of the BVCA’s annual Scotland Dinner at The Balmoral Hotel. All of them will now be forwarded into the national final to compete companies from across the country, before the UK winners are announced at the BVCA Gala Dinner on 29 November in London.
The full list of winners for the BVCA Scotland Management Team Awards 2018:
Winner |
Backed by |
Category |
Enermech | Lime Rock Partners | Large Company Management Team |
John McGavigan | Maven Capital Partners | Mid-market Management Team |
Incremental Group | Maven Capital Partners | Growth Management Team |
Cyberhawk Innovations | Scottish Equity Partners | Venture-backed Management Team |
What the judges say
Large Company Management Team
Enermech
Backed by Lime Rock Partners
Enermech’s successful product extensions into de-commissioning helped generate significant earnings growth. It is very global with a great management team and business.
Mid-Market Management Team
John McGavigan
Backed by Maven Capital Partners
Great success story in the challenging automotive supplier market. Special credit to its successful internationalisation with its factory in China and the launch of new products.
Growth Management Team
Incremental Group
Backed by Maven Capital Partners
The judges were impressed with their financial performance and ability to win large scale clients, as well as their impressive staff growth over the past year.
Venture-backed Management Team
Cyberhawk Innovations
Backed by Scottish Equity Partners
This is not just a drone business but also one with a clever data capture method. It also underwent a successful transition to new management, as well as securing new and large clients. IHawk, its visual asset management software, is a game changer.
For further information, please contact
Tom Allchorne, Director, Communications, BVCA
+44 (0)20 7492 0407
[email protected]
Notes to editor
- The BVCA Management Team Awards, produced in association with Grant Thornton UK LLP, are the only awards to celebrate the achievements of private equity and venture capital-backed management teams. There are eight regions in total, each with their own judging panel, and all winners are automatically forwarded to the national final, the results of which will be presented at the BVCA Annual Gala Dinner on 29 November in London.
- The Scotland judging panel consists of: Andrew Craig, Maven Capital Partners; Neil McInnes, Grant Thornton; Steve Scott, Penta Capital; Phil Goodwin, BVCA; David Wilson, Panoramic; Colin Bennet, LDC; Euan Baxter, BGF; Simon Rowan, Dunedin.
- The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) is the industry body for the UK private equity and venture capital industry. The BVCA has over 700 member firms, representing the vast majority of UK-based private equity and venture capital firms and their advisers.
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