MTA 2012: South East shortlist
The BVCA is pleased to announce the shortlisted candidates for the BVCA Management Team Awards 2012 for the South East of England.
This regional shortlist is the first stage on a path which climaxes at the national awards ceremony on July 5 in London. From this shortlist winners in each category will be selected by our expert judging panel and all of those will then be entered into the national final. There are a total of six regions: Scotland & Northern Ireland, North East, North West, Midlands, South West & Wales, and London & South East.
The BVCA Management Team Awards is the successor to the Portfolio Company Awards. These are the only awards to celebrate the outstanding work of private equity and venture capital backed portfolio companies. For more information please click here.
Shortlist for Management Team Awards 2012- South East
Venture Capital-backed Management Team of the Year
BioVex - backed by SEP
Fjordnet - backed by Beringea
Just-Eat - backed by Index Ventures
Ocean Outdoors - backed Smedvig Capital
World- Check - backed by HarbourVest
Mid Market Private Equity-backed Management Team of the Year
Bighand - backed by LDC
DiGiCO - backed by Matrix Private Equity Partners (until December 2011), ISIS Equity Partners (from December 2011)
Jack Wills - backed by Inflexion Private Equity
Large Buyout Private Equity-backed Management Team of the Year
Aston Carter - backed Baird Capital Partners
Kelway - backed by Core Capital
Travelex - backed by Apax Partners
Exit Management Team of the Year
App-Dna - backed by Matrix Private Equity Partners and Foresight Group
DiGiCO - backed by Matrix Private Equity Partners (until December 2011), ISI Equity Partners (from December 2011)
Kurt Geiger - backed by Graphite Capital
The Foundry - backed by Advent Venture Partners
International Impact Management Team of the Year
World- Check - backed by HarbourVest
Aston Carter - backed Baird Capital Partners
Ochre - backed by NBGI Private Equity
Community & Environmental Action Award
Leon - backed by Active Private Equity
Fat Face - backed by Bridgepoint
CEO of the Year
Tim Bleakley, Ocean Outdoors - backed Smedvig Capital
Sean Zimdahl, Aston Carter - backed Baird Capital Partners
Phil Doye, Kelway - backed by Core Capital
Peter Jackson, Travelex - backed by Apax Partners
Notes to editor
- 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 approximately 520 member firms, representing the overwhelming number of UK-based private equity and venture capital firms and their advisers.
